🔬 Course Advanced Materials ⏱ 40 hours April 10, 2026

Computational Materials Science: DFT, MD, and ML

10-module course on computational materials — density functional theory, molecular dynamics, and ML for materials discovery.

Key Highlights

  • 10 modules with computational labs
  • DFT calculations with VASP and Quantum ESPRESSO
  • Molecular dynamics with LAMMPS
  • ML for materials property prediction
  • High-throughput screening
  • Capstone: discover a new material

Overview

A 10-module course on computational materials science. Covers density functional theory (DFT), molecular dynamics (MD), and machine learning for materials discovery.

What's Inside

Course Content

Modules: (1) Crystal Structures, (2) DFT Fundamentals, (3) DFT Practice (VASP/QE), (4) Molecular Dynamics, (5) MD Practice (LAMMPS), (6) ML for Materials, (7) Materials Databases, (8) High-Throughput Screening, (9) Property Prediction, (10) Capstone.

Computational Resources

Students get access to HPC clusters for running DFT and MD simulations. The capstone involves screening 1000+ compounds for a target property using a combination of DFT and ML.

Topics & Tags

MaterialsCourseDFTMolecular DynamicsML

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