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MATTHEW J. BECK Computational Materials Science @ UK

Chemical & Materials Engineering office: (859) 257-0039University of Kentucky cell: (859) 537-2469177 F. Paul Anderson Tower [email protected], KY 40506 www.engr.uky.edu/˜beck/

RESEARCH INTERESTS

I am motivated to solve technologically-relevant problems in energy generation and storage, catalysis, andresponsive systems by addressing fundamental materials questions using quantum mechanical calculationtechniques. Of particular interest to me are problems centered on atomic-scale dynamics, especially thoserequiring accurate treatment of electronic structure. Examples of such problems include the design and de-velopment of catalytic, thermionic, and photo-responsive materials with nanometer-scale features.

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Assistant Professor July 2009 – PresentUniversity of Kentucky, Dept. of Chemical & Materials Engineering

I lead the Computational Materials Science research group, which focuses on the application of ad-vanced computational methods to practical materials problems.

Research Assistant Professor July 2008 – June 2009Postdoctoral Research Associate June 2006 – June 2008Vanderbilt University, Department of Physics & Astronomy

I was part of a multi-disciplinary effort to improve the robustness of electronic devices exposed toradiation, and to understand and ultimately mitigate heavy ion and proton damage in oxide dielectriclayers. I mentored two graduate students and one postdoctoral researcher.

EDUCATION

Northwestern University Evanston, ILPh. D. in Materials Science & Engineering

Thesis: “Surface and Interface Properties in Ge/Si Heteroepitaxy from First-Principles”Committee Members: Mark D. Asta (MSE, Advisor), Peter W. Voorhees (MSE), Michael Bedzyk (MSE),and Arthur J. Freeman (Physics)

June 2005

University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MIB. S. E. in Materials Science & Engineering April 2000

HONORS & AWARDS

Provost’s Outstanding Teaching AwardUniversity of Kentucky, 2015

This is the University of Kentucky’s highest honor forteaching, and is competitively awarded to faculty whodemonstrate special dedication and outstanding perfor-mance in the classroom or laboratory.

Outstanding Materials Engineering TeacherMSE Program, University of Kentucky, 2015

Awarded to faculty members in the Materials Science &Engineering program on the basis of a student-based se-lection process.

Presentation U! Faculty FellowProvost Tracy (left), President Capiluto (center left)

and Prof. Balk (MSE Dir. of UG Studies, right)present the Provost’s Teaching Award to Prof. Beck.University of Kentucky, 2014

Faculty fellows are selected after an application process to receive training and support in implement-ing communication-focused modules in their regular courses.

Matthew J. Beck – Curriculum Vitae – p. 1 of 10

First Prize, John E. Hilliard SymposiumBest graduate student presentation at the annual Hilliard Symposium.

MSE Dept., Northwestern University, 2004

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award MSE Dept., Northwestern University, 2003

Walter P. Murphy Fellowship Northwestern University, 2003-2005

Endowed Honorary Engineering Scholarship University of Michigan, 1997-2000

William Mikulas Scholarship MSE Dept., University of Michigan, 1999

Jack J. Heller Engineering Scholarship MSE Dept., University of Michigan, 1998

COURSES TAUGHT

MSE 101: Introduction to Materials Science & EngineeringA course for first-semester freshman interested in MSE introducing the Materials Engineering profes-sion, and concepts and techniques in MSE. I have redesigned this course and implemented a numberof new hands-on modules demonstrating the processing–structure–properties paradigm in an effort tobetter engage and retain students. (7 offerings)

Fall 2009 – Fall 2015

MSE 202: Materials Laboratory IThe first laboratory course for MSE majors provides a structured and formal introduction to the toolsand techniques of materials characterization, lab notebook usage, and report preparation. I have re-developed this course’s lab notebook and report rubrics, and added lecture content, an emphasis oneffective notebook usage and report preparation, as well as an integrated arc to the lab experiences thathighlights the processing–structure–properties paradigm. (6 offerings)

Fall 2010 – Fall 2015

MSE 301: Materials Science IIThis course is the second semester of our year-long undergraduate introduction to fundamental con-cepts in Materials Science & Engineering, and addresses concepts in electrical, thermal, magnetic andoptical properties of materials, the mechanisms of fracture and fatigue, composite materials properties,materials selection as an engineering tool, and basic materials processing techniques. I have devel-oped a 1.5 month project/competition element for the course focused on helping students develop apractical, quantitative knowledge of materials properties. (3 offerings)

Spring 2013 – Spring 2015

MSE 351: Materials ThermodynamicsComprehensive course in thermodynamics focusing on solution thermodynamics, partial molar quan-titites; ideal and nonideal solutions; application of thermodynamics to phase equilibria, heterogeneousequilibria, free energy-composition diagrams, and temperature-pressure relationships. I added a finalproject to this course where students use a computational tool to calculate and plot a regular solutionphase diagram from basic materials properties. (3 offerings)

Spring 2010 – Spring 2012

MSE 395: Independent StudyUndergraduate students at all levels gain “hands-on” experience in Materials Engineering throughsemester-long independent research projects. I design projects to meet student interests and strengths,as well as to make a meaningful contribution to a larger research project or to the Materials Engineeringprogram, generally. Student participants and projects are listed under “Students Advised”.

