Kevin Beach
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Phone Number: (662)915-7046
Email: kbeach@olemiss.edu
http://www.phy.olemiss.edu/~kbeach/

Key Words: Computational physics, condensed matter theory, quantum materials, spin models, frustrated magnetism, heavy fermions, nanomechanical systems, simulation algorithms, high performance computing, C++ libraries

Research Description:

My background is in condensed matter theory and computational physics. I have made key contributions in the areas of heavy fermion materials and quantum spin systems and am probably best known for my role in the development of valence-bond-based quantum Monte Carlo methods. Much of my research has focussed on the development of new algorithms and computational approaches.

I am currently interested in a broad range of topics in pure and applied physics. In the last few years I have worked on projects related to frustrated quantum magnetism, helium-3, nanoscale device physics, and protein folding. Some portion of my activities has been in close collaboration with experimental groups at the interface between measurement, theory, and simulation. It has been exciting to collaborate in diverse areas where theory and numerics can play a decisive role in teasing out results from cutting-edge experiments.

Honors Theses:

Pompa, Daniel (2019) Encoding a 1-D Heisenberg Spin 1/2 Chain in a Simulated Annealing Algorithm for Machine Learning (full text)

Available Research Projects: