Principal Investigator
“I need a cup of coffee.“
Prof. SerdaL kIRMIZIALTIN
Physical Chemistry, Theoretical Biology and Biophysics.
Education: Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, University of Texas, Austin M.S. Polymer Physics, Sabanci University B.S. Chemistry, Koc University
E-Mail: serdal@nyu.edu
Postdoctoral Associates
DR. Nour Alkhatib
Material science, Molecular simulations, Machine Learning.
Education: Ph.D. Chemistry, New York University, USA B.S. Chemical engineering, Abu Dhabi University, UAE
Email: na2416@nyu.edu
Nour is interested in Molecular simulations both Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo on topics related to gas separation, carbon dioxide capture, and water treatment.
Dr. Akshaya Kumar Das
Biophysics, Chemistry and Computer simulation
Education: Ph.D. University of Basel, Switzerland M.Sc Chemistry, IIT Kanpur, India B.Sc Chemistry, Ravenshaw University, India
Former Position: Postdoctoral Associate, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Akshaya is interested in optimizing forcefields and interpreting structure and dynamics of RNA molecules using machine learning and enhanced sampling.
DR. WEIWEI HE
Biophysics, Computer Simulations, DNA Motor, Machine Learning
Education: Ph.D. Chemistry, New York University, USA B.S. Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), China
E-Mail: wh1165@nyu.edu
Weiwei is interested in developing innovative methods to investigate structural dynamics of biomolecules using computer simulations in conjunction with advanced experiments. His current research lies in the structural-dynamic properties of nucleic acids by data-driven simulations and machine learning. During his free time, he enjoys exploring new places and photography. Visit his Instagram profile: https://www.instagram.com/warren_heww
DR. Rabindranath Paul
Physical Chemistry, Material Science, Biophysics, Computer Simulations and Machine Learning
Education: Ph.D. IIT Guwahati, Assam, India
M.Sc. Physical Chemistry, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India
B.Sc. Chemistry, Katwa College, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India
Former Position: Postdoctoral Associate, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
E-Mail: rp4207@nyu.edu
Rabi is interested in addressing basic but key challenges in the petroleum industry. He is currently working to find the key inhibitor to address the Asphaltene aggregation problem during petroleum production. In his free time, he enjoys playing and watching games.
Graduate Research Assistants
Radwa E. Mahgoub
Biophyscis, Biochemistry, Computer Simulations
Education: M.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Al Ain University, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E BPharm, Al Ain University, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E
Email: rem8266@nyu.edu
Radwa is intrested in studying the dynamics of RNA using computer simulations and machine learning. In her feee time, she enjoys reading, music, and cozying up to stray cats.
Saifeldeen Hatim S Abed Alrhman
Energy & sustainability, molecular simulation & dynamics, material science.
Education: B.S. Chemical engineering, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
Email: saa788@nyu.edu
Saif has high interest in energy, sustainability, and environment. He is currently working on sour natural gas treatment by Eliminating acidic and corrosive impurities, such as H2S. His studies focus on capturing H2S molecules and breaking them down for hydrogen production purposes. He is an enthusiastic computationalist who studies the effectiveness of Metal Organic Frameworks in achieving the objectives of his studies using molecular dynamics and simulations. Saif enjoys simplicity. He enjoys the beach, the sea, the desert, the sunrise, the sunset, and the full moon as well as sports.
Sara Mahmoud Elgengehi
Materials Science, Quantum Chemistry, Molecular simulations
Education: M.Sc. Physical Chemistry, Cairo University, Egypt B.Sc. Chemistry, Cairo University, Egypt
E-Mail: sme9918@nyu.edu
Sara is interested in Molecular simulations both Quantum Mechanics and Molecular Dynamics on topics related to Nanomaterials, Metal Organic Frameworks and Gas separation. Her current focus is finding solutions to BTEX pollutants in the petroleum industry.
Ginger
Special Guest, Lab Cat
Our purr-fect team member Ginger
Dr. Anja Henning-Knechtel, Former PostDoc
Dr. Nawavi Naleem, Former PostDoc
Sharon Lee, Former Research Assistant
Yu Shen, Former Intern Student
Marko Brnovic, Former Research Assistant
Alice Shi, Former Intern Student
Joanna Ibrahim, Former Intern Student
Tina Monzavi, Master Graduate
Yasmin Abdelghaffar, Former Capstone Student
Krzysztof Warmuz, Former Capstone Student
Amit Srivastava, Senior Scientist at Khalifa University
Diego Kleiman, PhD Student at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Joe Z Wu, PhD Student at The Graduate Center at CUNY
Adrienne Chang, PhD Student at Cornell University
Andrei Stoica, PhD Student at Oxford University
Hadi Saleeh, Research Associate at New York University