Ongoing

MSE/CME 599: Applied Computational MethodsSurvey of computational techniques and tools for developing and using analytical, empirical, deter-ministic and probabilistic models in practical applications. I created this elective course in Fall 2009 forbeginning graduate students and upper-division undergraduates. (1 offering)

Fall 2009

EGR 601/ME 699: Introduction to ResearchThis first-year graduate course provides an introduction to research methodology and management,training in responsible conduct of research, and an applied introduction to research with high-performance computing resources. I developed and teach this third part of the course. (4 offerings)

Fall 2012 – Fall 2015


SUMMARY OF STUDENT COURSE EVALUATIONS

Course evaluation scores out of 4.0 for undergraduate courses I have taught. Scores are averaged over studentsand years offered. The difference between College-wide average scores and mine are given in parentheses.

The instructor... MSE 101 MSE 202 MSE 301 MSE 351 Overall...presented material effectively? 3.7 (+0.5) 3.7 (+0.5) 3.8 (+0.6) 3.5 (+0.3) 3.7 (+0.5)...had a good knowledge of the subject? 3.9 (+0.3) 3.9 (+0.3) 3.9 (+0.3) 3.9 (+0.3) 3.9 (+0.3)...stimulated interest in the subject? 3.8 (+0.7) 3.8 (+0.7) 3.9 (+0.8) 3.5 (+0.4) 3.8 (+0.6)

Overall value of the course? 3.7 (+0.6) 3.8 (+0.5) 3.9 (+0.6) 3.4 (+0.2) 3.7 (+0.5)Overall quality of the teaching? 3.8 (+0.6) 3.8 (+0.6) 3.9 (+0.6) 3.6 (+0.4) 3.8 (+0.6)

OUTREACH AND RECRUITING ACTIVITIES

College of Engineering “Grand Tour” Fall 2013 – PresentOpening Speaker 500+ students/year

I developed and provide the opening introduction and welcome for the College of Engineering’s“Grand Tour” each Monday during the academic year. This is the main on-campus recruiting effort bythe College of Engineering, and is attended by hundreds of prospective high school students and theirfamilies each year.

College of Engineering New Student Orientation Fall 2015Faculty Speaker 700+ students

I deliver a “What to expect during lecture” presentation to the full entering freshman class at the Col-lege of Engineering’s official orientation.

Materials Engineering Program Recruiting Spring 2011 – PresentMSE Recruiting Contact 300+ students/year

I serve as the primary contact in Materials Engineering for MSE undergraduate recruiting. I havedeveloped a flexible recruiting presentation and associated demonstrations that I deliver at least oncea week to groups of prospective students. I also provide a one-on-one faculty contact for individualstudents and families considering Engineering at UK.

Minority Engineering Day (part of UK’s E-Day) Spring 2013 – PresentInvited Speaker 50+ students/year

I present to groups of under-represented students attending UK’s E-Day program.

P. L. Dunbar High School MSTC UK Visit Day Fall 2013 – PresentKeynote Speaker 50+ students/year

I present the keynote talk to high school students from Dunbar High School’s Math, Science and Tech-nology Center on their formal tour and recruitment visit to UK.

K-12 Outreach Visits Spring 2011 – PresentPresenter/Leader 100+ students/year

I have developed a series of outreach/recruitment presentations and demos for students of all ages.Over the past few years I have presented at a large number of schools, including: Stonewall, Mead-owthorpe and Ashland Elementary Schools in Lexington, KY; McKinley Elementary in Arlington, VA;Dublin Coffman High School in Dublin, OH; and Scott County High School in Scott County, KY.

Stonewall Elementary Science Night Spring 2013 – PresentLead Presenter 100+ students/year

I lead a group of MSE student and faculty volunteers in presenting a range of demonstrations promot-ing Materials Engineering Demos at this annual event.

Hal Roger’s Scholars Summer 2011 – Summer 2014MSE Faculty Presenter 20+ students/year

I present an interactive introduction to the Materials Engineering field to groups of high school studentsat this annual program for students from underserved Kentucky counties.


UNIVERSITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Engineering Freshman Year Curriculum CommitteeThis ad-hoc committee is charged with developing the curriculum for the College’s new CommonFreshman courses to be offered in Fall 2016.

