About Me

I am Dr. Achraf Atila. Currently, I work at the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung in Berlin on atomistic simulations of inorganic glasses. I am a computational material scientist focusing on amorphous materials. I am strongly interested in the relationship between composition and physical properties of glasses. In addition to my research in material behavior I am also involved in the development of workflows for glass simulations.

Research interests: My research interests lie at the intersection of materials science and physics. Generally, I am interested in using atomistic simulations and data analysis tools to study and understand materials behavior under different conditions.

You can check my GitHub for code I wrote or currently working on and Google scholar for my full list of papers.

Our recent paper in Physical Review Letters was highlighted by Saarland University press and by several science websites including:

Saarland University (in German) - Warum wir auf Eis ausrutschen: Forscher stellen neues Paradigma über das Schmelzen von Eis auf

QuantaMagazine - Why Is Ice Slippery? A New Hypothesis Slides Into the Chat.

Phys.org - Why we slip on ice: Physicists challenge centuries-old assumptions

Interesting Engineering - Scientists rewrite physics by debunking 200-year-old theory on why ice is slippery