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Morgan Rowe<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

MSc (Chemistry & Biochemistry): 2022 – present<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

Modeling and Experimental Studies of Biomolecule Encapsulation in Carbohydrate Solutions and Solid Matrices<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/span>\n

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MASc (Chemical & Materials Engineering): 2024 – present<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

Atomistic Simulations of Next-generation Durable Aerospace Materials<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/span><\/div>\n

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Ridwan Sulaimon<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

PhD (Chemistry & Biochemistry): 2020 – present<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

Computer Simulations of Membrane Permeation and Drug Design for Biomedical Applications<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/span>\n

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Ameer Nizami<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

PhD (Chemical & Materials Engineering): 2022 – presentt<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>\n

DFT and Machine-Learning Design of Solid-State Battery Materials<\/span><\/p>\n

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Group Alumni<\/span><\/h2>\n

Post-Doctoral Fellows<\/span><\/h3>\n
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  • Gurudeeban Selvaraj, 2021-2024<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Satyavani Kaliamurthi, Concordia Horizon Post-Doctoral Fellow (PhD, Annamalai University), \u201cComputational design, modelling, and pre-clinical evaluation of hybrid peptide vaccines against coronaviruses\u201d, 2021-2023.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
  • Mohamed Aboelnga, Concordia Horizon Post-Doctoral Fellow (PhD, University of Windsor), \u201cModeling and Linking Peroxide Sensing and Heme Mobilization\u201d (co-supervision with Ann English), 2019-2022.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
  • Ritu Arora, Concordia Horizon Post-Doctoral Fellow (PhD, University of Delhi, India), \u201cModeling Comparative Enzyme Inhibition\u201d (co-supervision with Ann English), 2019-2022.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
  • Esam Orabi (PhD, Concordia University), \u201cComputational Investigation of Nitric Oxide Chemistry in GAPDH\u201d (co-supervision with Ann English), 2017-2018. Present position: Research Officer, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
  • Anirban Bhattacharjee (PhD, University of Innsbruck, Austria), \u201cTheoretical Investigation of Mercury Chemistry Kinetics\u201d, 2015. Subsequent position: College Lecturer, India.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
  • Chun Chi Mak (PhD, Concordia University), \u201cComputational Characterization of the Structure of Novel Zirconium Nitride Materials\u201d, 2015. Present position: Lecturer, Vanier College, Montreal, QC.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
  • Maria Shadrina (PhD, Moscow State University), \u201cComputational Investigation of Nitric Oxide Chemistry in Hemoglobin\u201d (co-supervision with Ann English), 2009-2014. Present position: Bioinformatician, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Bloomfield, NJ, United States.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
  • Soran Jahangiri (PhD, Concordia University), \u201cComputational Investigation of Small-Molecule Collision-Induced Dissociation\u201d, 20013-2014. Present position: Quantum Chemist Developer, Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc., Toronto, ON.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
  • Pradeep Varadwaj, PBEEE Qu\u00e9bec Merit Scholarship Fellow (PhD, Saha Institute for Nuclear Physics), \u201cComputational Investigation of Metal-Ligand and Molecular Complexes\u201d, 2010-2012. Present position: Research Professor, The University of Tokyo, Japan.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
  • Samir Mushrif (PhD, McGill University), “Molecular Modeling of Metal-Doped Carbon Fibers”, 2009-2010. Present position: Professor, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
  • Bilkiss Issack (PhD, University of Alberta), \u201cComputer Simulations of Small-Molecule Diffusion in Lipid Bilayer Model Membranes\u201d, 2007-2009. Present position: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Universit\u00e9 de Saint-Boniface, Winnipeg, MA.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
  • Denise Koch (PhD, Concordia University), \u201cTheoretical Studies of Solvation Thermodynamics and Dynamics\u201d, 2008. Present position: Quantum Computing Analyst, Calcul Qu\u00e9bec, Montreal, QC.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
  • Lisandro Hern\u00e1ndez de la Pe\u00f1a (PhD, Dalhousie University), \u201cQuantum Effects in Cluster and Liquid Simulations\u201d, 2006-2008. Present position: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kettering University, MI, United States.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
  • Grigoriy Dolgonos, NATO Science Fellow (PhD, Polish Academy of Science, Institute for Physical Chemistry, Poland), \u201cTheoretical Investigations of Collision-Induced Reactions in Novel Fullerene Materials\u201d, 2004-2006. Subsequent position: Research Associate, University of Graz, Austria.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
  • Robert Mawhinney (PhD, University of Guelph), \u201cTheoretical Studies of Reactive Intermediates\u201d (co-supervision with Heidi Muchall), 2003-2006. Present position: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
  • Etienne Paradis (PhD, University of Ottawa), \u201cTheoretical Studies of the Solvation Structure and Thermodynamics of Molecular Ions\u201d, 2004-2005. Subsequent position: Research Professional, Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
  • Sichuan Xu (PhD, Chinese Academy of Science, University of Beijing, China), \u201cTheoretical Investigation of the Prebiotic Synthesis of Glycine in the Interstellar Medium\u201d (co-supervision with Casey Hynes), 2002-2005. Present position: Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Yunnan, Kunming, China.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
  • Mouna Sbata (PhD, Universit\u00e9 de Lille, France), \u201cQuantum Monte Carlo Simulations of Ionic Clusters\u201d, 2002-2003. Subsequent position: Media and Information Technology Specialist, Sherbrooke, QC.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
  • Pascal Larr\u00e9garay (PhD, Universit\u00e9 de Bordeaux, France), \u201cTheoretical Investigations of Collision-Induced Cluster Fragmentation\u201d, 2002. Present position: Senior Scientist (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) and Deputy Director, Institut des Sciences Mol\u00e9culaires, Bordeaux, France.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
  • C\u00e9line Toubin (PhD, Universit\u00e9 de Franche-Comt\u00e9, France), “QM\/MM Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Chemical Reactions at Surfaces and in Solution”, 2001-2002. Present position: Professor, Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Mol\u00e9cules, Universit\u00e9 de Lille, France.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
  • Mohamed Fares (PhD, Universit\u00e9 de Nancy, France), “Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Chemical Reactions in Condensed Phases”, 2000. Subsequent position: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Graduate Students – PhD<\/span><\/h3>\n