Spring 2015 – Present

College of Engineering Retention CommitteeThis ad-hoc committee was formed by the Dean and Associate Dean for Administration and AcademicAffairs in response to the University President’s call to increase student retention across the University.As part of this group, I led a sub-committee exploring offering alternate track “Engineering Technolo-gies” degrees to interested students.

Fall 2014 – Present

Materials Science & Engineering Undergraduate CommitteeThis departmental committee is responsible for administering, evaluating and continuously improvingthe undergraduate curriculum and program in MSE. Over the past few years we have completelyredesigned the MSE curriculum


MSE Faculty Search Committee Fall 2014

UK Academic Computing CommitteeThis University-wide standing committee is responsible for: (a) establishing priorities for future devel-opment, change, and enhancement in the enterprise-wide research, high performance computing, andinstructional computing needs; and, (b) serving as liaisons across the University to help collect inputregarding research and instructional computing systems.

September 2011 – August 2014

UK IT High-Performance Computing Advisory CommitteeThis committee was tasked with developing guidelines for access, allocation and prioritization of theHPC resources (including software) available at UK. The committee also promotes and works to ex-pand the application of HPC at UK.

September 2010 – Spring 2014

UK Supercomputer Selection CommitteeAd-hoc committee formed to advise the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Planning, Analytics andTechnologies on the purchase of supercomputing resources for the University of Kentucky

Fall 2009, Fall 2012

Student Engineers for Additive Manufacturing(Faculty Adivsor) This recently formed student organization aims to give students hands-on experiencewith various additive manufacturing techniques. Current efforts focus on the construction of a 3Dmetal printer. Student participants are drawn from a range of engineering disciplines.


PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Proposal Review OngoingMail Reviewer for NSF DMR CMMT programPanel Reviewer for NSF DMREF and CMMI MPM programs

Manuscript ReviewPhysical Review Letters, Physical Review B, Computational Materials Science, IEEE Transactions onNuclear Science, Chemistry of Materials, ACS Catalysis

Ongoing

Professional MembershipsMaterials Research Society (MRS), The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS)

Ongoing

University Materials Council June 2010Delegate, Workshop on Computation in the Curriculum

GRANTS & CONTRACTS

Current —

“Powering the Kentucky Bioeconomy for a Sustainable Future”, NSF EPSCoR. Senior Personnel, $25,000 plus onegraduate student (total $20,000,000), 9/1/2014-8/31/2019.

“Coatings for Light-Actuated Nanoscale Topography”, NSF CMMI. co-PI, $100,000 (total $300,000),9/1/2013-8/31/2016.


“Nanoporous Silicon: Probing Dimensionally Constrained Deformation in Non-Metals”, NSF CMMI. co-PI, $142,809(total $399,618), 7/1/2013-6/30/2016.

Completed —

“NSF/EPSCoR: Supplement for Transforming Kentucky’s New Economy”, NSF EPSCoR. Senior Participant, $92,428(total $1,265,500), 7/25/2013-8/31/2014.

“Designing ’phonon-glass’ mixed oxide nanocomposites for thermoelectric energy conversion”, NASA KY EPSCoR. PI,$9,983, 1/1/2013-7/31/2013.

“Role of small molecule surfactants on catalysis by cerium dioxide nanoparticles”, UK Center for AdvancedMaterials. Graduate Student Fellowship (Student: Xing Huang), $21,600, 1/1/2013-6/30/2013.

“Time-dependent DFT calculations of electron dynamics in nanoscale systems”, Sandia National LaboratoriesLDRD. Subcontract (PI: Normand Modine), $30,000, 1/1/2009-12/31/2009.

“Time-dependent DFT calculations of electron dynamics in nanoscale systems”, Sandia National LaboratoriesLDRD. Subcontract (PI: Normand Modine), $25,000, 1/1/2008-12/31/2008.

“First-principles calculations of MOS materials”, NSF Teragrid-wide Roaming Access DAC. PI, 30,000 SUs, 2008.

STUDENT RESEARCHERS ADVISED

Current Graduate Students —Mr. Evan Hyde — Ph. D. expected 2019. Project: Functionalized Membranes. Support: NSF EPSCoR

Ms. Tiantian Zeng — Ph. D. expected 2018. Project: Modeling and Characterization of NanoporousSilicon. Support: NSF CMMI

Ms. Qunfei Zhou — Ph. D. expected 2016. Project: Computational Design of Light-Actuated Coatings.Support: NSF CMMI

Former Graduate Students —Mr. Jie Pan — (co-Advisor, w/ Prof. Y.-T. Cheng) Ph. D. expected 2016. Project: Li diffusion in Si batteryelectrodes. Support: UK Center for Computational Sciences

Dr. Xing Huang — Ph. D., 2014. Thesis: Structure and Catalytic Properties of Ultra-small CeriaNanoparticles. Support: UK Center for Advanced Materials Fellowship, UK Center for ComputationalSciences

Ms. Megan LaRue — (co-Advisor, w/ Prof. Shi Chen) M. S., 2013, from Kentucky State University. Thesis:Graphical User Interface for Pymatgen. Support: KY NSF EPSCoR Research Scholar

Ms. Yuan Lu — Graduate Research Assistant, 2010-2011, transferred to CS graduate program.

