Aron Walsh joined NREL in February 2007 as a postdoctoral researcher in the Computational Materials Science group. He received his B.A. in chemistry from the University of Dublin, Trinity College, Ireland and gained his Ph.D. in 2006 under the supervision of Prof. Graeme W. Watson. His thesis entitled “The origin of structural distortions in metal ceramics” earned him the Royal Irish Academy Young Chemist prize in 2006. Aron has experience in modeling complex oxide systems using a variety of first principle methods.

His current research interests are:

1. Simulating materials for improved efficiency in solid state lighting.
2. Optimizing oxide catalysts for photoelectrolysis of water.
3. Lone pair distortions produced by ns² configuration cations in the solid state.

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