Russell Thompson
Biography
Dr. Thompson works with self-consistent field theory and density functional theory.
Research Interests
Self-consistent field theory
Density functional theory
Quantum foundations
Atomic physics
Education
1998, Doctorate Theoretical Physics and Applied Mathematics, University of Western Ontario, Canada
1994, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Honours Physics, University of Ottawa, Canada
1994, Master of Science Physics, University of Regina, Canada
Affiliations and Volunteer Work
Member, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology
Teaching*
- NANO 600 - Introduction to Nanotechnology
- Taught in 2024
- NE 216 - Advanced Calculus and Numerical Methods 1
- Taught in 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025
- NE 217 - Advanced Calculus and Numerical Methods 2
- Taught in 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025
- PHYS 234 - Quantum Physics 1
- Taught in 2023, 2025
- PHYS 239 - Computational Physics 2
- Taught in 2020, 2021
- PHYS 364 - Mathematical Physics 1
- Taught in 2023
* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.