Chris G. Van de Walle
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Model solid approximation
Medard W. Welch Award (2013)
David Adler Lectureship Award (2002)
Humboldt Research Award (1998)
Chris G. Van de Walle | |
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| Citizenship | US, Belgian |
| Known for | First-principles calculations for materials Model solid approximation |
| Awards | Aneesur Rahman Prize (2025) Medard W. Welch Award (2013) David Adler Lectureship Award (2002) Humboldt Research Award (1998) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Condensed matter physics Materials science |
| Institutions | University of California, Santa Barbara, |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard Martin |
Chris G. Van de Walle is a professor in the Materials Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1986.[1] Prior to joining UCSB in 2004, he was a principal scientist at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). His research interests include first-principles calculations for materials, defects and doping in semiconductors and oxides, surfaces and interfaces, and the physics of hydrogen in materials.[2][3] Van de Walle is a Fellow of the APS, MRS, AAAS, AVS, and IEEE. He is the recipient of a Humboldt Research Award for Senior US Scientist, the Medard W. Welch Award,[4] and the David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics from the APS.
