Russell Thompson

Russell Thompson
Associate Professor
Location: PHY 355
Phone: 519-888-4567 x42219

Biography

Dr. Thompson works with self-consistent field theory and density functional theory.

Research Interests

  • Self-assembled nanostructures
  • Nanocomposite materials
  • Theory of block copolymers
  • Self-consistent field theory
  • Polymer surface tension
  • Biomaterials and Polymers
  • Quantum Science
  • Nanomaterials
  • Density functional theory

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

  • Cross appointed faculty, Chemical Engineering
  • Member, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology

Teaching*

  • NE 216 - Advanced Calculus and Numerical Methods 1
    • Taught in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
  • NE 217 - Advanced Calculus and Numerical Methods 2
    • Taught in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
  • PHYS 234 - Quantum Physics 1
    • Taught in 2023
  • PHYS 239 - Computational Physics 2
    • Taught in 2020, 2021
  • PHYS 364 - Mathematical Physics 1
    • Taught in 2018, 2019, 2023

* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.

Selected/Recent Publications

  • "An alternative derivation of orbital-free density functional theory" R. B. Thompson, Journal of Chemical Physics 150, 204109 (2019)
  • Please see Dr. Thompson's research website for a complete list of his publications.