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I use computer simulations (ab initio and machine learning) to study the properties of materials under the extreme conditions of planetary interiors. By calculating equations of state and transport properties of planetary ices, I then perform magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of ice giant planets to infer the role of radially varying material properties on magnetic field morphologies and heat flows. Similarly, using atomistic shock simulation techniques, I study giant impact induced shock synthesis of prebiotic species.
Advisor: Burkhard Militzer
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