Biography
Research interests
- Multiscale modeling of materials
- Large-scale molecular dynamics
- Nanoscale mechanics
- Plasticity and materials strength
- High-pressure physics
- Fracture and damage
- First-wall materials for magnetic fusion energy
- Mesoscale materials
- Interatomic potentials
- Massively parallel computing
- Plasma transport
Computational Materials Science Group
Career path
- PhD in String Theory, Princeton, 1992
- Postdoc in String Theory, Rutgers
- Consultant in Condensed Matter Physics, SFA / Naval Research Lab
- Departmental Lecturer in Modelling of Materials, Oxford
- Staff Physicist, LLNL, starting 2000
- Group Leader, LLNL, starting 2011
Other Links
- Video: “Material Dynamics and Instability: Solids” CREDDS Summer School
- Video: “Atoms in the Surf”
Highlights
- LLNL LDRD Committee Chair, 2007-2013
- DOE HPC4Mfg National Review Panel, 2015-present
- Editorial Board Member, Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 2002-present
- Book Series Editor, Oxford Series in Materials Modelling, 2001-present, inactive
- US Regional Editor, Molecular Simulation, 2005-2020
Education
- Ph.D., Theoretical Physics, Princeton University, 1992
- B.S., Physics, University of Virginia, 1987
Publications
2020 1 publication
- “Observations of Grain Boundary Phase Transformations in an Elemental Metal,” T. Meiners, T. Frolov, R. E. Rudd, G. Dehm, C. H. Liebscher, Nature 579, 375-378 (2020).
2018 2 publications
- “Femtosecond X-Ray Diffraction Studies of the Reversal of Plastic Deformation during Shock Release of Tantalum,” M. Sliwa, R. E. Rudd, et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 265502 (2018).
- “Predicting Phase Behaivor of Grain Boundaries with Evolutionary Search and Machine Learning,” Q. Zhu, A. Samanta, B. Li, R. E. Rudd, T. Frolov, Nature Comm. 9, 467 (2018).
2017 1 publication
- “In situ X-ray Diffraction Measurement of Shock-Wave-Driven Twinning and Lattice Dynamics,” C. E. Wehrenberg, R. E. Rudd, et al., Nature 550, 496–499 (2017).
2013 1 publication
- Physics-based signal processing algorithms for micromachined cantilever arrays, James V. Candy, David S. Clague, Christopher L. Lee, Robert E. Rudd, Alan K. Burnham, Joseph W. Tringe, US 8,584,506 B2 (Nov. 19, 2013).
2010 1 publication
- "High-rate Plastic Deformation of Nanocrystalline Tantalum to Large Strains: Molecular Dynamics Simulation," R.E. Rudd, Mater. Sci. Forum 633-634, 3-19 (2010).arXiv:0902.4491
2009 1 publication
- "Void Growth in BCC Metals Simulated with Molecular Dynamics using the Finnis-Sinclair Potential," R.E. Rudd, Philos. Mag. 89, 3133-3161 (2009).arXiv:0906.0619
2007 1 publication
- "First-principles study of the Young's modulus of Si <001> nanowires," Byeongchan Lee and Robert E. Rudd, Physical Review B 75, 041305(R) (2007).
2006 1 publication
- "Nonlinearly Additive Forces in Multivalent Ligand Binding to a Single Protein Revealed with Force Spectroscopy," T. V. Ratto, R. E. Rudd, K. C. Langry, R. L. Balhorn and M. W. McElfresh, Langmuir 22, 1749-1757 (2006).
2005 1 publication
- "Coarse-grained molecular dynamics: Nonlinear finite elements and finite temperatures," R.E. Rudd and J.Q. Broughton, Phys. Rev. B 72, 144104 (2005).cond-mat/0508527
2004 1 publication
- "The Onset of Void Coalescence during Dynamic Fracture of Ductile Metals," E.T. Seppala, J. Belak and R.E. Rudd, Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 245503 (2004).
2003 1 publication
- "Equilibrium model of bimodal distributions of epitaxial island growth,," R.E. Rudd, G.A.D. Briggs, A.P. Sutton, G. Medieros-Ribiero and R.S. Williams, Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 146101 (2003).
2002 1 publication
- "Combining Constitutive Materials Modeling with Atomic Force Microscopy to Understand the Mechanical Properties of Living Cells," M. McElfresh, E. Baesu, R. Balhorn, M.J. Allen, J. Belak and R.E. Rudd, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 99, 6493-7 (2002); also in Nanoscience: Underlying Concepts and Phenomena (National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 2002), pp. 43-47.
2001 1 publication
- "The Atomic Limit of Finite Element Modeling in MEMS: Coupling of Length Scales," R.E. Rudd, Analog Integ. Circuits and Signal Proc. 29, 17 (2001); see also "Atomistic Simulation of MEMS Resonators through the Coupling of Length Scales," R.E. Rudd and J.Q. Broughton, J. Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems 1, 29 (1999).
2000 1 publication
- "Concurrent Coupling of Length Scales in Solid State Systems," R.E. Rudd and J.Q. Broughton, Physica Status Solidi (b) 217, 251 (2000).
1998 1 publication
- "Coarse-grained molecular dynamics and the atomic limit of finite elements," R.E. Rudd and J.Q. Broughton, Phys. Rev. B 58, R5893 (1998).
Awards
Gordon Bell Prize in Supercomputing
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Fellow of the Institute of Physics
Dept. of Energy, Defense Programs Award
LLNL Director’s S&T Award, 2008, 2014, 2015
LLNL Deputy Director’s Publication Award, 2021, 2022
LLNL Directorate Award, 13 times


