Dr. Paul W. Leu directs the Laboratory for Advanced Materials at Pittsburgh (LAMP). The lab focuses on designing and understanding advanced materials by computational modeling and experimental research. Simulations and experiments are used in a synergistic manner to study the mechanical and electronic properties of nanomaterials for various applications. Current areas of research in his lab include:
- Ab initio modeling of nanomaterials and surfaces
- Combining physical simulations with optimization methods
- Nanomaterial manufacturing and characterization
- Solar cells