Henry Snowden
I am a PhD student in the Maurer group, primarily focused on developing methods to simulate light-driven surface chemistry. This is a multi-faceted simulation with dependency on accurately capturing a multitude of properties. These include the light-matter simulations themselves, the resulting non-adiabatic dynamics, as well as the electronic structure of the adsorbate and surface in both the ground and excited states. I have a passion for fast, flexible and modern code which is why I love the Julia language and hope to generate a multitude of packages to simulate surface chemistry in Julia. For some examples, see NQCDynamics.jl and LightMatter.jl.
Session
Here we present, LightMatter.jl, a flexible and efficient framework for simulations of nonequilibrium electron dynamics triggered by light. By leveraging Julia’s powerful metaprogramming capabilities, it dynamically assembles and propagates scattering equations for different physical processes, offering fine control over accuracy and computational cost. Herein, I present its application in the study of laser-driven electron and phonon equilibration in metals showcasing it's power to model complex nanoscale materials.