Dr. Daniele Scopece — Visiting Graduate Research Assistant, 2010. Ph. D. from University ofMilano-Bicocca, Italy, 2012. Project: Structure and Properties of Vicinal Ge Surfaces.

Current Undergraduate Researchers —Ms. Mary Martin — B. S. in MSE, expected 2017. Project: Nanoporous Silicon: Probing DimensionallyConstrained Deformation in Non-Metals (NSF CMMI), Summer and Fall 2015.

Mr. Matthew Turner — B. S. in CS, expected 2017. Project: Nanoporous Silicon: Probing DimensionallyConstrained Deformation in Non-Metals (NSF CMMI), Fall 2015.

Former Undergraduate Researchers —Ms. D. J. Richardson — B. S. in CS (Northeastern University), expected 2018. Project: Nanoporous Silicon:Probing Dimensionally Constrained Deformation in Non-Metals (NSF CMMI), Summer 2014 and 2015.

Mr. Evan Bush — B. S. in MSE, May 2015. Projects: Polymer Aging Lab, Fall 2014, Nanoporous Silicon:Probing Dimensionally Constrained Deformation in Non-Metals (NSF CMMI), Spring 2015.

Mr. Connor Callaway — B. S. in MSE, May 2015. Currently a Ph.D. Student at Georgia Tech. Projects:Piezoelectrics Lab, Fall 2014, Nanoporous Silicon: Probing Dimensionally Constrained Deformation inNon-Metals (NSF CMMI), Spring 2015.

Ms. Allison Wisniewski — B.S. in Chemical Eng., May 2015. Project: Corrosion Lab, Spring 2015.

Mr. Cory Abeling — B.S. in MSE, expected 2016. Project: Portable Aluminum Furnace, Fall 2014.

Ms. Jessie Smith — BS in MSE, May 2015. Project: Glass Strengthening Lab, Fall 2014.


Ms. Michelle Wolf — BS in MSE, expected May 2016. Project: Miscibility Demonstration, Fall 2014.

Mr. Robert Woods — BS in Chemical Engineering, May 2014. Project: Coatings for Light-ActuatedNanoscale Topography (NSF CMMI), Fall 2013-Spring 2014.

Ms. Rui Lui — BS in Mathematics, April 2013. Project: Explicit Time Integration TDDFT, Fall 2011-Spring2013.

Ms. Megan LaRue — (co-Advisor) BS in CS (Kentucky State University), May 2012, MS in CS (KSU),December 2013. Project: Socorro Code Analysis 2012-2014.

DISSERTATION AND THESIS COMMITTEES

Committee Member, Current Students —Mr. Evan Hyde — (Thesis Advisor) Ph. D. student in Materials Science & Engineering, expected 2019Ms. Tiantian Zeng — (Thesis Advisor) Ph. D. student in Materials Science & Engineering, expected 2018Mr. Gongwang Zhang — Ph. D. student in Materials Science & Engineering, expected 2017Mr. Ishan Fursule — Ph. D. student in Chemical Engineering, expected 2017Mr. Rui Fu — Ph. D. student in Mechanical Engineering, expected 2017Ms. Shi Li — Ph. D. student in Chemistry, expected 2017Mr. Tyler Vanover — Ph. D. candidate in Materials Science & Engineering, expected 2017Mr. Michael Detisch — Ph. D. candidate in Materials Science & Engineering, expected 2017Ms. Qunfei Zhou — (Thesis Advisor) Ph. D. candidate in Materials Science & Engineering, expected 2016Mr. Jie Pan — (co-Thesis Advisor) Ph. D. candidate in Materials Science & Engineering, expected 2016Mr. Jiagang Xu — Ph. D. candidate in Materials Science & Engineering, expected 2016

Committee Member, Graduated Students —Dr. Xu Jiang — Ph. D. in Materials Science & Engineering, 2015Dr. Julius Shoop — Ph. D. in Materials Science & Engineering, 2015Mr. George Nimick — M. S. in Materials Science & Engineering, 2015Dr. Nicolas Briot — Ph. D. in Materials Science & Engineering, 2015Dr. Xing Huang — (Thesis Advisor) Ph. D. in Materials Science & Engineering, 2014Dr. Wei Wen — Ph. D. in Materials Science & Engineering, 2014Dr. Haoyue Weng — Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering, 2014Dr. Philip Swartzentruber — Ph. D. in Materials Science & Engineering, 2014Ms. Megan LaRue — (co-Advisor) M. S. in Computer Science, 2013, from Kentucky State University

