James Kermode
Current position: Research Associate, King's College London
Address: Department of Physics, King's College London, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS
Email: <james DOT kermode AT kcl DOT ac DOT uk>
Web: http://www.jrkermode.co.uk
Nationality: British
Date of Birth: 19 February 1982
Education
2004-2007 Ph.D. in Physics (Computational Condensed Matter)
Pembroke College, University of Cambridge
Supervised by Prof. M.C. Payne and Dr Gábor Csányi. Thesis title Hybrid Simulation of Brittle Fracture. Ph.D. degree conferred March 2008. Nahum Scholarship in Physics from Pembroke College.2000-2004 M.A., M. Sci. (Hons.) Natural Sciences
Pembroke College, University of Cambridge- Part IA: Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics (1st)
- Part IB: Advanced Physics and Mathematics (1st)
- Part II: Experimental and Theoretical Physics (1st)
Part III: Experimental and Theoretical Physics (1st)
College Prizes and Scholarships, Pembroke College, 2001-2004
Foundation Scholarship, Pembroke College, 2002 2004.
1998-2000 Brockenhurst College, Brockenhurst A Levels in Mathematics (A), Further Mathematics (A), Physics (A), Chemistry (A) and General Studies (A); S Level in Physics (distinction).
Research
Jan 2009 - present. Research Associate, King's College London
Working with Dr Alessandro de Vita on modelling the fracture of oxide materials.Dec 2007 - Dec 2008. Research Associate, University of Cambridge
Collaborating with Prof. M.C. Payne at the Cavendish Laboratory and Dr Gábor Csányi at the Engineering Labroratory on the application of multiscale quantum mechanical/classical simulation techniques to the brittle fracture of ceramic materials.
Teaching
2004-2007 Supervisor of first year Physics undergraduates, Pembroke College (taught students in small groups; exam preparation; set and marked work; acted as their mentor over the year) Demonstrator of third year undergraduate Computational Physics course, Cavendish Laboratory
Selected Publications
J. R. Kermode, S. Cereda, P. Tangney and A. De Vita, A first principles based polarizable O(N) interatomic force field for bulk silica. J. Chem. Phys. 133, 094102 (2010)
N. Bernstein, J. R. Kermode and G. Csányi, Hybrid atomistic simulation methods for materials systems. Rep. Prog. Phys. 72, 026501 (2009)
J. R. Kermode, T. Albaret, D. Sherman, N. Bernstein, P. Gumbsch, M. C. Payne, G. Csányi and A. de Vita, Low speed fracture instabilities in a brittle crystal, Nature 455, 1224-1227 (2008). See also this less technical summary
Selected Talks
May 2011 Hands-on tutorial at Workshop on Advanced Oxide Interfaces, ICTP, Trieste. Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Fracture in Quartz. (Workshop material)
Sept 2010 Contributed talk at Psi-k 2010 Conference, Berlin. Multiscale Simulation of Brittle Fracture in Oxide Materials (Abstract)
May 2010 Invited seminar at Fraunhofer IWM, Freiburg. Multiscale hybrid simulation of the brittle fracture of silicon and silica with the 'Learn on the Fly' technique
Nov 2008 Version Control Software, TCM Group, Cavendish Laboratory
Sept 2007 CCP2007, Conference on Computational Physics, Universite Libre de Brux-elles. Low Speed Instabilities in the Brittle Fracture of Silicon (Book of Abstracts, p. 76)
July 2006 CECAM workshop: Hybrid Atomistic Methods for Materials and Biological Systems, Lyon. Multiscale Hybrid Simulations of Brittle Fracture (Abstract)
Interests and Activities
2007-2009 Organiser, Journal Club, TCM Group, Cavendish Laboratory
2002-2009 Committee member of Cambridge Hands on Science (CHaOS) a student-run society which organises events to increase public enthusiasm for science.
2001-2009 Member of Cambridge University Ultimate Frisbee team Strange Blue representing the university at national tournaments; Treasurer of univer-sity club 2003 4 and captain of Pembroke College team 2001-6.
Skills
Languages French (intermediate); German (basic).
Computing Extensive use of Unix/Linux. Advanced knowledge of Fortran 95, Python, bash, awk and Unix system administation. Intermediate knowledge of C/C++ and Perl.
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