Work

My research in the Voth Group utilizes various computational chemistry techniques including molecular dynamics simulations, bottom-up coarse graining, machine learning, and backmapping to study complex biological systems. My current work investigates the effect of Lenacapavir, a novel HIV-1 capsid inhibitor, on the stability and dynamics of capsid assembly.

My research in the Gezelter Lab focused on using molecular dynamics simulations in OpenMD to investigate enantiomer separation methods. Reverse Non-Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics (RNEMD) was used to simulate local vortices, which caused enantiomers to rotate and swim in opposite directions. Previous work in the lab approached this issue utilizing rigid, propellor-shaped molecules while my work focused on the flexible anti-androgen Casodex.

The Iluc Group focuses on synthesizing metal catalysts with earth-abundant elements for sustainable catalysis. From May 2023 to August 2023, through a grant from the Glynn Family Honors Program, I worked full-time on the synthesis of iron carbenes with the end-goal of creating a metathesis active iron species. From May 2024 to August 2024, I received ND Energy's Vincent P. Slatt Fellowship to pursue full-time, funded research on campus. I presented a poster during the 2024 Summer Research Symposium, investigating the reactivity of a three-coordinate nickel carbene complex with strained olefins as possible candidates for olefin metathesis.