Prof. Vikram Gavini — Research Profile
University of Michigan · Mechanical Engineering
Graduate application deadlines
Mechanical Engineering
PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Fall 2027Application deadline
Dec 1, 2026
Source: me.engin.umich.eduChecked Nov 2, 2026MSE in Mechanical Engineering
Fall 2027Application deadline
Fall term
Jan 15, 2027
Source: me.engin.umich.eduChecked Nov 2, 2026
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Prof. Vikram Gavini at University of Michigan Mechanical Engineering lists Developing algorithms and computational frameworks for large-scale ab-initio calculations to understand materials properties; HPC aspects of electronic structure calculations; Electronic structure studies on defects in solids; Multi-scale modeling as their registered research area.
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Recent papers
- Vertical ionization energies from inverse generalized Kohn-Sham calculations at fixed electron densityPreprintarXiv (Cornell University) · Oct 15
- Machine-learned Laplacian-level density functional from exact exchange-correlation potentials and energiesPreprintarXiv (Cornell University) · Sep 28
- Exchange-Correlation Potentials and Energies from Inverse Generalized Kohn-Sham CalculationsPreprintResearch Square · Sep 22
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