Dr. Damien J. West
Education:
Ph.D., Physics, 2006
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
M.S., Physics, 2003
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
B.S., Physics, 2001
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
EXPERIENCE
2007-present, Postdoctoral Researcher,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
2002 ¨C 2006, Research Assistant, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
- Responsible for condensed matter computer calculations resulting in
eight refereed journal articles, including three published in Physical Review
Letters and three published in Physical Review B. - Presented posters at three national and four international conferences.
- Designed, constructed, and administered a twenty-two node computer
cluster for research group.
2001 ¨C 2002, Teaching Assistant,
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
- Instructed E&M and Astronomy laboratory
- Graded lab assignments
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research has been primarily in materials science based on firstprinciples,
density-functional theory calculations. It has focused on the
dynamics and energetics of defects in semiconductors; including nonequilibrium
dynamic phenomenon, such as phonon relaxation. I also have
experience in defect and phase stability at high temperatures, including the
calculation of various entropic contributions to the free energy.
My current research interests lay in the area of multi-scale modeling. We
are preparing a manuscript which presents a novel method of time coarsegraining
to accelerate molecular dynamics simulations.
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Outstanding PhD Student, Texas Tech University, 2006
- Corbett Prize semi-finalist, 23rd International Conference on
Defects in Semiconductors (Osaka, Japan), 2005 - Quade Graduate Scholarship in Physics, 2005
- Howe Fellowship, 2004
- Outstanding MasterĄ¯s Student, Texas Tech University, 2003
- Robert A. Welch Fellowship, 2002-2006
PUBLICATIONS ( REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES)
| 14 | 14. D. West and S.B. Zhang: Stochastically Accelerated molecular dynamics: application to
one dimension Physica B: Condensed Matter 401-402, 674-676 (2007). |
| 13 | 13. M. Sanati, D. West, and R. C. Albers: Electronic structure, phase stability, and chemical
ordering of the ? phase in a Ti3Al2X (X=Nb,V) alloy Physical Review B 76, 174101 (2007). |
| 12 | 12. M. Sanati, D. West, and R.C. Albers: First-principles study of ?-phase formation in the
Ti3Al2V system, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 19, 386221 (2007). |
| 11 | 11. D. West and S.K. Estreicher: Isotope dependence of the vibrational lifetimes of light
impurities in Si calculated from first principles, Physical Review B 75, 075206 (2007). |
| 10 | 10. K. Kaur, G. Davis, N.Q. Vinh, D.West, S.K. Estreicher, T. Grgorkiewicz, and K.M. Itoh,
Isotope dependence of the lifetime of the 1136cm-1 vibration of oxygen in silicon Physical Review Letters 96, 225503 (2006). |
| 9 | D. West and S.K. Estreicher: First-principles calculations of vibrational lifetimes and decay channels: Hydrogen-related modes in Si Physical Review Letters 96, 115504/1-4 (2006). This paper was also selected for the April 2006 issue of Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science. |
| 8 | 8. D. West and S.K. Estreicher: Temperature Dependence of Vibrational Lifetimes for Light Impurities in Si: First-Principles Theory Physica B: Condensed Matter 376-377, 936-965 (2006). |
| 7. | S.K. Estreicher, D. West, M. Sanati: *Cu0: a metastable configuration of the {Cus,Cui} pair in Si Physical Review B 72, R121201/1-4 (2005). Damien J. West 3 |
| 6. | S.K. Estreicher, M. Sanati, D. West, and F. Ruymgaart: Thermodynamics of impurities in
Semiconductors Physical Review B 70, 125209/1-10 (2004) |
| 5. | D. West, S.K. Estreicher, S. Knack, J. Weber: Copper interactions with H, O, and the selfinterstitial in silicon Physical Review B 68, 035210/1-7 (2003). |
| 4. | S.K. Estreicher, D. West, J. Goss, S. Knack, J. Weber: First-principles calculations of
pseudo-local vibrational modes: the case of Cu pairs in Si Physical Review Letters 90, 035504/1-4 (2003). |
| 3. | B.J. West, P. Hamilton, and D.J. West: Random Fractal Time Series and the Teen-Birth
Phenomenon Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology and Life Sciences 4, 87-111 (2000). |
