Rubenstein Group People
PrincipAL Investigator
Dr. Brenda Rubenstein
Joukowsky Family Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Brown University, Box H
Providence, RI 02912
Background
Lawrence Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow, LLNL, 2013-2016
Ph.D., Chemical Physics, Columbia University, 2008-2013
M.Phil., Theoretical Chemistry, University of Cambridge, 2007-2008
Sc.B., Chemical Physics; A.B., Applied Mathematics, Brown University, 2003-2007
Selected Honors
Cottrell Scholar, 2020
Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, 2019
Lawrence Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2013
DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellow, 2008
NSF Graduate Research Fellow, 2008
Winston Churchill Scholar, 2007
Barry Goldwater Scholar, 2006
Postdoctoral/Research Associates
Dr. EHSAN BARATIE
Background
Postdoc, Computational Materials Science, University of Twente, 2016-2018
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, IPC PAS (Poland), 2010-2014
M.S., Theoretical Physics, University of Tabriz (Iran), 2007-2009
B.S., Solid State Physics, Bu-Ali Sina University (Iran), 2008
Dr. Matthew Church
Background
Ph.D., Theoretical Chemistry, Cornell University, 2014-2019
B.Sc., Chemistry, Hobart College, 2014 Winner of the Cornell Tunis Wentick Prize in Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Dr. Edgar Landinez-Borda
Background
Postdoc, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 2015-2018
Ph.D., Department of Physics, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Brazil), 2008-2014
B.S., Department of Physics, National University of Colombia, 2008
Dr. Ravindra Nanguneri
Background
Postdoctoral Associate, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2015-2017
Ph.D., Physics, University of California at Davis, 2005-2012
M.Sc., Physics, San Jose State University, 2005
B.Sc., Physics, San Jose State University, 2002
Graduate/Summer Students
Mr. Benjamin Foulon
Background
Graduate Student in Chemical Engineering
Associate Chemist, BASF Catalysts, 2014-2016
B.A., Chemistry with a Concentration in Materials Science and Engineering, Princeton University, 2014
Mr. Cooro Harris
Background
Graduate Student in Chemistry
B.S., Department of Chemistry (A.C.S. Certified) with a Japanese Minor, Haverford College, 2019
Mr. Cancan Huang
Background
Graduate Student in Chemistry
B.S., Chemistry, Fudan University, 2017
Mr. Gopal Iyer
Background
Graduate Student in Chemistry
B.Tech., Metallurgical Engineering, IIT Varanasi, 2019
Mr. Gabriel Monteiro da Silva
Background
Graduate Student in Molecular and Cell Biology
M.S., Department of Genetics, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto/Brazil, 2018 B.S., Department of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto/Brazil, 2015
Mr. Tong Shen
Background
Graduate Student in Chemistry
B.S., Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Materials Physics Major, USTC, 2018 Brown University Open Master's Program Fellow
Mr. Leonard Sprague
Background
Graduate Student in Chemistry
B.S., Chemistry (w/ a Minor in Aviation), Bridgewater State University, 2016
Winner, American Institute of Chemists Award in Chemistry, American Institute of Chemists
Mr. Daniel Staros
Background
Graduate Student in Chemistry
B.S., Chemistry, Bloomsburg University, 2019
Mr. Jordan Yang
Background
Graduate Student in Chemistry
B.S., Chemistry (w/ a Minor in Computer Science), Rhodes College, 2017
Winner, Michael E. Hendrik Award in Organic Chemistry, Rhodes College, 2015 CRC First Year Chemistry Award, Rhodes College, 2014
Masters Students
Mr. JOSEPH FICHERA
Background
B.S., Geophysics, Brown University (2017)
Post-Baccalaureate Students
Mr. JUNGHO CHOI
Background
B.S., Chemical Physics, Brown University (2020)
B.A., Mathematics, Brown University (2020)
