Argonne CNM: Theory and Modeling Staff

Theory and Modeling Staff

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Stephen Gray, Group Leader
Phone: 630.252.3594, Fax: 630.252.4646, E-mail: gray@anl.gov

Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley

Research activities include the theory and modeling of dynamical processes in nanosystems with particular emphasis on modeling light interactions with metallic nanostructures via rigorous electrodynamics simulations and the quantum dynamics of molecular systems within nanoscale environments.

Maria Chan, Postdoc (Supervisor, Jeff Greeley)
Phone: 630.252.4811, Fax: 630.252.4646, E-mail: mchan@anl.gov

Penee Andre Clayborne, Postdoc (Supervisor, Jeff Greeley)
Phone: 630.252.6140, Fax: 630.252.4646, E-mail: pclayborne@anl.gov

Larry Curtiss, Argonne Distinguished Fellow
Phone: 630.252.7380, Fax: 630.252.9555, E-mail:curtiss@anl.gov

Ph.D., Carnegie-Mellon University

Research in the area of computational chemistry including development of new quantum chemical methods and applications to problems in materials science and chemistry

Specific research areas include nanocatalysis, nanocrystalline materials, computational thermochemistry, electron transfer processes; and nanoporous materials

Jeff Greeley, Assistant Scientist
Phone: 630.252.4711, Fax: 630.252.4646, E-mail: jgreeley@anl.gov

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Research focus is on the use of density functional theory techniques to understand the kinetics and thermodynamics of chemical reactions on nanostructured metal and oxide surfaces

Bin Liu, Postdoc, (Supervisor, Jeff Greeley)
Phone: 630.252.5378, Fax: 630.252.4646, E-mail: bliu@anl.gov

Jeffrey McMahon, Resident Associate
Phone: 630.252.4451, Fax: 630.252.4646, E-mail: jeffrey-mcmahon@northwestern.edu

Rees Rankin, Postdoc (Supervisor, Jeff Greeley)
Phone: 630.252.4738, Fax: 630.252.4646, E-mail: rrankin@anl.gov

Michael Sternberg, Senior Scientific Associate
Phone: 630.252.4631, Fax: 630.252.4646, E-mail: sternberg@anl.gov

Ph.D., University of Paderborn, Germany

Research focus is in the integration of various modeling programs, to enable researchers to combine the strengths of each approach to allow solving more complex problems

Responsibility for the high-performance computing systems at the center

Ph.D., University of South Florida

Research focus is the development of computational models and simulation techniques to address issues in the use of nanoscale oxides as energy materials.

Handan Yildirim, Postdoc (Supervisor, Subramanian Sankaranarayanan)
Phone: 630.252.2599, Fax: 630.252.4646, E-mail: hyildirim@anl.gov

Eva Stringer, Group Secretary
Phone: 630.252.6889, Fax: 630.252.4646, E-mail: stringer@anl.gov