Mikhail Mendelev

Associate Scientist - Ames Laboratory - USDOE
 
207 Metals Development
Iowa State University
Ames, IA  50011-3020
 
Phone:  (515) 294-2795
Fax:  (515) 294-8727
mendelev@ameslab.gov

Education

  • Ph.D. 1995, Moscow Steel and Alloys Institute, Russia
  • M.S. 1993 Moscow Steel and Alloys Institute, Russia

Professional Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Moscow Steel and Alloys Institute, 1995-99
  • Research Staff, Princeton University, 1999-2004
  • Associate Scientist, Ames Laboratory, 2004 – present.

Research Interests

    Development of semi-empirical potentials for atomistic computer simulation, computer simulation of structure and properties of liquid and amorphous materials, and computer simulation of solid-liquid interface and grain boundary migrations.

Selected Publications

  • M.I. Mendelev, S. Han, D.J. Srolotitz, G.J. Ackland, D.Y. Sun, and M. Asta “Development of new interatomic potentials appropriate for crystalline and liquid iron,” Phil. Mag. A, Vol. 83, 3977 (2003).
  • M.I. Mendelev, D.J. Srolovitz, G.J. Ackland, and S. Han “Effect of Fe segregation on the migration of a non-symmetric S5 tilt grain boundary in Al,” JMR, Vol. 20, 208 (2005).
  • M.I. Mendelev, J. Schmalian, C.Z. Wang, J.R. Morris, and K.M. Ho “Interface mobility and the liquid-glass transition in a one-component system described by an embedded atom method potential,” Phys. Rev. B, Vol. 74, 104206 (2006).
  • M.I. Mendelev and G.J. Ackland “Development of an interatomic potential appropriate for simulation of phase transformations in zirconium,” Phil. Mag. Letters, Vol. 87, 349 (2007).
  • M.I. Mendelev, D.K. Rehbein, R.T. Ott, M.J. Kramer, and D.J. Sordelet “Computer simulation and experimental study of elastic properties of amorphous Cu-Zr alloys,” J. Appl. Phys., Vol. 102, 093518 (2007).