Nhat Huy Tran
Hi, I'm Huy. I am a undergraduate student at the University of Florida majoring in physics and mathematics. My research interests are in condensed matter physics and biophysics.
Condensed Matter
Machine Learning for Materials
Advisor: Chunjing Jia
Machine learning has seen a recent boom with the release of ChatGPT. My interest is in using various machine learning models to predict material properties and generate new materials. My current project aims to use Clifford algebra networks to predict material properties.
Computational Quantum Geometry
Advisor: Gen Yin
First principle studies of materials are important in understanding the physics behind various materials. Physical properties of materials manifest as a geometric property. Using tools from computational geometry, material properties can be calculated using geometry. I am currently using these tools to study a class of materials called altermagnets, which have applications in storage devices.
Biophysics
Advisor: Gabriel Birzu
Bacteria move along direction of chemical gradients, a process called chemotaxis. This process can promote rapid expansion of populations into new territories. But chemotaxis-driven expansion are not well understood quantitative terms. There have been previous work that investigate the case where chemotaxis is the dominant effect. I am currently studying the growth driven regime using numerical simulations and analytical calculations.