Daniel Schacher

I began my graduate studies with NEXCL in 2021 and had previously worked there as an undergraduate research assistant beginning in 2019. Prior to this I worked as an undergraduate research assistant at HIPSEC from 2017-2018 assisting with high pressure experiments in diamond anvil cells. My primary interest is in strongly correlated materials and understanding the response of their electronic structure to external stimuli such pressure and temperature.

To this end my research thus far has spanned oxide systems, super hydrides, and electronic transitions in metals. My research is theoretical and computational in nature. I utilize various techniques such as density-functional theory, crystal structure prediction, perturbation theory, and machine learning in order to understand the behavior of these materials. My goal is to better the fundamental understanding of how these materials behave so that they can be manipulated and utilized in a functional setting.