Michael Walkup

Education

B.S. University of Oklahoma (2021)

M.S. University of Central Oklahoma (2023)

Bio

I’m a first-year PhD student with an interest in computational and condensed matter physics. My bachelor’s and master’s theses both consisted of computational simulations of molecular systems using density functional theory. My master’s research specifically analyzed electronic interactions between DNA nucleobases and titanium carbide MXene (Ti3C2) for the purposes of identifying possibly viable configurations for solid-state DNA sequencing.

Featured Publications

• "Adsorption of DNA nucleobases on single-layer Ti₃C₂ MXene and graphene: vdW-corrected DFT and NEGF studies", B.O. Tayo et al., AIP Advances 13, 085213, (2023)


• "Online Radiation Experiment on Gamma-Ray Absorption from an Early Quack Device", Y.S. Grewal et al., Phys. Teach. 60, 578–582, (2022)


• "Data-driven decision making in an introductory physics lab", J.R. Walkup et al., Am. J. Phys. 87, 654–659, (2019)

Awards & Honors

• University of Central Oklahoma Darry Carlstone Outstanding Master’s Graduate Award (2022-2023)