Batu Hunca
Physicist · Researcher · Ph.D.

I am a physicist with a Ph.D. and a research assistant at Trakya University in Edirne, Turkey, working in the Department of Physics.
My research focuses on computational materials science. I use molecular dynamics — classical, ab initio, and with machine-learned interatomic potentials — to study the structure and mechanical behaviour of materials at the atomic scale. My current interests include bulk metallic glasses in the Cu–Zr–Ag system and polycrystalline deformation mechanics; I am principal investigator on a research project and a EuroHPC computing award in this area. Alongside this I model confined carrier states in semiconductor quantum wells with an in-house finite-element solver.
My published work in Physical Review B investigated the thermomechanical properties and electronic structure of vitreloy using ab initio calculations and AIMD simulations.
I work with tools like LAMMPS, Quantum ESPRESSO, CP2K, OLCAO, OVITO, Atomsk, Python, and Fortran, often on MPI-based HPC systems.
Outside of work, I am a sports enthusiast. I play football for Lalapaşaspor in an amateur league in Turkey, and I play basketball for fun. I do CrossFit regularly and love hiking. Music is a big part of my life — I am always discovering new sounds. I also enjoy street and portrait photography.
I am a big animal lover. I currently have two cats at home, and they are wonderful companions.
I am married and a father to a young son.
This site is a home for my research and my writing. Welcome.