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Dr. Lizhi Ouyang

Associate Professor

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Dr. Lizhi Ouyang
Department of Physics & Mathematics

B.S., Chemical Physics, University of Science & Technology of China
M.S., Physics, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Ph.D., Physics/Chemistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City
M.S., Computer Science, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Office: 225 Research & Sponsored Programs
Phone: (615) 277.1680 or (615) 963.7764
Email: louyang@tnstate.edu

Dr. Ouyang's research interests lie in the material interfaces:

Solid-Solid Interface
Solid-Liquid Interface
And Liquid-Liquid Interface etc.

TOPIC OF PARTICULAR INTERESTS:

Bridging theory for atomistic simulation and nano/micro particle simulation
Nanoscale intergranular structure/properties: Al₂O₃ grain-boundary, Si₃N₄ intergranular thin film
Solid-liquid interface structure/properties: fluorapatite-water interface
Electronic structure and properties of biomolecules: Vitamin B12, DNA, Ferrocene peptide, etc

RECENT PROJECTS

Computational Studies of Boron Carbide
Modeling of prismatic interface of silicon nitride ceramics
REVVO: A Tiny 8-node Power Mac Cluster
3D imaging of ceramics and dental tissue (at ORNL)
Mechanical properties of intergranular thin film in Si₃N₄
Calculating X-ray near edge structure (XANES) of Vatimin B12 and its derivatives
First-principles modeling of fluorapatite-water interface