Outside Examiner —Dr. Lian He — Ph. D. in Biomedical Engineering, 2015Dr. Aaron Saxton — Ph. D. in Mathematics, 2014Dr. Alireza Zeinalisiavashani — Ph. D. in Civil Engineering, 2014Dr. Sharath Kumar Sundararaj — Ph. D. in Biomedical Engineering, 2014

RECENT COLLABORATORS

University of KentuckyProf. John Balk — Nano-mechanical properties, electron emission from metal alloy surfaces, Chemical &Materials Engineering

Prof. Brad Berron — Photo-active, self-assembling polymers, Chemical & Materials Engineering

Prof. D. B. Bhattacharyya — Active membranes, Chemical & Materials Engineering

Prof. Y. T. Cheng — Li-ion battery electrodes, Chemical & Materials Engineering

Dr. Mark Crocker — Chemical catalysis, Center for Applied Energy Research

Dr. Uschi Graham — Metal-oxide nanoparticles, flow batteries, Center for Applied Energy Research

Prof. Eric Grulke — Metal-oxide nanoparticles, toxicology and reactivity of inorganic nanoparticles,Chemical & Materials Engineering

Prof. Doo Young Kim — Solar photocatalysts, Chemistry

Prof. Steve Rankin — Inorganic membranes, Chemical & Materials Engineering

Prof. Bob Yokel — Environmental health and safety of nanoparticles, Pharmacy


OtherDr. Richard Eitel — Thermoelectrics, piezoelectrics, Stephens Institute

Prof. Bruce Hinds — Membranes, Materials Science & Engineering, University of Washington

Prof. Dr. Leo Miglio — Self-assembly during heteroepitaxy, Materials Science, University ofMilano-Bicocca, Italy

Dr. Francesco Montalenti — Self-assembly during heteroepitaxy, Materials Science, University ofMilano-Bicocca, Italy

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles Submitted for Review (* indicates student in Beck Research Group)

31. X. Huang* and M. J. Beck. ““Vacancy-free” CO oxidation catalysis by sub-10 nm ceria nanoparticles”, ACSCatal., under review.

30. Q. Zhou*, T. John Balk and M. J. Beck. “Composition Effects on Electronic Structure of W-Os Alloys forThermionic Cathodes”, J. Vac. Sci. Tech. A, under review.

29. X. Huang* and M. J. Beck. “Metal-free low-temperature water-gas shift catalysis over small, hydroxylated ceriananoparticles”, ACS Catal., revisions submitted.

Refereed Journal Articles (* indicates student in Beck Research Group)

28. X. Huang* and M. J. Beck. “Size-dependent appearance of intrinsic Oqx “ac-

tivated oxygen” molecules on ceria nanoparticles”, Chem. Mater., in press.

27. X. Huang* and M. J. Beck. “Determining the Oxidation State of Small,Hydroxylated Metal-Oxide Nanoparticles with Infrared Absorption Spec-troscopy”, Chem. Mater., 27, 2965-2972 (2015).

26. J. Pan*, Q. Zhang, J. Li, M. Beck, X. Xiao and Y.-T. Cheng. “Effects ofStress on Lithium Transport in Amorphous Silicon Electrodes for Lithium-ionBatteries”, Nano Energy, 13, 192-199 (2015).

25. E. Grulke, K. Reed, M. Beck, X. Huang*, A. Cormack, and S.Seal. “Nanoceria: factors affecting its pro- and anti-oxidant properties”, Env.Sci.: Nano, 1, 429-444 (2014). Invited Critical Review. Cover Image,developed with R. Yokel and M. Hazard..

24. X. Huang* and M. J. Beck. “Surface structure of catalytically-active ceriananoparticles”, Comput. Mater. Sci., 91, 122-133 (2014).

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EDITORIALRobert A. YokelIntroduction to the themed collection on nanoceria research

Volume 1 Number 6 December 2014 Pages 507–606

23. X. Huang*, B. Wang, E. A. Grulke and M. J. Beck. “Toward tuning the surface functionalizaton of small ceriananoparticles”, J. Chem. Phys., 140, 074703 (2014).

22. D. Scopece*, M. J. Beck. “Epilayer thickness and strain dependence of Ge (113) surface energies”, Phys. Rev. B,85, 155310 (2013).

