Dr Jacek Dziedzic PhD
Senior Research Fellow
Dr Jacek Dziedzic is a Senior Research Fellow in Chemistry at the University of Southampton,
Education:
• Gdansk University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics.
Field of study: computational physics. Degree: M. Sc. (highest honours).
Date obtained: 2002.10.
• Gdansk University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics,
Department of Solid State Physics.
Field of study: solid state physics. Degree: Ph. D. Date obtained: 2009.09.
"Quantum-Classical Calculations of the Nanomechanical Properties of Metals".
Employment:
• Gdansk University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics,
Department of Solid State Physics. Research associate. 2004-2009.
Research lines:
o Development of hybrid (quantum-classical) methods for molecular dynamics.
o MD and QM/MM studies of nanoindentation and ultra-precision machining.
• University of Southampton, School of Chemistry,
Postdoctoral research associate. 2009-now.
Research lines:
o Development of theory and implementation of linear-scaling density functional algorithms:
minimal-parameter implicit solvation,
open boundary conditions approaches,
O(N)-scaling Hartree-Fock exchange,
QM with polarisable embedding (QM/MMpol),
distributed multipole analysis (DMA).
• Gdansk University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics,
Department of Solid State Physics. Assistant professor. 2012-now.
Research lines:
o Development of hybrid (quantum-classical) methods for molecular dynamics.
o MD and BOMD studies of alloys and metallic nanoclusters.
o Force field parameterisation, EAM potentials, central-force decompositions.