Research

Research projects

The Calculation of ELNES Spectra Solving the Bethe-Salpeter Equation
Project leader: C. Ambrosch-Draxl
Project of the European Spectroscopy Facility (ETSF) funded by the European Union, 2010-

AtoMat - Atomistic Approaches towards Materials Design
Project leader: C. Ambrosch-Draxl
Coordinator: R. Ebner, Materials Center Leoben (MCL)
Project funded by the Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft, 2009-

XMCDMol
Project leader: C. Ambrosch-Draxl
Project of the European Spectroscopy Facility (ETSF) funded by the European Union, 2009-

Massive Transformation - Experiments and Simulations
Coordinator: D. Fischer, Institute for Mechanics
Austrian Science Fund, project nr. P20709, 2008-

Martensite - Fundamentals and Constitutive Equations
Project leader: C. Ambrosch-Draxl
Coordinator: Th. Antretter, Institute for Mechanics
Project within the Competence Centre on Integrated Research in Materials, Processing and Product Engineering, 2008-

Methods for Interface Engineering
Coordinator: C. Ambrosch-Draxl
Project within the Competence Centre on Integrated Research in Materials, Processing and Product Engineering, 2008-

Properties of Iron-based Alloys Investigated by Ab-initio Techniques
Project leader: C. Ambrosch-Draxl
Project within the Competence Centre on Integrated Research in Materials, Processing and Product Engineering, 2008-

Fundamental Studies on Mechanical Properties of W Alloys
Coordinator: R. Pippan
EFDA Technology Work Program, Euroatom, 2008-

NaPhoD - Nano-Hybrids for Photonic Devices
Project leader: C. Ambrosch-Draxl
Nanoscience Science Europe project funded by the FWF, project I107, 2007-
Coordinator: Maria Antonietta Loi, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

Optimization and Parallelization of the Program Package EXC!TING (SimEx)
Project leader: C. Ambrosch-Draxl
Project supported by the Federal Sate of Styria, 2007-2009

Simulation of Defect Chemistry and Transport Properties of Complex Oxides (SimOx)
Project leader: C. Ambrosch-Draxl
Project in the framework of Zukunftsfonds Steiermark, 2007-2009

Simulation of Phase Diagrams of Alloys (SimPhase)
Project leader: C. Ambrosch-Draxl
Project in the framework of Zukunftsfonds Steiermark, 2007-2009

Ab-initio Study of Organic Films
Project leader: C. Ambrosch-Draxl
National Science Network Interface controlled and functionalized organic films
Coordinator: Helmut Sitter
Austrian Science Fund, project nr. S9714-N08, 2006-

Former Projects

Ab-initio study of electronic structure and electron-phonon interaction in advanced transition metal oxides
Project leader: C. Ambrosch-Draxl
Wissenschaftlich-Technisches Abkommen mit der Russischen Föderation, project 1/2006, 2006-2008
Collaboration with S. G. Ovchinnikov

DFT beyond the Ground State
Project leader: C. Ambrosch-Draxl
Austrian Science Fund, project nr. P16227-TPH, 2003-2007

EXC!TiNG
First-principles approach towards the description of optical propertie of solids
Research and Training Network within the 5th Framework Programme of the EU
Coordinator: C. Ambrosch-Draxl
Contract Nr. HPRN-CT-2003-00317, 2002-2006

Vanadium ladder compounds: From first-principles to Quantum Monte Carlo simulations
Collaboration of Hans Gerd Evertz (TU Graz) and Claudia Ambrosch-Draxl
Austrian Science Fund, project nr. P15520-TPH, 2002-2006

Crystal and Molecular Structure of Electroactive Organic Materials under High Pressure
Project leaders: R. Resel (TU Graz) and Claudia Ambrosch-Draxl
Austrian Science Fund, project nr. P14237-PHY, 2000-2003

Theoretische Untersuchung der Elektron-Phonon-Wechselwirkung in dünnen metallischen Filmen
Project leader: C. Ambrosch-Draxl
Project within the framework of the scientific-technical agreement between Spain and Austria for the period 2000-2001, project nr. 1, 2000-2002

First-Principles Investigations of Advanced Ferroelectrics and Superconducting Materials
Project leader: C. Ambrosch-Draxl
Austrian Science Fund, project nr. P13430-PHY, 1999-2003

Stress and Strain in Solids Investigated from First-Principles
Project leader: C. Ambrosch-Draxl
Austrian Science Fund, project nr. P14004-TPH, 1999-2002

Phonons and Electronic Excitations in Superconducting Cuprates: Analytical and Numerical Studies Focused on Raman Scattering
Project leaders: E. Sherman and C. Ambrosch-Draxl
Austrian Science Fund, project nrs. M534-TPH, M591-TPH, 1999-2002

Exact Exchange within the LAPW Method
Project leader: C. Ambrosch-Draxl
Austrian Science Fund, project nr. P11831-PHY, 1997-1999

Phonon dispersion in high temperatur superconductors
Project leader: C. Ambrosch-Draxl
FWF project P11893-PHY, 1996-2000

Optische Eigenschaften von Festkörpern aus Ab-initio-Bandstrukturrechnungen
Project leader: C. Ambrosch-Draxl
Austrian Science Fund, project nr. P09908-PHY, 1994-1996

Optical Properties of Solids Determined from Ab-initio Band Structures
Project leader: C. Ambrosch-Draxl
FWF project P09908-PHY, 1994-1996

Bestimmung gitterdynamischer Eigenschaften aus spektroskopischen Daten und Ab-initio-Rechnungen
Project leader: C. Ambrosch-Draxl and P. Knoll
Jubiläumsfonds der Österreichischen Nationalbank, project nr. 4420, 1992-1994

Chair of Atomistic Modelling and Design of Materials, University of Leoben, Austria