Murray S. Daw Department of Physics and Astronomy 202A Kinard Labs Clemson University Clemson, SC 29634-1911

Undergraduate Education

B.S. in Physics awarded summa cum laude, University of Florida, 1976.

Ph.D. in Physics, California Institute of Technology, 1981.
Advisors: Prof. Darryl Smith & Tom McGill.
Thesis: Vacancies and Core Excitons at Semiconductor Surfaces

2021 - present. Dean's Distinguished Professor of Physics, Clemson University.

2003 - 2021. R. A. Bowen Professor of Physics, Clemson University.

1994 - present. Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University.

1998 - 2000. Senior Scientist and Section Leader, Computational Materials Group, Motorola (Austin).

1989 - 1994. Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Computational Materials Science Department, Sandia National Labs, Livermore, CA.

1981 - 1989. Member of Technical Staff, Computational Materials Science Department, Sandia National Labs, Livermore, CA.

2006-8. Centennial Professor, Clemson University

2004. Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences

2001. Fellow, American Physical Society

2000. Clemson University Board of Trustees Award for Faculty Excellence

1990. Sandia Award for Excellence

1987. Department of Energy Award for Sustained Outstanding Research

M. S. Daw and M. I. Baskes. "Semiempirical, quantum mechanical calculation of hydrogen embrittlement in metals." Phys Rev Lett, v50, p1285 (1983).

M. S. Daw and M. I. Baskes. "Embedded-atom method: Derivation and application to impurities, surfaces, and other defects in metals." Phys Rev B v29, p6443 (1984).

S. M. Foiles, M. I. Baskes, and M. S. Daw. "Embedded-atom-method functions for the fcc metals Cu, Ag, Au, Ni, Pd, Pt, and their alloys." Phys Rev B v33 p7983 (1986)

M. S. Daw. "Model of metallic cohesion: The embedded-atom method." Phys Rev B v39 p7441 (1989).

M. S. Daw, S. M. Foiles, and M. I. Baskes. "The Embedded Atom Method: A review of theory and applications". Materials Science Reports v9 p251-310 (1993).

D. C. Chrzan and M. S. Daw. "Pinning/Depinning Transition in Dislocation Dynamics." Physical Review B, v55, p798 (1997).