Nature Materials Publishes Profile on the Thomas Young Centre and Materials Modelling

Nature Materials have published an extensive profile on materials modelling and the Thomas Young Centre (TYC) following the recent Frontiers of Materials Modelling Symposium, held to mark the 10th anniversary of the TYC.

The TYC is a dynamic and interdisciplinary alliance of London researchers which operates at the forefront of science to address the challenges of society and industry through the theory and simulation of materials, or materials modelling. 

It is currently made up of around 100 research groups from four London Colleges: UCL, Imperial College, King's College and QMUL (Queen Mary University London).

The profile contains an editorial on materials modelling, giving details on some of the challenges in the field and the investment at a governmental and grass roots level to overcome these, an interview with Professor Angelos Michaelides, co-director of the TYC at UCL, and a report on the recent symposium and perspective of the field, written by Professor Nicola Marzari.

The articles give a great overview of last month's event and an excellent boost to the profile of the Thomas Young Centre.

The three pieces can be found online here:

• Editorial: Boosting materials modelling
• Interview with Prof. Angelos Michaelides: Materials modelling in London
• Meeting report and perspective: Materials modelling: The frontiers and the challenges