08 May 2026
Kristin has been elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAE)!
Welcome to the Persson Group home page. We study the physics and chemistry of materials using atomistic computational methods and high-performance computing technology.
The Materials Project
Kristin speaks at the 2016 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis
The Electrolyte Genome
A big data approach in battery materials discovery
Elastic and Piezoelectric Tensors
Towards an open database of computed mechanical and electrical properties of solids
Group retreat to Half-Moon Bay
Hanging out on the beach
Group bonding
Chatting around a fire
Group bonding
Group mile run
We focus on materials for energy applications, such as battery electrode materials, electrolytes, photocatalysts, thermoelectrics, etc.
News
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11 February 2025
Kristin has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineers (NAE)!
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12 December 2024
Rohith and Mackenize have been awarded the Jane Lewis Fellowship for the 2024-2025 cycle!
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12 December 2024
Mackenzie has been awarded the MSE Department’s Corrosion Award!
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