headshot of Daryl Chrzan

Research Bio

The Chrzan group specializes in materials theory and computational materials science. Current research focuses on the design and discovery of new structural alloys, understanding the mechanical properties of HCP metals, investigations of electroplasticity in metals, and the development of scalable nanomanufacturing approaches for 2D materials.

Research Expertise and Interest

materials science and engineering, computational materials science, metals and metallic compounds, defects in solids, growth of nanostructures

In the News

Crystal with a twist: scientists grow spiraling new material

With a simple twist of the fingers, one can create a beautiful spiral from a deck of cards. In the same way, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have created new inorganic crystals made of stacks of atomically thin sheets that unexpectedly spiral like a nanoscale card deck.

Teaching

Courses taught during the three most recent terms
2026 Spring

  • Crystal Structure and Bonding  [MATSCI 202]  

  • Group Studies, Seminars, or Group Research  [MATSCI 298]  

  • Individual Study or Research  [MATSCI 299]  

2025 Fall

  • Bonding, Crystallography, and Crystal Defects  [MATSCI 102]  

  • Supervised Independent Study  [MATSCI 199]  

  • Group Studies, Seminars, or Group Research  [MATSCI 298]  

  • Individual Study or Research  [MATSCI 299]  

  • Honors Undergraduate Research  [MATSCI H194]  

2025 Summer

  • Individual Study or Research  [MATSCI 299]  

2025 Spring

  • Crystal Structure and Bonding  [MATSCI 202]  

  • Group Studies, Seminars, or Group Research  [MATSCI 298]  

  • Individual Study or Research  [MATSCI 299]