Credentials
Education
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Bachelor of Science (Advanced) with Honours,
University of Sydney, Australia, (2007)
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Ph.D. Physical Chemistry
Iowa State University, USA (2014)
Professional Appointments
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Postdoc, Cornell University (2014-2016)
- Postdoc, Iowa State University (2016-2018)
- Scientist I, Ames National Laboratory (2018-2021)
- Scientist II, Ames National Laboratory (2021-present)
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University (2023-present)
Honors & Awards
- 2019 Dell-Intel Young Investigator Award (59th Sanibel Symposium)
Areas of Expertise
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Quantum Chemistry
QM/MM methods
Intermolecular interactions; higher-order dispersion forces
Fragmentation approach/embedding methods
Ab initio Monte Carlo
High-Performance Computing; GPU offloading with OpenMP
Research
Research Projects
Research Interests
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Fundamental understanding and method development for Intermolecular interactions
Fragmentation method development
Solid Porous Nanomaterials
Carbon capture, utilization and storage
Biomacromolecules and rational drug design