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Background
Steven L. Richardson is a physicist and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Howard University. He earned an MS in physics and a PhD in theoretical condensed matter physics, both from the Ohio State University, and studied chemistry at Columbia University.
Interests
Richardson works in the areas of theoretical condensed matter physics, computational materials science, and computational chemistry—with a specific focus on using high-performance massively parallel processing (MPP) supercomputers and quantum mechanics to design and model new molecules and materials. He has worked in industry, government, and academia throughout his career.
He is currently a co-principal investigator on a research initiative with the Center for Integrated Quantum Materials (CIQM) at Harvard. The center explores how atomically-thin two-dimensional quantum materials, topological insulators, and NV centers in diamonds can be integrated to make new devices for communications and computing in the 21st century. Through the center, Richardson collaborates with scientists and educators from MIT, Howard University, Harvard University, and the Museum of Science, Boston, as well as a network of colleges throughout the greater Boston and Washington, D.C. areas.
Sample Work
Publication
Access to endodontic care in North Carolina public health and Medicaid settings
Richardson, Steven L., et al. “Access to endodontic care in North Carolina public health and Medicaid settings.” Journal of public health dentistry 74.3 (2014): 175-180.
Publication
Optical excitation energies, Stokes shift, and spin-splitting of C24H72Si14
Zope, Rajendra R.,Tunna Baruah, Steven L. Richardson, Mark R. Pederson, and Brett I. Dunlap. “Optical excitation energies, Stokes shift, and spin-splitting of C24H72Si14.” The Journal of chemical physics 133.3 (2010): 034301.
Publication
First-Principles Studies of Octacyclopropylcubane: A Novel High-Energy Density Material
Richardson, Steven L., et al. “First-Principles Studies of Octacyclopropylcubane: A Novel High-Energy Density Material.” APS Meeting Abstracts. Vol. 1. 2009.
Publication
First-Principles Studies of sila-Diamondoids
Richardson, Steven L., et al. “First-Principles Studies of sila-Diamondoids.”APS Meeting Abstracts. Vol. 1. 2007.