Alejandro Strachan

Alejandro Strachan serves as a Reilly Professor of Materials Engineering at Purdue University, where he leads groundbreaking research in predictive atomistic and molecular simulation methodologies. After earning his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Buenos Aires in 1998, he gained valuable experience as a Staff Member at Los Alamos National Laboratory and as a Postdoctoral Scholar and Scientist at Caltech before joining Purdue. His research portfolio spans the development of computational techniques for materials science, focusing on coupled electronic, chemical, and thermo-mechanical processes in nanoelectronics, polymers, molecular solids, and active materials. With over 200 peer-reviewed publications, his scientific impact has earned him numerous accolades, including recognition as a Purdue University Faculty Scholar (2012-2017), the TMS Early Career Faculty Fellow Award (2009), and an R&D 100 award for nanoHUB software services