Conn O'Rourke

Dr Conn O'Rourke is a Senior Research Software Engineer at the University of Southampton. His work bridges computational chemistry and materials science, focusing on software development for scientific analysis, crystallography, and energy storage materials.

• Research interests: Materials Science, Computational Chemistry, Solid-State Physics, Nanotechnology, Electrochemistry, Physical Chemistry
• Publications highlight collaborations with researchers like Benjamin J. Morgan and David R. Bowler, covering topics such as lithium diffusion pathways, crystal tortuosity, and dye-sensitized solar cells.

His recent work in Journal of Materials Chemistry A explores antiperovskite structures for battery applications, while earlier contributions in Journal of Physical Chemistry C address defect engineering in TiO₂. Publications demonstrate expertise in quantum chemistry, numerical algorithms, and nanomaterials.

Conn develops open-source tools like crystal-torture for materials analysis and contributes to scientific software infrastructure. Current projects focus on computational modeling of energy storage systems and nanoscale interfaces.