CDAC Affilliated Staff

November 15th, 2013
Reinhard Boehler, formerly a Director of the Max Planck Institut für Chemie, Mainz, Germany, joined the Geophysical Laboratory as a Senior Scientist, and will work on a broad range of problems in high-pressure science and technology, particularly those related to major energy challenges. Prior to joining Carnegie, Reini was Head of the High...
November 15th, 2013
Ronald E. Cohen's primary focus is the study of materials through first principles research including properties of materials under extreme conditions such as high pressure and temperature. His research is applied to topics and problems in geophysics and technological materials. He obtained a Ph.D in geology from Harvard University in 1985, and a...
November 15th, 2013
Yingwei Fei examines materials at high pressure and temperature. He is interested in phase transitions, element partitioning, melting relations, chemical reactions and physical properties with applications to geophysics, petrology, mineral physics, geochemistry and planetary sciences. He obtained a Ph.D in geochemistry from City University of New...
November 15th, 2013
Dudley Herschbach joined Harvard as a Professor of Chemistry in 1963. The major path of his research developed experiments and theory to elucidate molecular dynamics of reaction dynamics in single collisions. That work, considered "lunatic fringe" at its inception, opened up a wide frontier. Emeritus at Harvard since 2003, he is now enjoying...
November 15th, 2013
Timothy Strobel's research is centered around the synthesis and characterization of novel materials for energy and advanced applications. New materials are synthesized using unique pressure-temperature conditions and through innovative processing pathways. Of particular interest are extended structures rich in carbon, silicon and germanium, as...
November 15th, 2013
Viktor V. Struzhkin focuses on experimental research at high pressures. He undertakes transport and magnetic measurements, and applies optical and synchrotron spectroscopy techniques to geophysics, planetary science and condensed-matter physics research. He obtained a Ph.D in solid-state physics from Institute for High Pressure Physics, Russian...
November 15th, 2013
Takamitsu Yamanaka's experimental work focuses on x-ray diffraction, absorption and resonance using synchrotron radiation. For the past 20 years he has used PF-KEK and SPring-8 in Japan. He is also Chairman of International Mineralogical Association.