The Gagliardi group congratulates Shreya Verma for achieving honorable mention in the 2022-23 Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards. Shreya has earned this recognition for her exemplary service as a Teaching Assistant for the course MENG 25510 – Quantum Molecular and Materials Modeling.
Category Archives: People and Events
Saumil Chheda and Benjamin Yeh successfully graduate from the University of Minnesota
Join us in celebrating the graduation of Saumil Chedda and Benjamin Yeh from the University of Minnesota. Saumil’s next position will be as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Climate Change, Machine Learning, and Advanced Materials at the Bakar Institute of Digital Materials for the Planet in University of California Berkeley, under the guidance of Professor Omar Yaghi. Ben’s next position will be as a Process Development/Scale-Up Engineer at ExxonMobil in Baytown, Texas.
Striking Pins and Camaraderie with the Gagliardi Group
The Gagliardi Research Group enjoy an evening of camaraderie and pin-crashing fun as they slipped on their bowling shoes in an unforgettable outing of friendly competition! Strikes, spares, and the occasional gutter ball brought cheers and laughter echoing through the bowling alley as friendships strengthened and new bonds formed. A successful team not only thrives on shared academic pursuits but also on shared experiences of joy and amusement.
Gagliardi group welcomes four new summer student researchers!
Gagliardi group welcomes four first-year graduate students for summer rotations. The students will be paired with mentors in the Gagliardi Group to gain research experience in theoretical chemistry.
- Serina Tressler, mentored by Dr. Mukunda Mandal
- Alex Hoehn, mentored by Valay Agarawal
- Brian Wang, mentored by Shreya Verma
- Aniruddha Seal, mentored by Matthew Hennefarth
Farewell Announcement: Dr. Paul Calio Departs from the Gagliardi Group
The Gagliardi Group bids a bittersweet farewell to Dr. Paul Calio as he embarks on a new chapter in his career. We express our appreciation for his work and positive influence.
Alfreda Grace Joins Gagliardi Group
Alfreda Grace joins the Gagliardi Group as its new Managing Director. Welcome, Alfreda!
Matthew Hennefarth has received the Olshansky Graduate Student Travel Award.
Matthew will use it to attend the 17th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF QUANTUM CHEMISTRY. https://icqc2023.org
Where he will present a poster on his research on linearized pair-density functional theory.
Way to go Matt!
Daniel King receives the Eugene Olshansky Memorial Fellowship for Excellence in Research
Daniel studies the automation of multiconfigurational methods for high-throughput computation, and uses this data to further computational methodologies with data science and machine learning. He also works with experimentalists to accelerate data-driven improvement in transition metal catalysis.
Dr. Mukunda Mandal has joined the Gagliardi Group!
Mukunda Mandal has joined the group as a postdoc, most recently a postdoc at Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany
He is interested in Electronic Structure, Catalysis, and Reticular Frameworks. Welcome Mukunda!