Materials Science and Engineering

Biography

Helena Zapolsky is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at Rouen University, Her main research interest lies in theoretical understanding of the emergence of patterns formation and kinetics of phase transformation in different type of materials. Applying different mathematical and computational approaches to diverse problems in materials science she developed an original multiscale tool to study phase transformations in materials. Recently, she proposed a novel statistical-mechanical approach to model a spontaneous self-assembling of randomly distributed atoms into pre-determined atomic structures of almost any complexity. The modeling based on the proposed theory is at atomic resolution, and addresses the time scale commensurate with a typical diffusion time, which may range from a fraction of a second to years. This method has been applied to describe the segregation at grain boundaries, self-assembly of the randomly distributed monomers into single- strand and double-stranded helixes and phase transformations in binary and ternary alloys.

Abstract

Abstract : Quasi particle approach to study the kinetics of self-assembly in complex material