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Liz Peterson
Graduate Student Research Assistant at Berkeley Lab
Elizabeth Peterson, Graduate Student at UC Berkeley
Elizabeth Peterson is a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, where she received her PhD in Physics in 2022 from UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.24 She was a Kavli Philomathia Graduate Fellow during her PhD studies.2
Peterson currently works as a staff scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, focusing on computational condensed matter theory at the intersection of quantum physics, chemistry, and materials science.3 Her research involves using ab initio electronic structure methods for simulations of functional materials, with a focus on modeling the effects of point defects and interfaces on the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of materials.1
Some key facts about Elizabeth Peterson:
- Received her PhD in Physics from UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in 20222
- Was a Kavli Philomathia Graduate Fellow during her PhD2
- Currently a staff scientist at Los Alamos National Lab13
- Research focuses on computational condensed matter theory and ab initio simulations of functional materials13
- Enjoys long distance trail running in the mountains of Northern New Mexico in her free time1
