Graduate (PhD or MS) Students
Are you interested in pursuing doctoral studies in computational materials science? We are looking for motivated graduate students to join our research group at the University of Central Florida (UCF).
If you are currently a graduate student at UCF, please feel free to email Dr. Duy Le or have a meeting with him to learn more about ongoing research projects and opportunities to get involved.
If you are not yet admitted to UCF but are interested in computational materials research, or machine learning, we encourage you to apply to our graduate program. Be sure to mention that you are interested in joining Dr. Duy Le’s team in your application materials.
Information about fellowship and/or assistantship opportunities.
If you send me an email about your application, please do not feel discouraged if you do not receive a reply. At this point, the most important step is to work toward admission to our graduate program. Once admitted, we can discuss potential research opportunities in greater detail.
Undergraduate Research Opportunity in Computational Materials Science
Are you an undergraduate student at UCF interested in cutting-edge research? Our group is looking for curious and motivated students to join us in exploring computational materials science.
What You’ll Do:
- Work with atomistic modeling and simulation tools
- Learn about materials for energy and sustainability
- Gain hands-on experience in scientific computing, data analysis, and in applying AI and machine learning in efficient atomistic modeling and simulations.
Who Should Apply: Students with a strong interest or background in physics, chemistry, materials science, computer science, or machine learning are encouraged to reach out. Prior coding experience is a plus but not required.
How to Get Involved: Email Dr. Duy Le or have a meeting with him to learn more about current projects and how you can contribute. You can get paid for your research time If you have an active Federal Work Study Award.
Dr. Duy Le has supervised 5 Undergraduate students, three of these students co-author 3 peer-reviewed articles:
– S. Joshi, J. Janish, D. Le, T. S. Rahman, “Temperature induced metallicity of the Si(001) surface: insights from molecular dynamics simulations with machine learned interatomic potentials,” Journal of Chemical Physics 163, 244708 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0291158
– A.R. Kim, E. N. Baum, M.C. Tringides, V. Stroup, T. Panagiotakopoulos, D. Le, T.S. Rahman, and S. Chiang, “Explosive nucleation and growth of Pb islands on Ge(111) below room temperature via collective diffusion”, Journal of Physics: Condense Matter 38, 265002 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/ae76a9
– D. Le, A. Barinov, E. Preciado, M. Isarraraz, I. Tanabe, T. Komesu, C. Troha, L. Bartels, T.S. Rahman, and P.A. Dowben, “Spin-Orbit Coupling in the Band Structure of Monolayer WSe2,” Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 27, 182201 (2015). http://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/27/18/182201