Aleksandr Poliukhin

Aleksandr Poliukhin is a Researcher and Doctoral Assistant at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), affiliated with the Laboratory of Theory and Simulation of Materials (THEOS) under the School of Engineering (STI). He is pursuing a Doctoral Program in Materials Science and Engineering. His research focuses on theoretical and computational studies of materials, particularly employing semiclassical methods and average atom models for material simulations.

Education: Doctoral candidate in Materials Science and Engineering at EPFL.

Research Interests: Explore atomic and electronic structures of materials using advanced computational techniques. Specializes in theoretical physics approaches to predict material properties and behaviors under various conditions.

Key Article: A wide-range semiclassical self-consistent average atom model (2023) demonstrates his expertise in developing models for material simulations. This work contributes to computational materials science by enhancing accuracy in predicting atomic-level phenomena.

Labs: Active in THEOS laboratory and the NCCR-MARVEL program (PRN-MARVEL group), focusing on computational materials design and simulation methodologies.