Sergey Prosandeev

Sergey Prosandeev is a Research Professor at the Department of Physics within the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Arkansas. He has held this position since 2005 and is actively collaborating with the Dr. Laurent Bellaiche group, focusing on thermodynamic properties of ferroelectrics and magnets using first-principles and Effective Hamiltonian methods.

• Graduated with a PhD in Physics and Mathematics from Rostov State University (1980) on X-Ray photoelectronic spectra and electron transitions.
• Earned a Full Professor degree after habilitation defense in Riga (1990) on alternating crystal structures.
• Worked as a guest Professor at universities in Poland, Germany, and France (1990–2000).
• Served as a guest researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (2000–2003).

Research Interests:
High-performance computing for physical properties of piezoelectrics, ferroelectrics, and magnets through Molecular Dynamics, Monte-Carlo methods, and quantum-mechanical calculations. His work bridges thermodynamics and computational modeling in physics.

Teaching:
At the University of Arkansas, he teaches Modern Physics, Electronics for physicists, and advanced Quantum Mechanics courses. Previously, he taught specialized classes at Rostov State University, including Tensor Analysis and Qualitative Methods in Theoretical Physics.

Collaboration:
Currently works in the computational physics group of Dr. Laurent Bellaiche, applying Effective Hamiltonian methods to predict material behavior from atomic principles.