Education: M.S. Physics, University of Connecticut, 2013

Bio: Before he joined the research group, Erik earned his Bachelor’s degrees in both Physics and Mathematics from Pace University in 2011. He continued on to pursue his doctoral degree in physics because he always enjoyed the analytical and predictive power of physics. While exploring his possible thesis options he took a short sabbatical in the engineering department and discovered a renewed love for the predictive powers of physics in novel materials design and property prediction.

Current Research: using computational modeling and density functional theory to investigate different methods of inducing magnetism in nonmagnetic ceramics

Favorite Computer Command: rsync -auvh

Outside the Lab: I'm a graduate student with a 1 year old. When do I have time for hobbies? Let's go with... Sound Engineering

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-nykwest-2a41114b

Research Gate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Erik_Nykwest

ORCID: 0000-0002-4056-3903

The unit cells for (a) \alpha− and (b) \theta−alumina. The larger
(blue) atoms are Al and the smaller (red) are O. See J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 30 395801

Publications

Magnetic and Energetic Properties of Transition Metal Doped Alumina
E. C. Nykwest, B. C. Rinderspacher, J. M. Elward, R. E. Brennan, and K. R. Limmer, J. Phys.:Condens. Matter 30, 395801 (2018).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/aada2a