We are interested in the development of new glassy materials for application in optical instruments and construction. We use a combination of experimental, computational, and theoretical approaches to understand glass structure and environmental response.

"Mixed Alkali Effect On Vickers Hardness And Cracking." A. Mohajerani and Josef. W. Zwanziger* (J. Non-Cryst. Solids., 2012, 358, 1474-1479). "Structural Aspects Of The Photoelastic Response In Lead Borate Glasses." V. Martin, B. Wood, U. Werner-Zwanziger, and Josef W. Zwanziger* (J. Non-Cryst. Solids., 2011, 357, 2120-2125). "Density-Operator Theory Of Orbital Magnetic Susceptibility In Periodic Insulators." X. Gonze, Josef W. Zwanziger* (Phys. Rev. B., 2011, 84, 64445-5). "Computation Of Mössbauer Isomer Shifts From First Principles." Josef W. Zwanziger* (J. Phys.-Cond. Matt., 2009, 21, 15024-15036). "Zero-Stress Optic Glass without Lead." M. Guignard, L. Albrecht, and Josef W. Zwanziger* (Chem. Mater., 2007, 19, 286-290).