Sayan's research focuses on developing models for inter-chromophore coupling and multi-chromophore spectroscopy that takes into account an explicit environment. He started his Ph.D. studies at UC Merced in 2023, and before that did his MS project with Dr. Vamsee Voora, TIFT Mumbai, India. 

Ahmed is a theoretical and computational physicist currently working with Christine and Professor Harish Bhat (Applied Math) on electron quantum dynamics, with a focus on reduced density matrix methods and optimization tools. He earned his doctorate in Physics from Purdue University in 2024, under the supervision of Prof. Chris Greene, with a background in ultracold physics. Ahmed’s research aims to develop minimal theoretical models to understand complex systems, ranging from atomic collisions to electronic structure theory and non-equilibrium dynamics.

Google Scholar page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Jt69LIQAAAAJ&hl=en

 LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-elkamshishy-314b07213/

Chamikara earned his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Kentucky. His doctoral research focused on multiscale computational modeling and simulations of synthetic organic material systems. He is experienced in classical molecular dynamics with enhanced sampling techniques, quantum chemical calculations, and both theoretical and experimental X-ray spectroscopic techniques. He is currently pursuing postdoctoral research on the development of hybrid electro-optic materials under the joint supervision of Dr. Christine Isborn and Dr. Liang Shi.

Github:  https://github.com/chamikaradk

Darwin's research focuses on nonadiabatic dynamics and machine learning (ML) accelerated simulations to study charge and energy transfer.  Beyond research, he enjoys photography and cooking. He is an NSF GRFP awardee.

Chris’ research focuses on molecular dynamics, including classical, mixed QM/MM, and nonadiabatic simulations with applications to polaritons, UV-Vis spectroscopy, and machine learning. His work is also tailored towards scientific software development for high performance computing environments, interfacing quantum chemistry programs with molecular mechanics packages and optimizing spectroscopy calculations. Away from the computer, Chris enjoys cycling, hiking, and exploring new places.
Github: github.com/ChristopherAMyers
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/christopher-myers-35b598125

Research focus: Modeling environment effects on optical spectroscopy

Research focus: machine learning energy gaps for modeling optical spectroscopy, comparison of methods for modeling condensed phase energy gaps