MESOSCIENCE LAB
Multiscale Models of Complex Materials
Research
Our group works at the interface of theoretical chemistry, biology, physics, and applied mathematics.
Method Development
We develop new theoretical and computational methods to study multiscale phenomena in artificial and biological materials. Our team members collaborate to write software that is scalable and maintainable, using a broad range of open-source tools.
Science
We study mesoscale quantum dynamics in molecular materials. We explore multiscale structure-function relationships of bioenergetics in photosynthesis and respiration. We don't let traditional disciplinary boundaries stop us.
Group
We are diligent, collegial, and creative scientists who value working in a diverse team. Some of the words we use to describe our aspirations for the group:
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Unbounded
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Ambitious
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Collaborative
Featured Article
In this article we develop an adaptive approach to solving the hierarchy of pure states (HOPS) equations which provides a formally exact, size-invariant scaling algorithm for simulating exciton dynamics in molecular aggregates containing thousands of pigments.
As part of this project, we also released our first open-source code base for adaptive HOPS (adHOPS) calculations. Check it out!
Chemical Science 12, p.9704 (2021)
Group Members
Doran I. G. B(ennett) Raccah
Principal Investigator
Post-Doctoral Fellow Harvard University
PhD UC Berkeley
BA/MS University of Chicago
Kajwal Patra
Post-doc
Postdoc Uppsala University
Postdoc IIT Bombay
PhD IIT Guwahati
MS Ravenshaw University
BS Nilgiri College, FM University
Brian Citty
Post-doc
PhD Southern Methodist University
MS Southern Methodist University
BS UT Arlington
Tarun Gera
Post-doc
PhD IISc
MS IIT Delhi
BS University of Delhi
Mayar Mohamed
Post-doc
PhD Southern Methodist University
BS Zewail City of Science and Technology
Bailey Raber
Graduate Student
BS Midwestern State University
Mohamed Elrefaiy
Graduate Student
BS Zewail City of Science and Technology
Jacob Lynd
Graduate Student
BS UT Dallas
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Future team members
Want to work on big questions and hard problems?
Are you excited about quantum mechanics?
Or are you curious about biological regulation?
Past members
Elliot Taffet
Post-doc
Post-doc Stanford University
PhD Princeton University
BA Columbia University
Moved on to a position at the University of Georgia
Leo Varvelo
Graduate Student
BS University of Houston
Moved on to a position at Nouryon
Andrea Tagliabue
Post-doc
Post-doc Stanford University
PhD University of Insubria
MS University of Insubria
BS University of Insubria
Moved on to a postdoctoral position at the University of Insubria and subsequently the International School of Advanced Studies
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Tao James Chen
Graduate Student
MS South China Normal University
BS Xiangnan University
Moved on to a position as a physics teacher at SingChin Academy
Funding
We gratefully acknowledge funding support from
