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Jack Thomas is a postdoctoral researcher at the Laboratoire de Mathématiques d'Orsay, Université Paris-Saclay, under the supervision of Antoine Levitt. He holds a PhD in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Warwick (2018–2021), supervised by Christoph Ortner, for which he received the Faculty Thesis Prize 2022 (joint winner). His research focuses on the mathematical analysis of electronic structure models in materials science and quantum chemistry, with a particular emphasis on tight binding models and their applications in predicting material properties.
Education:
- PhD in Mathematics and Statistics, University of Warwick (2018–2021)
- MSc in Mathematics and Statistics, University of Warwick (2017–2018)
- MMath in Mathematics, University of Warwick (2013–2017)
Research Interests: Jack’s work bridges mathematical rigor and computational methods, addressing challenges in electronic structure analysis, including locality properties of interatomic interactions, body-ordered approximations, polynomial approximation of symmetric functions, and nearsightedness in materials. His contributions advance the theoretical foundations for multi-scale models and machine learning interatomic potentials.
Awards & Contributions:
- Recipient of the Faculty Thesis Prize 2022 (Warwick)
- Organized the SPAAM student seminar series (2019/20)
- Active member of SIAM and IMA
Teaching: Jack has extensive supervision experience at the University of Warwick, covering modules such as Mathematical Analysis, Linear Algebra, and Multivariable Calculus. He has also contributed to marking and course design for first-year mathematics students.
Labs & Collaborations: He is affiliated with the Laboratoire de Mathématiques d'Orsay and collaborates with researchers such as Christoph Ortner (Warwick), Huajie Chen (Beijing Normal University), and Gábor Csányi (University of Cambridge).
