Hendrik Heinz’s research investigates the assembly of biological and nanostructured material at length scales of 1 to 1000 nm using computational tools. His team actively develops, validates, and applies atomistic potentials of oxides, metals, and polymers to solve challenges in materials design. Primary areas of interest include selective binding of biomolecules to mineral surfaces, nanocrystal growth and catalytic activity, and properties of alloys as well as mechanical properties of polymer composites. His research also focuses on the development of the first uniform simulation platform for inorganic and organic materials at 1 to 1000 nm scale, the INTERFACE force field.
Biomaterials, alloys,composites, and multi-scale simulation