Sanwu Wang

Sanwu Wang

Vanderbilt University
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Box 1807-B
Nashville, TN 37235
Tel: (615) 343-2119
Fax: (615) 343-7697
Email: sanwu.wang@vanderbilt.edu

SHORT CURRICULUM VITAE

Education

Ph. D. in Physics, The University of Newcastle, Australia. 1999.
Graduate (M. Sc.) Diploma in Theoretical Physics, Northwest University, China. 1986.
B. Sc. in Physics, Anhui Laodong University (merged into Anhui University, Anhui Institute of Education, Anhui Normal University, and School of Economy and Technology-University of Science & Technology of China), China. 1982.

Employment

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, USA (2002-).
Postdoctoral Research Associate, CSIT & MARTECH, Florida State University, USA. (2000-2002).
Research Associate, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, USA. (1999-2000).
Laboratory Demonstrator, Department of Physics, The University of Newcastle, Australia. (1997-1998).
Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Anhui Institute of Education, China. (1994-1995).
Lecturer, Department of Physics, Anhui Institute of Education, China. (1987-1993).
Associate Lecturer, Department of Physics, Anhui Institute of Education, China. (1982-1985).

Research Interests

Condensed Matter Theory
Materials Science
Atomic and Molecular Dynamics
Development and application of theoretical models and computational methods to study the electronic, structural, and dynamical properties of solids, liquids, atoms, molecules, clusters, surfaces, and interfaces.

Selected Awards

Overseas (International) Postgraduate Research Scholarship (OPRS, IPRS), Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (DETYA), The Australian Commonwealth Government. 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998.
University of Newcastle Postgraduate Research Scholarship (UNRS), University of Newcastle. 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998.

Membership of Scientific Societies

Member, Overseas Chinese Physics Association.
Member, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society.
Member, The American Physical Society.
Member, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.

Recent publications (since 1997)

(In Preparation)
(In Preparation)
Sanwu Wang, Yanzhao Cao, and P.A. Rikvold, "First-principles calculations for the adsorption of water molecules on the Cu(100) surface", Phys. Rev. B, in press
Sanwu Wang, A. Borisevich, S.N. Rashkeev, K. Sohlberg, M.V. Glazoff, S.J. Pennycook, and S.T. Pantelides, "Dopants absorbed as single atoms prevent degradation of catalysts" Nature Materials 3, 143 (2004).
Sanwu Wang, S.J. Mitchell, and P.A. Rikvold, "Ab initio Monte Carlo simulations for nanoscopic lithium systems at different temperatures", Comput. Mat. Sci. 29, 145 (2004).
S.J. Mitchell, Sanwu Wang, and P.A. Rikvold, "Halide adsorption on single-crystal silver substrates: dynamical simulations and ab initio density functional theory", Faraday Discuss., 121, 53 (2002).
Sanwu Wang and P.A. Rikvold, "Ab initio calculations for bromine adlayers on the Ag(100) and Au(100) surfaces: the c(2x2) structure", Phys. Rev. B 65, 155406 (2002).
S.J. Mitchell, Sanwu Wang, P.A. Rikvold, and G. Brown, "First-principles parameter estimation for dynamical Monte Carlo of a lattice-gas model", In Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics XIV, edited by D.P. Landau, S.P. Lewis, and H.B. Schüttler, (Springer, Berlin, 2002).
Sanwu Wang, M. Di Ventra, S.-G. Kim, and S.T. Pantelides, "Atomic-scale dynamics of the formation and dissolution of carbon clusters in SiO₂", Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 5946 (2001).
S.T. Pantelides, R. Buczko, M. Di Ventra, S. Wang, S.-G. Kim, S.J. Pennycook, G. Duscher, L.C. Feldman, K. McDonald, R.K. Chanana, R.A. Weller, J.R. Williams, G.Y. Chung, C.C. Tin, and T. Isaaxs-Smith, "Bonding, defects, and defect dynamics in the SiC-SiO₂ system", in Silicon Carbide--Materials, Processing and Devices, (Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 640), edited by A.K. Agarwal, J.A. Cooper, Jr., E. Janzen, and M. Skowronski (Materials Research Society, Warrendale, Pennsylvania, 2001).
Sanwu Wang, M.W. Radny, and P.V. Smith, "First-principles electronic structure studies for the cluster modeled Si(111) chemisorption system", J. Chem. Phys. 114, 436 (2001).
Sanwu Wang, "Generalization of the Thomas-Reiche-Kuhn and the Bethe sum rules", Phys. Rev. A 60, 262 (1999).
Sanwu Wang, M.W. Radny, and P.V. Smith, "Different mechanisms for stability of Al and B adatoms on the Si(111) Ö3´ Ö3 R30° surface", Phys. Rev. B 59, 1594 (1999).
Sanwu Wang, M.W. Radny, and P.V. Smith, "Hydrogen chemisorption on the Si(111) Ö3´ Ö3 R30°-Al, -Ga, -B surfaces: an ab initio HF/DFT molecular orbital modelling using atomic clusters", Comput. Mat. Sci. 10, 99 (1998).
Sanwu Wang, M.W. Radny, and P.V. Smith, "Ab initio HF/DFT studies of the chemisorption of hydrogen on the cluster simulated Si(111) Ö3´ Ö3 R30°-Al, and -Ga surfaces", Surf. Sci. 396, 40 (1998).
Sanwu Wang, M.W. Radny, and P.V. Smith, "Ab initio cluster calculations of the chemisorption of hydrogen on the Si(111) Ö3´ Ö3 R30°-B surface", Surf. Sci. 394, 235 (1997).
Sanwu Wang, M.W. Radny, and P.V. Smith, "Segregation of boron on the cluster modeled Si(111) Ö3´ Ö3 R30°-B hydrogenated surface", Phys. Rev. B 56, 3575 (1997).
Sanwu Wang, M.W. Radny, and P.V. Smith, "Boron, hydrogen and silicon adatoms on the Si(111) surface: an ab initio Hartree-Fock/density functional cluster study", J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 9, 4535 (1997).

