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Mario G. Del Pópolo
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Lecturer in Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
Tel: +44 (0) 28 9097 5327
Email:
Room A7B
Atomistic Simulation Centre
School of Mathematics and Physics
Queen's University Belfast
University Road
Belfast, BT7-1NN
Northern Ireland, UK
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Research Interests
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Our research activity involves the use of computer simulations and statistical
mechanics to investigate systems and processes of interest in condensed mater
physics. The leading motivation for our work is to develop atomistic and
coarse-grained models of materials, as well as novel numerical algorithms,
to simulate fluids, solids and interfaces across different time- and
length-scales.
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Current and Recent Projects
- Ionic fluids: Structure, transport and relaxation, surfaces and
interfaces, clusters and confined systems, wetting and thin-films,
ionic-dipolar transition, proton transport in ionic liquids
- Soft interfaces: Langmuir layers and bio-membranes
- Statistical mechanics and simulation of self-aggregation
- Melting and crystallization of micro-porous solids
Research Sample: Ionic to dipolar transition
We have investigated by simulations and
experiments the formation of a dipolar phase, formed by stable and long-lived
ion pars, in mixtures of ionic liquids with a solvent of low dielectric
constant. Our study demonstrates that room temperature ionic liquids offer great
opportunities to explore the phase behavior of Coulomb fluids at near ambient
conditions
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Future and previous events
17th-26th of July of 2011, Queen's University Belfast
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22 - 24 August 2011, Queen's University Belfast
18th-27th of July of 2010, Queen's University Belfast
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6th-8th of April of 2009, University College Dublin.
Teaching
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- NSI Graduate Lectures on Statistical Mechanics
Undergraduate Research Opportunities
If you want to have a glimpse into the world of scientific research and
would like to spend between two months and a full semester working in
the Atomistic Simulation Centre, you might consider applying for one of
the following projects
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