Assignment Zero
Graduate-level research requires independent thinking and the ability to solve open-ended or underconstrained problems.
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Graduate-level research requires independent thinking and the ability to solve open-ended or underconstrained problems.
The purpose of this assignment is to give you experience solving research-like problems and to help you determine whether graduate-level research in computational solid mechanics is a good fit.
Everything needed to complete this project is available, but it is up to you to figure it out. There are only two rules:
No plagiarism.
You may not ask Dr. Runnels for help.
Compute the energy and structure of a grain boundary in an FCC material using molecular dynamics. Present your results in a report written in LaTeX. The report does not need to be long, but it should be written in proper scientific style, contain publication-quality figures, and cite relevant sources.
LAMMPS is a free, open-source molecular dynamics simulation package.
OVITO is useful for visualizing atomic structures.
LaTeX is document processing software. Overleaf is an online LaTeX platform.
Depending on your prior experience, this project can take as little as a few hours or as long as a few weeks.
Good luck!
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