Mason Research Group – University of California, Davis

Critical configurations of five disks in a square.
Cellular automata simulation of grain growth.
Schlegel diagram and dual graph of a grain.
Finite-element simulation of 3D grain growth.
Local topological descriptors of a two-dimensional grain boundary network.
Solidification from the liquid using a particle density instead of discrete atoms.

Our group uses theoretical and computational techniques to study the evolution of materials. This encompasses phenomena as diverse as the formation of solidification nuclei in a liquid, the appearance of low energy dislocation structures during the deformation of metals, and grain boundary motion during annealing and recrystallization.