Associate Professor

In my research, I use computer simulations and statistical mechanics to study the behaviour of molecular and colloidal systems. In particular, I am interested in phase transitions, nucleation and self-assembly, and how thermodynamic and kinetic factors affect and control them.

Dr Reinhardt discusses his research

Publications

Direct observation and rational design of nucleation behavior in addressable self-assembly.
M Sajfutdinow, WM Jacobs, A Reinhardt, C Schneider, DM Smith
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
(2018)
115
Theoretical Prediction of Thermal Polarization
P Wirnsberger, C Dellago, D Frenkel, A Reinhardt
Physical review letters
(2018)
120
Investigating the role of boundary bricks in DNA brick self-assembly.
H Wayment-Steele, D Frenkel, A Reinhardt
Soft Matter
(2017)
13
Self-assembly of two-dimensional binary quasicrystals: A possible route to a DNA quasicrystal
A Reinhardt, JS Schreck, F Romano, JPK Doye
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
(2017)
29
DNA brick self-assembly with an off-lattice potential.
A Reinhardt, D Frenkel
Soft matter
(2016)
12
Effects of co-ordination number on the nucleation behaviour in many-component self-assembly.
A Reinhardt, CP Ho, D Frenkel
Faraday Discuss
(2015)
186
Rational design of self-assembly pathways for complex multicomponent structures.
WM Jacobs, A Reinhardt, D Frenkel
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
(2015)
112
Communication: Theoretical prediction of free-energy landscapes for complex self-assembly
WM Jacobs, A Reinhardt, D Frenkel
The Journal of Chemical Physics
(2015)
142
Effects of surface interactions on heterogeneous ice nucleation for a monatomic water model.
A Reinhardt, JPK Doye
The Journal of Chemical Physics
(2014)
141
Numerical evidence for nucleated self-assembly of DNA brick structures.
A Reinhardt, D Frenkel
Physical review letters
(2014)
112

Head of group

Research Interest Group

Telephone number

01223 767791

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