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Professor Peter Haynes is the Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience) at Imperial College London, holding a joint academic appointment between the Departments of Materials and Physics. He is associated with the Thomas Young Centre and leads research in developing and applying linear-scaling quantum-mechanical simulation methods, notably through his role as an author of the ONETEP code. His work focuses on materials science, nanotechnology, and quantum computing, with applications in biological systems and energy technologies. He has held prestigious fellowships, including the Royal Society University Research Fellowship (2005–2013), and was awarded the Maxwell Medal and Prize for Computational Physics (2010) and elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering (2021).
Dr. Haynes' educational background includes a doctorate from the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, and postdoctoral fellowships at Magdalene and Sidney Sussex Colleges. His research affiliations span the Condensed Matter Theory Group, Energy Futures Lab, Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering, and the Quantum Engineering, Science and Technology initiative at Imperial.
His research interests recently expanded into quantum computing applications, collaborating with the Imperial Centre for Quantum Engineering. Key publications include advancements in linear-scaling DFT, nanomaterial simulations under pressure, and semiconductor nanorod polarity studies. His work bridges theoretical physics with practical engineering solutions, emphasizing computational efficiency and scalability.
- Key Honors: Maxwell Medal & Prize (2010), Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship (2021)
- Labs/Initiatives: Thomas Young Centre, Imperial Quantum Engineering Programme, ONETEP Development Team
- Grants & Funding: Not explicitly listed, but implied via his leadership roles and collaborative projects
