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  • 2009 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For the development and implementation of scalable parallel and distributed algorithms for largescale atomistic simulations to predict, visualize, and analyze reaction processes for novel nanomechanochemical phenomena encompassing diverse spatiotemporal scales

Overview

Aiichiro Nakano is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science, Engineering, and Physics and Astronomy. Within these broader disciplines, Nakano's work focuses on several subfields, including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Artificial Intelligence, and Biomedical Engineering.

Nakano's contributions cover a diverse range of topics such as Machine Learning in Materials Science, 2D Materials and Applications, Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides, Phase-change materials and chalcogenides, and Quantum Dots Synthesis and Properties.

The researcher has numerous publications in notable venues, including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • npj Computational Materials
  • Applied Physics Letters

Among recent papers authored by Nakano are:

  • "Enhancing combustion performance of nano-Al/PVDF composites with β-PVDF" (2020), published in Combustion and Flame
  • "Synergistically Chemical and Thermal Coupling between Graphene Oxide and Graphene Fluoride for Enhancing Aluminum Combustion" (2020), published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Simultaneous Observation of Carrier-Specific Redistribution and Coherent Lattice Dynamics in 2H-MoTe2 with Femtosecond Core-Level Spectroscopy" (2020), published in ACS Nano
  • "Dielectric Constant of Liquid Water Determined with Neural Network Quantum Molecular Dynamics" (2021), published in Physical Review Letters
  • "Dielectric Polymer Property Prediction Using Recurrent Neural Networks with Optimizations" (2021), published in Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling

Frequent collaborators in Nakano's research include Priya Vashishta, Rajiv K. Kalia, Ken-ichi Nomura, Fuyuki Shimojo, and Aravind Krishnamoorthy. These collaborative efforts have resulted in extensive literature contributions, with many coauthored works.

Nakano has also authored books, including a publication titled Simulation with Python released in 2022 by Apress eBooks.

Honors include being named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2009-an award citing contributions to the development and implementation of scalable parallel and distributed algorithms for large-scale atomistic simulations. These simulations aim to predict, visualize, and analyze reaction processes related to novel nanomechanochemical phenomena spanning multiple spatiotemporal scales.

Best Publications

  • DYNAMICS OF OXIDATION OF ALUMINUM NANOCLUSTERS USING VARIABLE CHARGE MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS ON PARALLEL COMPUTERS

    Timothy Campbell;Rajiv K. Kalia;Aiichiro Nakano;Priya Vashishta

  • Interaction potential for silicon carbide: A molecular dynamics study of elastic constants and vibrational density of states for crystalline and amorphous silicon carbide

    Priya Vashishta;Rajiv K. Kalia;Aiichiro Nakano;José Pedro Rino

  • A Crossover in the Mechanical Response of Nanocrystalline Ceramics

    Izabela Szlufarska;Izabela Szlufarska;Aiichiro Nakano;Aiichiro Nakano;Priya Vashishta;Priya Vashishta

  • Structure of rings in vitreous SiO 2

    José P. Rino;Ingvar Ebbsjö;Rajiv K. Kalia;Aiichiro Nakano

  • Parallel multilevel preconditioned conjugate-gradient approach to variable-charge molecular dynamics

    Aiichiro Nakano

  • ATOMISTIC ASPECTS OF CRACK PROPAGATION IN BRITTLE MATERIALS: Multimillion Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulations

    Cindy L. Rountree;Rajiv K. Kalia;Elefterios Lidorikis;Aiichiro Nakano

  • Re Doping in 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides as a New Route to Tailor Structural Phases and Induced Magnetism

    Vidya Kochat;Amey Apte;Jordan A. Hachtel;Hiroyuki Kumazoe;Hiroyuki Kumazoe

  • Molecular dynamics simulation of structural transformation in silicon carbide under pressure

    Fuyuki Shimojo;Fuyuki Shimojo;Ingvar Ebbsjö;Rajiv K. Kalia;Aiichiro Nakano

  • Interaction potentials for alumina and molecular dynamics simulations of amorphous and liquid alumina

    Priya Vashishta;Rajiv K. Kalia;Aiichiro Nakano;José Pedro Rino

  • Hybrid finite-element/molecular-dynamics/electronic-density-functional approach to materials simulations on parallel computers

    Shuji Ogata;Elefterios Lidorikis;Fuyuki Shimojo;Aiichiro Nakano

  • Dynamic transition in the structure of an energetic crystal during chemical reactions at shock front prior to detonation.

    Ken Ichi Nomura;Rajiv K. Kalia;Aiichiro Nakano;Priya Vashishta

  • Multiscale simulation of nanosystems

    A. Nakano;M.E. Bachlechner;R.K. Kalia;E. Lidorikis

  • Active learning for accelerated design of layered materials

    Lindsay Bassman;Pankaj Rajak;Rajiv K. Kalia;Aiichiro Nakano

  • Tellurene Photodetector with High Gain and Wide Bandwidth.

    Chenfei Shen;Yihang Liu;Jiangbin Wu;Chi Xu

  • Dynamics and morphology of brittle cracks: A molecular-dynamics study of silicon nitride.

    Aiichiro Nakano;Rajiv K. Kalia;Priya Vashishta

  • Energetic Performance of Optically Activated Aluminum/Graphene Oxide Composites

    Yue Jiang;Sili Deng;Sungwook Hong;Jiheng Zhao

  • Brittle dynamic fracture of crystalline cubic silicon carbide "3C-SiC… via molecular dynamics simulation

    Hideaki Kikuchi;Rajiv K. Kalia;Aiichiro Nakano;Priya Vashishta

  • Molecular dynamics simulations of rapid hydrogen production from water using aluminum clusters as catalyzers.

    Fuyuki Shimojo;Fuyuki Shimojo;Satoshi Ohmura;Satoshi Ohmura;Rajiv K. Kalia;Aiichiro Nakano

  • A scalable parallel algorithm for large-scale reactive force-field molecular dynamics simulations

    Ken-ichi Nomura;Rajiv K. Kalia;Aiichiro Nakano;Priya Vashishta

  • Oxidation of aluminum nanoclusters

    Timothy J. Campbell;Timothy J. Campbell;Gurcan Aral;Shuji Ogata;Rajiv K. Kalia

  • A Divide-and-Conquer/Cellular-Decomposition Framework for Million-to-Billion Atom Simulations of Chemical Reactions

    Aiichiro Nakano;Rajiv K. Kalia;Ken ichi Nomura;Ashish Sharma

  • Role of Ultrafine Microstructures in Dynamic Fracture in Nanophase Silicon Nitride

    Rajiv K. Kalia;Aiichiro Nakano;Andrey Omeltchenko;Kenji Tsuruta

Frequent Co-Authors

Rajiv K. Kalia
Rajiv K. Kalia University of Southern California
Priya Vashishta
Priya Vashishta University of Southern California
Anupam Madhukar
Anupam Madhukar University of Southern California
Pulickel M. Ajayan
Pulickel M. Ajayan Rice University
Chandra Sekhar Tiwary
Chandra Sekhar Tiwary Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Uwe Bergmann
Uwe Bergmann SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Tony F. Heinz
Tony F. Heinz Stanford University
Aaron M. Lindenberg
Aaron M. Lindenberg Stanford University
Xiang Zhang
Xiang Zhang University of Hong Kong
Richard E. Clark
Richard E. Clark University of Southern California

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