Undergraduate Students
Mr. MINSIK Cho
Background
B.S., Chemical Physics (Expected 2022)
Mr. Bunlong Leang
Background
B.S., Biology (Expected 2022)
Mr. Dylan Sam
Background
B.S., Computer Science (Expected 2021)
High School Students
Mr. Vaibhav Duggirala
Background
Moses Brown School (expected 2021)
Mr. Vishwas Duggirala
Background
Moses Brown School (expected 2021)
Mr. Omar Martinez
Background
Blackstone Valley Academy (expected 2019)
Mr. Tahseen Younus
Background
The Wheeler School (expected 2021)
Previous Group Members
Prof. Can Ataca
Background
Postdoc in the Rubenstein Group, 2016-2017;
Now Professor of Physics at the University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Ms. Swati Bodh
Background
Summer Student from Amity University (India), Summer 2018
B.S., Bioinformatics, 2021
Dr. Chia-Chen Chang
Background
Postdoc in the Rubenstein Group (w/Miguel Morales-Silva) 2014-2016;
Research Scientist, Department of Physics, UC Davis, 2015-
Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Physics, Livermore/UC Davis, 2011-2015
Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Physics, The College of William and Mary, 2006-2010
Ph.D., Physics, Pennsylvania State University, 1998-2006
M.S., Physics, National Central University (Taiwan), 1995-1998
B.S., Physics, National Tsing-Hua University (Taiwan), 1995
Ms. Nnenna Elechi
Background
M.S. Student in the Rubenstein Group, Summer 2015
M.S., Chemistry, Prairie View University, 2016
(Now teaching English for a year in China.)
Mr. Jorge Estrada
Background
Summer Student from the University of Cantabria, Summer 2018
B.S., Physics, 2019
Ms. Wenze Gu
Background
Former Graduate Student in the Rubenstein Group, 2016-2019
B.S., Chemistry (Brown), 2019
Ms. Jessie Huang
Background
Summer Student from Wellesley College, Summer 2018
B.S., Chemistry and Computer Science, 2020
Mrs. Hongxia Hao
Background
Ph.D. Student in the Rubenstein Group, 2016-2019
Ph.D., Chemistry, Brown University, 2019 Now Postdoctoral Associate the University of California-Berkeley with Teresa Head-Gordon
Ms. Marie Kirkegaard
Background
Summer Student in the Rubenstein Group, Summer 2016
Ph.D. (Expected), University of Tennessee Bredesen Center/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
B.S., Chemical Physics (w/ Highest Honors), Harvey Mudd College, 2015
Department of Homeland Security Nuclear Forensics Graduate Fellow
Dr. YUAN LIU
Background
Graduate Student in the Group, 2016-2020
Now at the MIT/Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms, 2020-
Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, Brown University, 2015-2020 (Received Potter Prize)
M.S., Department of Electrical Engineering, Brown University, 2018 (Through Open Graduate Program)
B.S., Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, 2015
Ms. Liyaan Maskati
Background
Summer Student in the Rubenstein Group, Summer 2018
B.S., Applied Mathematics (Expected 2021)
Mr. Adarsh Sridhar Narayanan
Background
Junior and Senior Capstone Project in the Rubenstein Group, Fall 2016-Summer 2018
B.S., Computer Engineering, Brown University (2018)
Dr. Jeong-Pil Song
Background
Postdoc in the Rubenstein Group, 2016-2019;
Now Senior Research Associate at Arizona State University
Mr. Varun Venkatesh
Background
Regeneron Science Talent Search Student in the Rubenstein Group (w/ Prof. D. Herschlag, Stanford) Fall 2014-Fall 2016
The Lynnbrook School, 2017
Winner, Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship, 2015
Mr. YANG YU
Background
Summer Student from USTC, Summer 2019
Now pursuing a Physics degree at the University of Michigan
B.S., Materials Science, 2020
Mr. Hang Zhang
Background
Summer Student from USTC, Summer 2018
B.S., Chemical Physics, 2019
Mr. Xuechen Zheng
Background
Summer Student from Zhejiang University, Summer 2017
B.S., Materials Science, 2018