This two-year, $250,000 National Science Foundation Mathematical and Physical Sciences Project Grant supports research and education activities aimed at developing robust computational tools to model physical properties of two-dimensional (2D) magnetic materials with high accuracy. The awardee, the University of Maryland Baltimore County, will develop a universal procedure based on quantum Monte Carlo methods to model electronic and magnetic properties of materials like vanadium diselenide with near-chemical accuracy. This will provide reliable predictions for properties of 2D magnetic materials that current simulation tools do not enable. The funding also supports direct involvement of undergraduate and graduate students in the research, as well as an open online workshop and dissemination of research data and codes to promote broader impacts.
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