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The principle area of my research is "Computational Materials Science," which attempts to meld modern theories of materials phenomena and their computational solution in order to predict materials properties and their origins. Currently, my research emphasis is (1) thermodynamic theories based upon "first-principle" electronic-structure methods to explain, for example, the type of, and microscopic origin for, structural-ordering transitions in multicomponent alloys; (2) mechanical properties via integration of calculated generalized defect energy surfaces and mesoscale dislocation mechanics; (3) multiscale modeling for spatial and temporal scales, e.g. Genetic Programming; and (4) properties of supported nanoassemblies. Such efforts require not only a detailed knowledge of materials physics and electronic-structure techniques (which may be computational intensive) but also knowledge of how to program efficiently (including on parallel architecture) the resulting method/algorithms.