Department for Computer Simulations of Many-Particle Systems

The Department was established in 2007 on the basis of the Department for theory of metals and alloys, headed during 1990-2004 by Prof. Z.Gurskii. During years 2007-2021 the Department has been headed by Prof. T.Bryk. Since 2021 the head of Dept. is Prof. J.Ilnytskyi. Today the staff of Department consists of 18 permanent researchers (A.Baumketner, T.Bryk, T.Demchuk, A.Duviryak, K.Haydukivska, Y.Humenyuk, V.Ignatyuk, J.Ilnytskyi, O.Kalyuzhnyi, I.Mryglod, O.Patsahan, T.Verkholyak,Yu.Yaremko, D.Yaremchuk, M.Kopcha), 1 engineer (O.Farenyuk) and 2 PhD students ( I-M.Ilenkov and I.Yidak).

Head of Department – Prof. Jaroslav Ilnytskyi

Phone: (032) 2760908; E-mail: ilnicmp.lviv.ua

Research directions

• Simulations of complex systems by molecular dynamics, dissipative particle dynamics and Monte Carlo methods;
• Simulations of liquid metals, alloys, molten salts and molecular systems by ab initio molecular dynamics;
• Computer simulations of liquid crystals;
• Computer simulations of macromolecules and biological systems;
• Theory of collective processes in disordered systems;
• Physical chemistry of interfaces;
• Analytical and simulation studies in relativistic physics.

Specific systems under study in the Department: liquid metals and alloys, molten salts, water, liquid crystals, macromolecules, proteins, glass systems, surfaces of solids, solid/liquid interfaces.

Scientific cooperation

G.Ruocco, T.Scopigno (Universita di Roma “La Sapienza”, Italy)
A.D.J.Haymet (University of California, San Diego, USA)
M.Santoro, F.Gorelli (Universita di Firenze, Italy)
J.-F.Wax (P.Verlaine Universite, Metz, France)
A.Belonoshko (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden)
M.Inui (Hiroshima University, Japan)
S.Hosokawa (Hiroshima Institute of Technology, Japan)
D.Neher (Potsdam University, Germany)
M.Wilson (Durham University, Great Britain)
S.Sokolowski (Maria Sklodowska-Curie University, Lublin, Poland)

Teaching

T.Bryk and V.Tretiak (since 2006)  and J.Ilnytskyi (since 2011) have been affiliated with National Polytechnic University of Lviv, Institute for Applied Mathematics and Fundamental Sciences. Teaching disciplines:

• Classical mechanics (V.Tretiak, 2006-2008)
• Electrodynamics (V.Tretiak, 2007,2008)
• Computer simulations of physical processes (T.Bryk, 2006-present)
• Quantum Chemistry (T.Bryk, 2008-present)
• Computer simulations of nanosystems (J.Ilnytskyi, 2011-present)

Publications

During last five years the researchers of Department have published more than 70 papers in international journals and 7 preprints, contributed with 106 talks at national and international conferences, defended 2 Habilitations and 1 PhD.

Complete list of publications during 2020-2024