21. D. Scopece*, F. Montalenti, and M. J. Beck. “Stability of Ge on Si (1 1 10) surfaces and the role of dimertilting”, Phys. Rev. B, 85, 085312 (2012).

20. G. Chen, B. Sanduijav, D. Matei, G. Springholz, D. Scopece*, M. J. Beck, F. Montalenti, and L. Miglio. “For-mation of Ge nanoripples on vicinal Si (1 1 10): From Stranski-Krastanow seeds to a perfectly faceted wettinglayer”, Phys. Rev. Lett., 108, 055503 (2012).

19. Y. S. Puzyrev, T. Roy, M. J. Beck, B. R. Tuttle, R. D. Schrimpf, D. M. Fleetwood and S. T. Pantelides. “De-hydrogenation of defects and hot-electron degradation in GaN high-electron-mobility transistors”, J. Appl. Phys.,109, 034501 (2011).

18. N. Jiang, Y. Y. Zhang, Q. Liu, Z. H. Cheng, Z. T. Deng, S. X. Du, H.-J. Gao, M. J. Beck and S. T. Pan-telides. “Diffusivity control in molecule-on-metal systems using electric fields”, Nano Lett., 10, 1184-1188 (2010).

17. T. J. Pennycook, M. J. Beck, K. Varga, M. Varela, S. J. Pennycook and S. T. Pantelides. “Origin of ColossalIonic Conductivity in Oxide Multilayers: Interface Induced Sublattice Disorder”, Phys. Rev. Lett., 104, 115901(2010).


16. M. J. Beck, Y. S. Puzyrev, N. Sergueev, K. Varga, R. D. Schrimpf, D. M. Fleetwood and S. T. Pantelides. “TheRole of Atomic Displacements in Ion-Induced Dielectric Breakdown”, IEEE Trans. Nuc. Sci., 56, 3210-3217(2009).

15. A. Kalavagunta, M. Silvestri, M. J. Beck, S. K. Dixit, R. D. Schrimpf, R. A. Reed, D. M. Fleetwood, L.Shen and U. K. Mishra. “Impact of Proton Irradiation-Induced Bulk Defects on Gate-Lag in GaN HEMTs”, IEEETrans. Nuc. Sci., 56, 3192-3195 (2009).

14. M. Brehm, F. Montalenti, M. Grydlik, G. Vastola, H. Lichtenberger, N. Hrauda, M. J. Beck, T. Fromherz,F. Schaeffler, L. Miglio and G. Bauer. “Key role of the wetting layer in revealing the hidden path of Ge/Si(001)Stranski-Krastanow growth onset”, Phys. Rev. B, 80, 205321 (2009).

13. S. T. Pantelides, L. Tsetseris, M. J. Beck, S. N. Rashkeev, G. Hadjisavvas, I. Batyrev, B. Tuttle, A. G.Marinopoulos, X. J. Zhou, D. M. Fleetwood, R. D. Schrimpf. “Performance, reliability, radiation effects, andaging issues in microelectronics—From atomic-scale physics to engineering-level modeling”, Electrochem. Soc.Trans., 19, 319-337 (2009).

12. M. J. Beck and S. T. Pantelides. “Origin of preferential sputtering in a-SiO2 during ion beam synthesis ofnanocrystals”, Phys. Rev. B, 79, 033203 (2009).

11. M. J. Beck, B. Tuttle, R. D. Schrimpf, D. M. Fleetwood and S. T. Pantelides. “Atomic displacement effects insingle-event gate rupture”, IEEE Trans. Nuc. Sci., 55, 3025-3031 (2008).

10. M. J. Beck, R. D. Schrimpf, D. M. Fleetwood and S. T. Pantelides. “Disorder-recrystallization effects in low-energy beam-solid interactions”, Phys. Rev. Lett., 100, 185502 (2008).

9. R. Hatcher, M. J. Beck, A. Tackett and S. T. Pantelides. “Dynamical effects in the interaction of ion beams withsolids”, Phys. Rev. Lett., 100, 103201 (2008).

8. M. J. Beck, R. Hatcher, R. D. Schrimpf, D. M. Fleetwood, and S. T. Pantelides. “Quantum mechanical de-scription of displacement damage formation”, IEEE Trans. Nuc. Sci., 54, 1906-1912 (2007).

7. M. Caussanel, A. Canals, S. K. Dixit, M. J. Beck, A. D. Touboul, R. D. Schrimpf, D. M. Fleetwood, and S.T. Pantelides. “Doping-type dependence of damage in Silicon diodes exposed to X-ray, proton, and He+ irradia-tions”, IEEE Trans. Nuc. Sci., 54, 1925-1930 (2007).

6. M. J. Beck, L. Tsetseris and S. T. Pantelides. “Stability and dynamics of Frenkel pairs in Silicon”, Phys. Rev.Lett., 99, 215503 (2007).