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    • Mehdi Shamekhi, “Computational Design and Characterization of Advanced Materials for Sustainable Electrochemical Applications: The Nitrogen Reduction Reaction as a Case Study“, PhD (Physics), Concordia University 2021-2025. Present position: Postdoctoral fellow at Universite Laval<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Nazli Jodaeeasl, “Theoretical Investigation of Small Molecules Adsorption and Reactions on Silicene and Metal-Organic Frameworks”, PhD (Physics), Concordia University 2019-2025<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Kevin Arango Daravina (Emerging Leaders of the Americas Program Scholar), \u201cDesign and Synthesis of Third Generation Drugs against Chronic Myeloid Leukemia\u201d, PhD (Chemistry), Universidad del Valle, Columbia (visiting student), 2024.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
    • Sina Pourebrahimi, \u201cCovalent Organic Frameworks for Molecular Gas Uptake\u201d, PhD (Chemical and Materials Engineering), Concordia University (co-supervision with Alex De Visscher), 2021-2023.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
    • Hang Hu, \u201cQuantum Chemical Simulation of Solid-State Phase Transition under High-Pressure and Temperature Conditions\u201d, PhD (Chemistry), Concordia University, 2017-2023. Present position: Research Officer, NRC Fields Mathematical Sciences Collaboration Centre, Toronto, ON.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
    • Vinod Parmar, \u201cComputational Investigations of the Reactions of NO Donors with GAPDH\u201d, PhD (Chemistry), Concordia University (co-supervision with Ann English), 2012-2018. Present position: Lead Computational Chemist, Terramera, Vancouver, BC.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
    • Xijun Wang, \u201cTheoretical Investigation of the Vibrational Spectroscopic Signatures of Ion-water Clusters and Peptide-water Clusters\u201d, PhD (Chemistry), Concordia University, 2009-2016. Present position: Software Developer, DeepVisual Inc, Vancouver, BC.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
    • Anthony Noce, \u201cLong-Term Economic Growth: Modeling the Race between Energy and Technology and the Stratospheric Effects of Hydrogen as a General Purpose Energy Source\u201d, PhD (Special Individualized Program – Economics & Chemistry), Concordia University (co-supervision with Tatyana Koreshkova), 2012-2015. Present position: Lecturer, Department of Economics, Concordia University, Montreal, QC.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
    • Chun Chi Mak (NSERC Scholar), “Theoretical Studies of Photochemistry in Solvent Clusters”, PhD (Chemistry), Concordia University, 2009-2014. Present position: Lecturer, Vanier College, Montreal, QC.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
    • Soran Jahangiri (Concordia Arts & Science Scholar), “Theoretical Investigation of Ion Hydration in Clusters and Solutions”, PhD (Chemistry), Concordia University, 2008-2013. Present position: Quantum Chemist Developer, Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc., Toronto, ON.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
    • Lei Zhang, \u201cSpectroscopy of Phenol and Phenoxy Radicals\u201d, PhD (Chemistry), Concordia University (co-supervision with Heidi Muchall), 2002-2012. Degree not completed.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
    • Samir Mushrif (NSERC Scholar), “Multiscale Computational Modeling of Activated Carbon Microfibers with Applications to Hydrogen Storage”, PhD (Chemical Engineering), McGill University (informal<\/em> co-supervision with Alejandro Rey, McGill University), 2007-2009. Present position: Professor, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
    • Sean R. Hughes (FCAR Fellow), \u201cA Theoretical Investigation of the Microsolvation of Multivalent Ions in Clusters\u201d, PhD (Chemistry), Concordia University (co-supervision with John Capobianco), 1999-2006. Present position: Lecturer, John Abbott College, Montreal, QC.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
    • Qadir K. Timerghazin (Concordia Scholar), \u201cTheoretical Studies of the Structure and Photochemistry of Ionic Clusters\u201d, PhD (Chemistry), Concordia University, 2000-2006. Present position: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, United States.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
    • Denise M. Koch (Concordia, FCAR, NSERC, Canada Graduate Scholar), \u201cTheoretical Studies of the Structure, Thermodynamics and Photochemistry of Seeded Water Clusters\u201d, PhD (Chemistry), Concordia University, 2000-2005. Present position: Quantum Computing Analyst, Calcul Qu\u00e9bec, Montreal, QC.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
    • Tao-Nhan V. Nguyen (Concordia Shuffle Scholar), \u201cTheoretical Studies of Solvation and Catalysis: Clusters as Nano-Reactors\u201d, PhD (Chemistry), Concordia University, 1999-2005. Subsequent position: self-employed, Investment Modeler and Consultant, Montr\u00e9al, QC<\/span><\/li>\n\n
    • Paul G. Loncke, \u201cTheoretical Studies of Intramolecular Rearrangements of Siloxycarbenes\u201d, PhD (Chemistry), Concordia University, 1998-2003. Subsequent position: R&D Chemist, private sector, United States.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Graduate Students – Masters<\/span><\/h3>\n

