Maja Krcmar

Dr. Maja Krcmar is a Professor of Physics at Grand Valley State University (GVSU), part of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. in Physics (Condensed Matter Theory) from Texas A&M University (2001) and has been with GVSU since 2004, progressing from Adjunct Faculty to her current rank. Her research spans computational materials science, theoretical semiconductor physics, and recently mathematical modeling of infectious diseases. She teaches a wide range of physics courses including computational physics, solid-state physics, and advanced mechanics.

• Education: Ph.D., Texas A&M (2001); M.S., Texas A&M (1998); B.S., University of Belgrade (1995).

Research interests include structural phase transformations in alloys, ferroelectric oxides, and nanocluster dynamics. She collaborates on projects involving first-principles calculations and molecular dynamics simulations. Dr. Krcmar has advised numerous undergraduate research projects in computational physics and materials modeling.

Selected publications highlight work on shape-memory alloys, semiconductor carrier dynamics, and phase stability in intermetallic systems. Her recent focus on infectious disease modeling reflects an adaptation to pandemic-era challenges in applied physics.