Conference Presentations (since 1996)

Sanwu Wang, M.W. Radny, and P.V. Smith, "Boron, hydrogen and silicon adatoms on the Si(111) surface: an ab initio Hartree-Fock/density functional cluster study", 20th ANZIP Condensed Matter Physics Meeting. Wagga Wagga, Australia, February 1996.
Sanwu Wang, M.W. Radny, and P.V. Smith, "Segregation of boron on the cluster modeled Si(111) Ö3´ Ö3 R30°-B hydrogenated surface: an ab initio Hartree-Fock/DFT cluster study", International Conference on Advanced Materials ICAM'97 and European Materials Research Society Spring Meeting EMRS'97, Strasbourg, France, June 1997.
Sanwu Wang, M.W. Radny, and P.V. Smith, "The chemisorption of boron on the Si(111) surface", 7th International Fischer Symposium on Scales in Electrochemical Systems - from Angstroms to Meters, University of Karlsruhe, Germany, June 1997.
Sanwu Wang, M.W. Radny, and P.V. Smith, "Molecular orbital modeling of the chemisorption of Si, Al, Ga, B and H on the Si(111) Ö3´ Ö3 R30° surface: an ab initio HF/DFT cluster study", 18th IUVSTA Workshop, entitled "Diffusion and Growth in Ultrathin Layers". Newcastle, Australia, November 1997.
Sanwu Wang, M.W. Radny, and P.V. Smith, "The chemisorption of hydrogen on the cluster modeled the Si(111) Ö3´ Ö3 R30°-B surface", 10th AINSE Conference on Nuclear Techniques of Analysis and the 4th Vacuum Society of Australia Congress, Canberra, Australia, November 1997.
Sanwu Wang, M.W. Radny, and P.V. Smith, "Silicon and hydrogen adatoms on the Si(111) surface: an ab initio HF/DFT cluster study", 10th AINSE Conference on Nuclear Techniques of Analysis and the 4th Vacuum Society of Australia Congress, Canberra, Australia, November 1997.
Sanwu Wang, M.W. Radny, and P.V. Smith, "First-principles density functional molecular orbital studies for the silicon adatoms on the Si(111) surface", 22nd ANZIP condensed Matter Physics Meeting. Wagga Wagga, Australia, February 1998.
Sanwu Wang, M.W. Radny, and P.V. Smith, "Chemisorption of the Si, B, Al and H adatoms on the Si(111) surface - ab initio molecular orbital modeling", 19th International Seminars on Surface Physics (ISSP-19), Wroclaw, Poland, June 1998.
A.J. Dyson, J.Z. Que, M.W. Radny, P.V. Smith, and Sanwu Wang, "Lattice dynamical and electronic structure calculations on clean and chemisorbed semiconductor surfaces", CSIRO Workshop on Electronic Structure Computations and Theoretical Methods and Industry, Melbourne, Australia, July 1998.
M.W. Radny, P.V. Smith, and Sanwu Wang, "Chemisorption of Al and B adatoms on the Si(111) surface", 6th International Workshop on Postionization Techniques in Surface Analysis (PITS6), Newcastle, Australia, Sept. 1998.
Sanwu Wang, M.W. Radny, and P.V. Smith, "Ab initio calculations for chemisorption of boron and aluminum atoms on Si(111)", 220th American Chemical Society Meeting, Washington D.C., USA. Aug. 2000.
S.T. Pantelides, M. Di Ventra, R. Buzko, S. Wang, S.-G. Kim, G. Duscher, S.J. Pennycook, K. McDonald, R.K. Chanana, R.A. Weller, L.C. Feldman, G.Y. Chung, C.C. Tin, T. Isaaxs-Smith, and J.R. Williams, "Bonding, defects, and defect dynamics in the SiC-SiO₂ system", 2000 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, USA. Nov. 2000.
S.J. Mitchell, Sanwu Wang, P.A. Rikvold, and G. Brown, "First-principles parameter estimation for dynamical Monte Carlo", 14th Annual Workshop on Recent Developments in Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics, Athens, Georgia, USA. Feb. 2001.
S.J. Mitchell, Sanwu Wang, G. Brown, and P.A. Rikvold, "Advanced Simulations of Br Electrosorption on Ag(100)", International Conference on Electrified Interfaces, 9th in a Series on Non-traditional Methods, Acadia University, Wolfeville, Nova Scotia, Canada. July 2001.
Sanwu Wang, S.J. Mitchell, and P.A. Rikvold, "Ab initio Monte Carlo simulations for nanoscopic lithium systems at different temperatures", Annual APS March Meeting 2002, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. March 2002.
S.J. Mitchell, Sanwu Wang, and P.A. Rikvold, "Halide adosrption on single-crystal silver substrates: dynamic simulations and ab-initio density functional theory", Faraday Discussion 121, Harnack-Haus, Berlin, Germany. April 2002.
S.J. Mitchell, Sanwu Wang, G. Brown, and P.A. Rikvold, "Advanced simulations of Br electrosorption on Ag(100)", Faraday Discussion 121, Harnack-Haus, Berlin, Germany. April 2002.
Sanwu Wang, S.N. Rashkeev, K. Sohlborg, and S.T. Pantelides, "Atomic-scale mechanism of stabilization of catalytic La-doped gamma-

SHORT CURRICULUM VITAE

Education

Employment

Research Interests

Selected Awards

Membership of Scientific Societies

Recent publications (since 1997)

Conference Presentations (since 1996)

My wife & sons

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