5. M. J. Beck, L. Tsetseris, M. Caussanel, R. D. Schrimpf, D. M. Fleetwood, and S. T. Pantelides. “Atomic-scalemechanisms for dopant-type dependent damage in Si at low NIEL”, IEEE Trans. Nuc. Sci., 53, 3621-3628 (2006).

4. C. J. Moore, C. M. Retford, M. J. Beck, M. Asta, M. J. Miksis, P. W. Voorhees. “Orientation dependence ofstrained-Ge surface energies near (001): Role of dimer-vacancy lines and their interactions with steps”, Phys. Rev.Lett., 96, 126101 (2006).

3. O. E. Shklyaev, M. J. Beck, M. Asta, M. J. Miksis, and P. W. Voorhees. “Role of strain-dependent surfaceenergies in Ge/Si (100) island formation”, Phys. Rev. Lett., 94, 176102 (2005).

2. M. J. Beck, A. van de Walle, and M. Asta. “Surface energetics and structure of the Ge wetting layer on Si(100)”, Phys. Rev. B, 70, 205337 (2004).

1. B. Lita, M. Beck, R. S. Goldman, G. A. Seryogin, S. A. Nikishin and H. Temkin. “Structural and compositionalvariations in ZnSnP2/GaAs superlattices”, Appl. Phys. Lett., 77, 2894 (2000).

PRESENTATIONS

Invited

3. “Metal oxide nanoparticles in “real” environments: Starting out simple with ceria nanoparticles”, M. J.Beck*. School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, September 2014.

2. “Applying a Mathematical Toolkit in Materials Science”, M. J. Beck*. Department of Mathematics, Universityof Kentucky, January 2012.

1. “Stability and dynamics of Frenkel pairs in Silicon”, M. J. Beck*. 2008 APS March Meeting, New Orleans, LA,March 2008.

Contributed Oral Presentations (* indicates presenter.)


21. “First-Principles Study of Thermionic Emission from Os-coated Tungsten Cathodes”, Q. Zhou*, T. J. Balk, M. J.Beck. 2015 TMS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 2015.

20. “Transport Behavior of Lithium in Silicon and Germanium Electrodes for Lithium Ion Batteries”, J. Pan*, M. J.Beck, and Y.-T. Cheng. Materials Science & Technology, Pittsburgh, PA, 2014.

19. “Effects of Stress and State-of-Charge on Lithium Transport Behavior in Silicon Electrodes”, J. Pan*, Y.-T. Cheng,and Matthew J. Beck. 225th Electrochemical Society Meeting, Orlando, FL, 2014 (Abstract No. 339).

18. “Stable structures and thermodynamic properties of Os-W alloys”, Q. F. Zhou*, T. John Balk, M. J. Beck. 2014TMS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 2014.

17. “Catalytic Mechanism of Ultra-Small Ceria Nanoparticles for Water Splitting through DFT Investigation”, X.Huang* and M. J. Beck. Spring 2012 MRS Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 2012.

16. “Novel Catalytic Behavior of Ultra-Small Ceria Nanoparticles for Water Splitting through DFT Investigation”, X.Huang* and M. J. Beck. Fall 2011 MS&T Meeting, Columbus, OH, October 2011.

15. “Influence of dimer tilting on strain-dependent vicinal Ge (1,1,10) surface energies from first principles”, D.Scopece, F. Montalenti, M. J. Beck* and L. Miglio. Fall 2011 MS&T Meeting, Columbus, OH, October2011.

14. “Structure of Ultra-small Ceria Nanoparticles from First Principles”, X. Huang* and M. J. Beck. Spring 2011MRS Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 2011.

13. “The role of atomic displacements in ion-induced dielectric breakdown”, M. J. Beck*, Y. S. Puzyrev, N. Sergueev,K. Varga, R. D. Schrimpf, D. M. Fleetwood and S. T. Pantelides. 2009 IEEE Nuclear and Space RadiationEffects Conference, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, July 2009.

12. “Diffusivity control in molecule-on-metal systems using electric fields”, N. Jiang, Y. Y. Zhang, Q. Liu, Z. H.Cheng, Z. T. Deng, S. X. Du, H.-J. Gao, M. J. Beck* and S. T. Pantelides. 2009 APS March Meeting, Pitts-burgh, PA, March 2009.

11. “Dynamics of implant damage as a precursor to nanocrystal nucleation”, M. J. Beck* and S. T. Pantelides. 2009APS March Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, March 2009.

10. “Atomic displacement effects in single-event gate rupture”, M. J. Beck*, B. Tuttle, R. D. Schrimpf, D. M. Fleet-wood and S. T. Pantelides. 2008 IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference, Tucson, AZ, July2008.

