The Chen research group is a computational modeling group in the Departments of Chemical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Kentucky. We develop and apply theoretical, simulation, and machine learning (ML) methods for studying a wide range of technologically-important processes including: charge transport mechanisms in battery electrolytes, energy relaxation pathways of fluorophore probes, and the self-assembly of colloidal crystals. We are especially interested in tackling the challenges of accurately modeling these and other dynamical processes in condensed phase systems where electronic (and possibly nuclear) quantum effects are important to accurately model experimental observables.
We encourage undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral researchers interested in joining us or learning more about the group to contact me by email: michael.chen@uky.edu