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Hagen Eckert

Assistant Research Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Mems, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708
144 Hudson Hall, Box 90300, Durham, NC 27708

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Research Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science · 2024 - Present Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Pratt School of Engineering

Recent Publications


Soliquidy: a descriptor for atomic geometrical confusion

Journal Article npj Computational Materials · December 1, 2025 Tailoring material properties often requires understanding the solidification process. Herein, we introduce the geometric descriptor Soliquidy, which numerically captures the Euclidean transport cost between the translationally disordered versus ordered st ... Full text Cite

Developments and applications of the OPTIMADE API for materials discovery, design, and data exchange.

Journal Article Digital discovery · August 2024 The Open Databases Integration for Materials Design (OPTIMADE) application programming interface (API) empowers users with holistic access to a growing federation of databases, enhancing the accessibility and discoverability of materials and chemical data. ... Full text Cite

The AFLOW library of crystallographic prototypes: Part 4

Journal Article Computational Materials Science · May 1, 2024 Featured Publication The AFLOW Library of Crystallographic Prototypes has been updated to include an additional 683 entries, which now reaches 1,783 prototypes. We have also made some changes to the presentation of the entries, including a more consistent definition of the AFL ... Full text Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Technische Universität Dresden (Germany) · 2020 Ph.D.

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