Earth and Planetary Science

Burkhard Militzer

Faculty

Burkhard Militzer

Professor

Website:

militzer.berkeley.edu

Office Room Number:

407 McCone Hall

Phone #:

(510) 643-7414

Email:

militzer@berkeley.edu

Fax:

(510) 643-9980

Research Interests:

Computer simulations of materials in interiors of the earth and giant planets, first-principle simulation techniques, equation of state calculations.

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New course: EPS 109 "Computer Simulations in Earth and Planetary Sciences"

Research interests: Computer simulations of planetary interiors

Mineral physics
Modeling of interiors of giant planets
Simulation of hydrogen-helium mixtures at high pressure
Equation of state calculation of crystalline and fluid materials
First-principles simulation methods:

Quantum Monte Carlo simulations
Density functional calculations
Path integral Monte Carlo

Understanding planetary formation processes.

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