Senior Reserch Scientist
Posted on: 2011-09-07
Experience:
Senior Research Scientist Oct. 2007-to date
Spectral Associates, San Diego CA
Project manager and key developer to a quantum chemistry code development project sponsored by the US Department of Energy.
Off-Site Consultant, Oct. 2003 October 2007
University of Illinois, Urbana, IL.
Investigate the possibility of designingphotoactive protein devices.
Lecturer, Sept. 2002 to 2003
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA.
Taught General Chemistry lecture and lab sequence (I, II, and III) for both chemistry/science majors and engineers.
Provided academic advising for students.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Sept. 1999 to August 2002
University of Illinois, Urbana, IL.
Developed, coded and applied a fully quantum, first-principles multi-electronic state molecular dynamics code.
Interfaced proprietary molecular dynamics codes with commercial ab initio and semi-empirical electronic structure programs.
Postdoctoral Fellow, May 1997 to Sept. 1999
University of Illinois and the Beckman Institute, Urbana, IL.
Coded a multi-electronic state molecular dynamics code and interfaced it with NAMD: a parallel, object-oriented molecular dynamics code designed for high-performance simulation of large bio-molecular systems.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Sept. 1995 to May 1997
University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA.
Developed and derived theoretical and computational tools for modeling ultra-fast x-ray and electron diffraction patterns.
Graduate Student, Sept. 1990 to Sept. 1995
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Studied solvent effects on bimolecular reactions using molecular dynamics simulations and reduced dimensionality analytical models.
Education:The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Jerusalem, Israel Ph.D. in Physical/Theoretical Chemistry 1996
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Jerusalem, Israel
B.Sc. in Chemistry 1990
Skills: Expert programmer in fortran77, fortran90 and C.
Excellent Python and Perl scripting skills.
Expert user of SVN and other code repository systems.
An experienced user of the Unix, Linux and Windows computer platforms.
Well versed with commonly used quantum chemistry software: Jaguar, Gaussian, MolPro and MOPAC.
Proficient with computer software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
In-depth knowledge of numerous numerical methods, including, but not limited to, integration algorithms, Fourier transforms and spectral methods, random numbers and Monte Carlo methods, vector/matrix algebra, and large eigen-systems.
Adept at modeling complex systems using mathematical models.
Excellent science writing and editing skills: Co-author of 47 peer-reviewed papers, first author of 32 of them, and three invited book chapters.
Proficient with the writing, submission and review process of federal grants proposals.
Excellent preparation and presentation skills for both semi-popular and quantitative science seminars.
Able to work and collaborate in a multi-disciplinary environment that includes chemists, physicists, mathematicians, biophysicists and computer scientists.
Charles Clore Fellowship (1992-95)
Rector’s Award, The Hebrew University (1990)
Dean’s Award, Faculty of Sciences The Hebrew University (1987 & 1988)
References: Available upon request.
Status: US citizen.