| 2. | L. Griffin, D.J. West, and B.J. West: Random Stride Intervals with Memory Journal of Biological Physics 26, 185-202 (2000). |
| 1. | B.J. West, P. Hamilton, and D.J. West: Fractal Scaling of the Teen Birth Phenomenon Fractals 7, 113-122 (1999). |
CONTRIBUTED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
| 7. | K. K. Kohli, G. Davies, N.Q. Vinh, D. West, S.K. Estreicher, T. Gregorkiewicz, I. Izeddin, and K.M. Itoh: Isotope effects and temperature-dependence studies on vibrational lifetimes of interstitial oxygen in Si, Nuclear Instruments and Methods B 253, 200-204 (2006). |
| 6. | S.K. Estreicher and D. West: Vibrational Lifetimes for Light Impurities in Si,
Nuclear Instruments and Methods B 253, 196-199 (2006). |
| 5. | M. Sanati, S.K. Estreicher, and D. West : Structure, electrical activity, and thermal
stability of acceptor-oxygen complexes in Si solar cells, 15th Workshop on Crystalline
Silicon Solar Cell Materials and Processes (Vail, CO) NREL/BK-520-38573, 162-165 (2005). |
| 4. | D. West, M. Sanati, and S.K. Estreicher: Temperature-dependence of the dissociation
energy of copper pairs in Si 14th Workshop on Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell Materials
and Processes (Winter Park, CO), NREL/BK 520-36622, 184-187 (2004). |
| 3. | S.K. Estreicher and D. West: Microscopic Properties of Copper in Silicon: Theoretical Predictions. 12th Workshop on Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell Materials and Processes, NREL/BK 520-32717 (2002) : 147-154. |
| 2. | S.K. Estreicher and D. West: Copper-defect and Copper-impurity Interactions in Silicon
Solid State Phenomena 82-84, 341-348 (2002). Damien J. West 4 |
| 1. | S.K. Estreicher, D. West, J.M. Pruneda., S. Knack, and J.Weber: Formation and
Properties of Three Copper Pairs in Silicon, MRS Proc. 719, 421-426 (2002). |
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
- CONTRIBUTED TALKS
| 4. . | D. West and S.B. Zhang: Stocastically accelerated molecular dynamics, ICDS 24,
(Albequrque, NM) 2007. |
| 3. | M. Sanati and D. West: Structural phase transformations in Ti3Al2Nb system, a firstprinciples approach, APS March Meeting, (Denver, CO) 2007. |
| 2. | D. West and S.K. Estreicher: First-principles calculations of pseudo-local vibrational modes in Si, Joint Fall Meeting of the Texas Sections of the APS and AAPT, and Zone 13 Society of Physics Students (Lubbock, TX) 2003. |
| 1. | D. West, B.J. West, and P. Hamilton: Fractal Scaling of the Teen Birth Phenomenon,
International Workshop on Complexity and Non-extensive Thermodynamics, (Denton,
TX) 2000. |
- POSTERS
| 6. | 6. D. West, M. Sanati, and S.K. Estreicher: Temperature-dependence of Boron-oxygen complexes in Si, 15th Workshop on Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell Materials and Processes (Vail, CO) 2005. |
| 5. | 5. D. West and S.K. Estreicher: : Temperature Dependence of Vibrational Lifetimes for Light Impurities in Si: First-Principles Theory, 23rd International Conference on Defects in Semiconductors (Osaka, Japan) 2005. |
| 4. | 4. D. West and S. K. Estreicher: First-principles calculations of Vibrational Lifetimes of Hydrogen related defects in Si, Gordon Conference, Defects in Semiconductors (New London, NH) 2004. |
| 3. | 3. D. West, M. Sanati, and S.K. Estreicher: Temperature-dependence of the dissociation energy of copper pairs in Si 14th Workshop on Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell Materials and Processes (Winter Park, CO) 2004. |
| 2. | 2. D. West, S.K. Estreicher, S. Knack, J. Weber: Copper related defects in Silicon. Gordon Conference, Point and line defects in Semiconductors (New London, NH) 2002. |
| 1. | 1. D. West and S.K. Estreicher: Small Copper Complexes in Silicon,12th Workshop on Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell Materials and Processes (Breckenridge, CO) 2002. Damien J. West 5 |
REFERENCES
Dr. Shengbai Zhang
Senior Scientist at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Address: NREL
1617 Cole Blvd.
Golden, CO 80401
Phone Number: (303)384-6622
Email: shengbai_zhang@nrel.gov
Dr. Stefan K. Estreicher
Paul W. Horn Professor at Texas Tech University
Address: Physics Department
Texas Tech University
Mail stop 1051
Lubbock, TX 79409
Phone Number: (806) 742-3723
Email: stefan.estreicher@ttu.edu
Dr. Paolo Grigolini
Professor at the University of North Texas
Address: Physics Department
University of North Texas
P.O. Box 311427
Denton, TX 76203-1427
Phone Number: (940)565-3294
Email: grigo@unt.edu
