Simulation tools for experimental measurement of structural disorder Professors and Supervisors in Switzerland

Peter Michael Derletمشاهده پروفایل

استاد مدعو

ETH ZurichSwitzerland

Peter Michael Derlet is a senior staff scientist at the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) in Switzerland and serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Materials at ETH Zurich. He also holds a position as Visiting Scientist at the Department of Materials Engineering, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) in Berlin, Germany. His research spans multiple areas of condensed matter physics and materials science, with a focus on computational modeling of complex material systems. Derlet's research interests encompass the mechanical properties of materials with complex defect structures, dynamical properties of local and extended defects, development of simulation tools for experimental measurements using neutrons, photons and electrons, classical magnetization dynamics in micro- and meso-scopic magnetic systems, vibrational and configurational dynamics of structural glasses, avalanche statistics using simplified dislocation dynamics, and potential energy landscape exploration algorithms. His work bridges theoretical modeling with experimental validation across diverse material systems. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong focus on metallic glasses, magnetic systems, and radiation-damaged materials. His research shows increasing integration of computational modeling with experimental techniques like neutron scattering, with particular attention to topological defects in spin ice systems, structural dynamics in amorphous materials, and magnetic phase transitions. The interdisciplinary nature of his work connects condensed matter physics, materials science, and computational methods. Gilbert Hausmann prize (2021) for Hugo Bocquet's Masters Thesis Derlet actively supervises students at multiple levels, including PhD candidates Hugo Bocquet (2021-), Dominik Schildknecht (2016-2019), Soumya Swayamjyoti (2012-2016), and Araceli Valles Sales (2010-2013), as well as Masters and Bachelor students. He collaborates on SNF-funded PhD projects in Physics/Materials science on 'Magnetism in Correlated Disorder' with Tom Fennell at PSI. His teaching includes Thermodynamics and Phase Transformations and Computational multi-scale modeling of solids at ETHZ. Derlet's work with the Condensed Matter Theory group at PSI involves developing advanced simulation tools to model complex material behaviors, with particular emphasis on connecting microscopic mechanisms to macroscopic properties in disordered and frustrated systems.

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Torsten Schwedeمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

University of BaselSwitzerland

Torsten Schwede is a Professor for Structural Bioinformatics at the Biozentrum, University of Basel since 2018, and currently serves as President of the SNSF Research Council since 2025. Previously, he was Vice President for Research at the University of Basel (2018-2024), Director of the SPHN Data Coordination Center (2016-2019), and Scientific Director of sciCORE Center for Scientific Computing (2014-2019). He has been a Group Leader at the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics since 2002 and served as Associate Professor (2007-2018) and Assistant Professor (2001-2007) at the Biozentrum. Dr. Schwede earned his PhD in protein crystallography from Albert Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Germany (1995-1998), following diploma studies in biochemistry at Albert Ludwigs University (1991-1994) and University of Bayreuth (1988-1991). His early career included positions as a staff scientist at GSK GlaxoSmithKline R&D (2000-2001) and postdoctoral researcher at GWER GlaxoWellcome Experimental Research (1999-2000). His research focuses on computational methods for modeling and simulating three-dimensional protein structures, particularly through homology modeling. His work enables investigation of protein functions at the atomic level, with applications in understanding disease-causing mutations and structure-based drug development. Dr. Schwede is best known for developing SWISS-MODEL, an automated protein homology-modeling server that has become a standard tool in structural bioinformatics. His recent work centers on benchmarking protein structure prediction methods through CAMEO and developing high-throughput pipelines like AlphaPulldown2 for structural modeling. Dr. Schwede's research has been widely recognized, including being selected by ISI Thomson Reuters as having the highest cited Swiss paper during 1999-2009 for his work on SWISS-MODEL. In 2014, his Nucleic Acids Research manuscript on SWISS-MODEL achieved rank 6 in traditional impact measure according to a study by the Swiss National Science Foundation. His work on protein-ligand interactions and computational drug discovery has also received significant attention in the scientific community. President of the SNSF Research Council (2025-present) President of the SNSF Research Council (2025-present) Member of RCSB PDB scientific advisory board (2015-present) Member of CASP organizing committee (2011-present) Chair of ELIXIR board (2015-2016) Conference Chair for ISMB 2019 in Basel At the Biozentrum, Dr. Schwede leads a research group dedicated to advancing computational methods for protein structure prediction and analysis, with a particular focus on making these tools accessible to the broader scientific community through web-based platforms and standardized data formats. His team's work on ModelArchive and CAMEO has established critical infrastructure for the structural biology community.

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