Work

My research in the Voth Group just began less than a week ago! I will be using molecular dynamics simulations in tandem with coarse graining and ML techniques to investigate biophysical systems. Details will be coming soon!

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.