Group News:
As of Fall 2008 the Falk Group will be moving to the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
Education:
B.A. Physics, Johns Hopkins University, 1990M.S.E. Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, 1991
Ph.D. Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1998
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Research Interests:
Theoretical and computational research investigating materials processes far from equilibrium. Active areas of research include deformation, failure and fracture in non-crystalline materials such as metallic glasses, interactions of stress and diffusion in semiconductor crystals, and mixing processes that accompany frictional sliding and wear.Prior Experience:
Postdoctoral researcher, Harvard University, 1998-2000Visiting Scholar, National Insitute of Standards and Technology, 1999
Awards and Professional Service:
Jon R. and Beverly Holt Award for Excellence in Teaching, UM, 20051938E Award, College of Engineering, UM, 2005
Outstanding Student Group Advisor Award, Epeians Engineering Leadership Society, UM, 2005
Poster Award Winner, Strain Localization in a Molecular-Dynamics Model of a Metallic Glass, Materials Research Society, Fall Meeting, 2002
New Century Scholar, NSF Faculty Development Program, 2002
Best Classroom Climate Award, UM Society of Women Engineers, 2002
NSF CAREER Award, 2002
American Physical Society Nicholas Metropolis Award for Outstanding Dissertation in Computational Physics, 2000
UCSB Graduation Ceremony Commencement Speaker, 1998
DOE Computational Sciences Graduate Fellowship, 1995-98
Luce Scholar, 1991-1992
Inducted Phi Beta Kappa, Johns Hopkins University, 1990.