Computational Science and Engineering

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Instructional molecular simulation module describing osmosis

Research in Computational Science and Engineering focuses on thermodynamic behavior, fluid dynamics, reaction mechanisms (both biological and chemical), bioinformatics, and modeling devices and systems.

Affiliated Faculty

Rubik Asatryan.
Rubik Asatryan

Research Topics

Computational chemistry; chemical kinetics; combustion and pyrolysis; organometallic chemistry, catalysis and biocatalysis

Michel Dupuis.
Michel Dupuis

Research Topics

Chemistry Fundamentals for New Energy Technologies from multi-physics Multi-scale Modeling

Jeff Errington.
Jeffrey Errington

Professor Jeffrey Errington is chair in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. 

Research Topics

Molecular simulation, statistical thermodynamics and interfacial phenomena

Ashlee Ford Versypt.
Ashlee Ford Versypt

Research Topics

Computational science and engineering; applied mathematics; mathematical biology; multiscale modeling; physiology; pharmacology; toxicology; kidney; bone; cancer; lung; pharmacokinetics; immunotherapy; drug delivery; tissue damage; porous materials; extracellular matrix; kinetics; transport; numerical methods

Rudiyanto Gunawan.
Rudiyanto Gunawan

Research Topics

Expertise: systems biology, bioinformatics, computational biology, mathematical modeling, systems analysis, design of experiments, network inference, process optimization. Applications: biopharmaceutical manufacturing, drug discovery & repurposing, systems pharmacology, monoclonal antibody, protein glycosylation, biogerontology, mitochondrial DNA, programmed cell death, circadian rhythms, stem cell differentiation

Johannes Hachmann.
Johannes Hachmann

Research Topics

Computational chemistry and materials science; virtual high-throughput and Big Data; machine learning; electronic structure theory and methods; quantum effects in catalysis and materials; rational design

David Kofke.
David Kofke

Research Topics

Statistical physics; molecular modeling and simulation; software engineering

Viviana Monje.
Viviana Monje

Research Topics

Molecular dynamics simulation; computational biophysics; statistical thermodynamics; lipid membrane modeling; protein-lipid interactions

Aurora del Carmen Munguía-López.
Aurora del Carmen Munguía-López

Research Topics

Mathematical modeling, optimization, systems engineering, process design, multi-scale modeling, techno-economic analysis, life cycle assessment, social justice, sustainable supply chains and systems, plastics recycling, waste management

Johannes Nitsche.
Johannes Nitsche

Research Topics

Transport phenomena; bioactive surfaces; biological pores; transdermal transport

Andrew Schultz.
Andrew Schultz

Research Topics

Molecular simulation; software engineering; cluster methods in statistical mechanics

Our researchers employ a full spectrum of techniques from quantum mechanics through molecular simulation to continuum mechanics. Our approach focuses on bringing data-driven discovery and rational design to all areas of our chemical and biological research. 

Research Projects