Aleksander Wysocki

Aleksander Wysocki is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. His research focuses on computational materials science, particularly magnetic materials and their applications in spintronics, sustainable energy, and quantum information technologies. He teaches courses including General Physics, Computational Methods in Physics and Astronomy, and Solid State Physics.

Education: Completed undergraduate studies at Adam Mickiewicz University (Poland), earned a PhD in Physics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Postdoctoral research included positions at Cornell University, Ames Laboratory, and Virginia Tech.

Research Interests: Development of first-principles electronic structure calculations and quantum chemistry techniques to study nanomagnets, magnetic alloys, multiferroics, and molecular systems. Current work emphasizes electrically tunable hyperfine interactions, magnetic adatoms on surfaces, and quantum materials for next-generation technologies.

Publications highlight advancements in computational modeling of rare-earth adatoms, magnetic anisotropy in molecular systems, and spintronics applications. His research bridges theoretical and applied physics, with a focus on material design for energy and quantum computing.

Labs/Teams: Active in the University of Nebraska-Kearney Physics Department’s computational materials research group.