Oswaldo Dieguez

Prof. Oswaldo Dieguez is an Associate Professor at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University. He leads the Atomistic Simulation of Materials Group, focusing on computational studies at the intersection of materials science, physics, and chemistry. His research emphasizes atomistic simulations, epitaxial strain effects, and the design of magnetoelectric multiferroics.

• Research Areas: Epitaxial strain engineering, magnetoelectric multiferroics, computational materials design, and collaborations with experimentalists on alloys, molecular motors, and clean energy materials.
• Teaching: Courses in Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering, Physics of Materials, and Atomistic Simulation of Materials.
• Grants: Supported by the Israel Science Foundation and Tel Aviv University.

Scientific Contributions: His work spans first-principles modeling of ferroelectric thin films, strain effects in perovskites, and quantum-mechanical simulations using tools like SIESTA. Recent publications highlight discoveries in ferroelectricity at the nanoscale, magnetic frustration control, and energy storage materials.

Students: Mentoring PhD candidates Netanela Cohen, Mariia Mikhailova, and Daniel Potashnikov, alongside MSc student Tatiana Diachenko. Collaborating with experimental teams on metallic alloys, molecular motors, and clean energy materials.