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      • Ojike Wosu, \u201cComputational Investigation of Loop Motion and Ligand Binding in GAPDH\u201d, MSc (Chemistry, part-time), Concordia University, 2015-2024.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
      • Niki Kermanian, \u201cAtomistic Simulations of Next-generation Durable Aerospace Materials: A Comparison between Nickel and Cobalt Oxides\u201d, MASc (Mechanical Engineering), Concordia University (co-supervision with Pantcho Stoyanov), 2022-2024.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
      • Olajide Adeniyi, \u201cComputational Investigation of Aqueous Droplets Containing Environmentally-Relevant Molecules\u201d, MSc (Chemistry), Concordia University, 2018-2022.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
      • Jurgens de Lange (Africa Initiative Scholar), \u201cComputational and Experimental Studies of the Protonation Sites and Mechanisms of Polyamines\u201d, MSc (Chemistry), University of Pretoria, South Africa (exchange student supervised by Ignacy Cukrowski), 2012.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
      • Sima Mehrpajouh, \u201cGeneration and Characterization of Nitrilimines\u201d, MSc (Chemistry), Concordia University (co-supervision with Heidi Muchall), 2009-2012. Subsequent position: University Lecturer, Iran.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
      • Alexandre Foisy-Geoffroy, \u201cComputational Studies of Zeolite-based Nanobox Catalysts\u201d, MSc (Chemistry), Concordia University, 2008-2010. Degree not completed.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
      • Svetlana Popenova, \u201cComputational Studies of Substituted Zirconocenium Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization\u201d, MSc (Chemistry), Concordia University, 2002-2009. Subsequent position: Polymer Chemist, Montreal, QC.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
      • Sacha Zlatkova, \u201cTheoretical Studies of Ground and Excited-State Acid Ionization in Clusters\u201d, MSc (Chemistry), Concordia University, 2003-2006. Subsequent position: Information Systems Manager, Mansfield, MA, United States.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
      • Yin Wei, \u201cComputational Studies of the Structure of Vanadium Oxide Clusters and their Reactions with Halocarbons\u201d, MSc (Chemistry), Concordia University, 2002-2005. Subsequent position: Research Associate, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, China.<\/span><\/li>\n\n
      • Hasnain Jaffer, \u201cMolecular-Level Interactions Between Homopolypeptides and Guanadinium Salts and Protein Unfolding Through Spectroscopy and Molecular Modeling\u201d, MSc (Chemistry), Concordia University (co-supervision with Ann English), 2000-2004. Subsequent position: Information Technology Representative, Montreal, QC<\/span><\/li>\n\n
      • David H.-Y. Yeung (FCAR Fellow), \u201cProbing the Structure of Calbindin D28K<\/sub> Using Intramolecular Cross-Links and Molecular Modeling\u201d, MSc (Chemistry), Concordia University (co-supervision with Ann English), 2001-2004. Subsequent position: Research Associate, Amgen, CA, United States.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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