Alvin's time at Imperial

Alvin was an undergraduate of the Physics Department from 1997-2000 and during this time he completed a BSc theoretical project under the supervision of Prof. Kim Christensen, resulting in a research paper, a rarity for UG students.

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After graduating with a 1st class BSc degree in 2000, Alvin then undertook a PhD in the Condensed Matter Theory group under the supervision of Prof. Dimitri Vvedensky. He graduated in 2004 with a PhD thesis entitled "Mathematical Aspects of Epitaxial Systems".

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He later worked as a Research Assistant with Dimitri on the mathematics of surface growth models (2006-2007) and then with Prof. Adrian Sutton and Prof. Mike Finnis on simulations of materials (2007-2009) leading to an important publication in the top journal Nature Materials in 2010. Alvin was a wonderful personality with a huge wide smile and a sharp scientific and analytic mind, allowing him to produce research results in his own unique way. Alvin is remembered fondly by his fellow students and colleagues here at Imperial.

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