The Computational Material Sciences/Engineering department is part of the Clausthal-Göttingen Simulation Science Center (SWZ). The SWZ is one of the most important interdisciplinary research centers in the field of multiscale simulation.

The department deals with material simulations of heterogeneous structures on the atomistic and mesoscopic scale. Molecular dynamics simulations are a powerful tool for understanding physical processes on the microscale. In particular, material behavior under high mechanical stress is of great importance for materials science. One aim is to achieve improved material properties such as higher strength.

Since phenomena interact on different length and time scales, approaches for the transition from atomistic data to mesoscale and continuous models are another focus. The focus here is on the characterization of plastic deformation using multiscale approaches.