Scientific Software Developer

• Jan 2021 - Present

Research Assistant

• Jan 2016 - Jan 2021

Project 1: A data-driven approach to systematically and reproducibly to optimize the force-field parameters (Jan 2019 – Now)• Developing an open-source Python software package to streamline parameterization of a molecular model. GitHub: https://github.com/palmergroupUH/Python-force-field-parameterization-workflow. • Validating the workflow by correctly reproducing the known force-field parameters and properties of several coarse-grained water models. Project 2: Hybrid Monte Carlo with LAMMPS ( 2017) Demonstrate a simulation strategy using an external Python driver script to perform isothermal-isobaric ensemble HMC simulations of a coarse-grained water model below its freezing temperature. This new strategy quantitively reproduces free energy profile of a published literature and is expected to be more computationally efficient than standard MC moves. Show less

Teaching Assistant

• Sep 2016 - Dec 2016

Prepare Homework solutions, grade the exams, and teach a few recitation sessions.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

• Sep 2012 - May 2015

Honor Thesis: Evaluate the effect of G4S linker on the fluorescence of GFP displaying on yeast surface. Overview: GFP (Green Fluorescent Protein) has been studied and exploited to detect biomolecules of interest. Based on the previous work of graduate student in the group, the binding loops with affinity to certain antigen are inserted in GFP. The linker was added into GFP with binding loops to partially disrupt its structure. Such disruption of GFP structure will not permanently eliminate the fluorescence of GFP, and such fluorescence can be restored once the antigen is captured by GFP binding loops. Show less