9. “Disorder-recrystallization effects following low-energy beam-solid interactions”, M. J. Beck*, R. D. Schrimpf, D.M. Fleetwood and S. T. Pantelides. 2008 APS March Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 2008.

8. “Quantum mechanical description of displacement damage formation”, M. J. Beck*, R. Hatcher, R. D. Schrimpf,D. M. Fleetwood, and S. T. Pantelides. 2007 IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference, Hon-olulu, HI, July 2007.

7. “Vacancy–Interstitial interactions in crystalline Si”, M. J. Beck*, L. Tsetseris, S. T. Pantelides. 2007 APS MarchMeeting, Denver, CO, March 2007.

6. “Atomic-scale mechanisms for dopant-type dependent damage in Si at low NIEL”, M. J. Beck*, L. Tsetseris, M.Caussanel, R. D. Schrimpf, D. M. Fleetwood, and S. T. Pantelides. 2006 IEEE Nuclear and Space RadiationEffects Conference, Jacksonville, FL, July 2006.

5. “DFT calculations of formation energy and properties of Frenkel pairs in Si”, M. J. Beck*, L. Tsetseris, M. Caus-sanel, R.D. Schrimpf, D.M. Fleetwood, and S. T. Pantelides. 2006 APS March Meeting, Baltimore, MD,March 2006.

4. “First-principles calculations of strain dependent thermodynamic and kinetic parameters in Ge/Si (100)”, M. J.Beck*, A. van de Walle, M. Asta and P. W. Voorhees. Fall 2004 MRS Meeting, Boston, MA, December 2004.

3. “Strain-induced surface phase transformations in Ge (100)”, M. J. Beck*, A. van de Walle, M. Asta and P. W.Voorhees. 3rd Annual Workshop on the Evolution and Self-Assembly of Quantum Dots, NorthwesternUniversity, Evanston, IL, August 2004.

2. “Strain-induced surface phase transformations in Ge (100): Application to Ge/Si (100) quantum dot shapes”, M. J.Beck*, A. van de Walle, M. Asta and P. W. Voorhees. John E. Hilliard Symposium, Northwestern Univer-sity, Evanston, IL, May 2004. Best Presentation Winner..


1. “First-principles calculations of Ge on Si (100) wetting layer properties”, M. J. Beck*, M. Asta, A. van de Walleand P. W. Voorhees. Fall 2003 MRS Meeting, Boston, MA, December 2003.

Contributed Posters (* indicates presenter.)

10. “Smart Stimuli-Responsive Molecules: Designing Monomers for Light-controllable ROMP”, Q. Zhou*, B. Berronand M. J. Beck. Physical Organic Chemistry, Gordon Research Conference, Holderness, New Hampshire,June 2015.

9. “Smart Light Responsive Molecules: Densigning Monomers for Light-Controllable ROMP”, Q. Zhou*, B. Berronand M. J. Beck. KY EPSCoR Annual Meeting, Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa, Lexington, KY, May2015.

8. “Metal oxide nanomaterials in real environments: Structure-property relationships governing metal oxide sur-faces”, X. Huang and M. J. Beck*. KY EPSCoR Annual Meeting, Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa, Lex-ington, KY, May 2015.

7. “Smart Light Responsive Molecules: Densigning Monomers for Light-Controllable ROMP”, Q. Zhou*, B. Berronand M. J. Beck. MACE Spring Symposium, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, May 2015.

6. “Mechanism of Thermionic Emission for Os-Coated Tungsten Cathodes”, Q. Zhou*, T. J. Balk and M. J.Beck. MACE Spring Symposium, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, May 2015.

5. “Quantum Mechanical Study on Thermionic Emission Properties of W-Os alloys”, Q. Zhou* and M. J. Beck. FallCME Poster Session, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, September 2014.

4. “First-principles study of Os-W alloys for dispenser cathodes”, Q. Zhou* and M. J. Beck. Fall CME PosterSession, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, September 2013.

3. “Effects of Mixing Time on the Performance of LiNi1−3Mn1−3Co1−3O2 Cathodes”, J. Pan*, R. D. Deshpande, J.Xu, M. J. Beck, V. S. Battaglia, and Y.-T. Cheng. Fall CME Poster Session, University of Kentucky, Lexing-ton, KY, September 2013.

2. “Graphical User Interface for Pymatgen”, M. LaRue*, C. Shen and M. J. Beck. 2013 Kentucky NanoSympo-sium, Louisville, KY, August 2013.

1. “Atomic Mechanism of Li Diffusion in Si Electrode for Li-ion Batteries”, J. Pan*, M. J. Beck, and Y.-T. Cheng. FallCME Poster Session, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, September 2012.

August 2015 — Lexington, KY


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