We are happy to announce that Dr. Mattia La Fortezza has officially joined team Inherit! Dr. La Fortezza recently completed his Ph.D. at the University of Genova, which focused on the theoretical simulation of thermophysical properties and phase equilibria of pure Mg-pyroxene polymorphs at deep mantle conditions by using ab initio DFT calculations.
Our newest post-doc, Dr. La Fortezza, will help us understand the atomistic behavior of hydrogen in diamond using both DFT and molecular dynamics ab initio simulations of interstitial and defect-bound hydrogen. In collaboration with Dr. Razvan Caracas, Dr. La Fortezza's work will improve our understanding of how hydrogen is incorporated during diamond growth, how nitrogen defects trap hydrogen and how these hydrogen-bearing defects evolve over time with variable pressure and temperature.
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