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Peter Sushko uses computational modeling to understand the electronic structure of materials, reveal mechanisms of defect formation and transport, and predict materials behavior in complex environments. He joined Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s (PNNL’s) Physical Sciences Division in 2014 as an associate division director with responsibilities for materials science. In 2021, he transitioned to the sector management role with responsibility for the fundamental materials research portfolio supported by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division. Before joining PNNL, he held several research positions in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the London Centre for Nanotechnology at University College London. In 2008, he was awarded the Royal Society University Research Fellowship and was promoted to a reader (associate professor) in 2012.  Sushko received his BS and MS degrees in physics from St. Petersburg State University (Russia) and his PhD in physics from University College London.

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• Properties of complex oxides, two-dimensional materials, metals, and metal alloys as well as their heterojunctions, superlattices, and multilayers.
• Roles of surfaces, interfaces, defects, and disorder.
• Mechanisms of charge transport and atomic diffusion, optical properties, synthesis pathways, and chemical reactivity.
• Computational (ab initio) methods for materials modeling.

• PhD in Physics, University College London
• MS in Theoretical Physics, St. Petersburg State University
• BS in Physics, St. Petersburg State University

• Materials Research Society
• American Physical Society
• Institute of Physics

• Daiwa Adrian Prize, 2013
• Royal Society University Research Fellowship, 2008–2013 and 2013–2016
• Carey Foster Prize for the best postgraduate research in physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, 2000
• Overseas Research Students Award, the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the UK, 1997–1999
• Mayor of St. Petersburg Award for undergraduate students, 1994 and 1995
• International Soros Science Program Award, 1994