A new technique allows complex interactions in materials to be simulated using Monte Carlo simulations thousands of times ...

Chris Van de Walle, a distinguished professor of materials at UC Santa Barbara, has been awarded the American Physical Society’s 2025 Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics, the highest honor ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly transforming computational mechanics, yet many AI-driven models remain limited by poor interpretability, weak generalization, and insufficient physical ...

The new method can determine crystal structures underlying experimental data thus far difficult to analyze. A joint research team led by Yuuki Kubo and Shiji Tsuneyuki of the University of Tokyo has ...

Foundation models are AI systems trained on vast amounts of data — often trillions of individual data points — and they are capable of learning new ways of modeling information and performing a range ...

With an applied physics: computational degree, you’ll gain specialized expertise in mathematical modeling, simulation, and data analysis, preparing you for careers in technology and research. Become ...

As a computational physics major you'll get an exceptional education in both physics and computer science. UB’s computer science department was one of the first in the U.S., and we have one of the top ...