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Tackling challenges in making manufacturing of chemicals and fuels to have low-carbon emissions and be sustainable
Dr. J. Mark Martirez
Photo credit: Michael Livingston, PPPL
Research Physicist and the Deputy Advisor for Sustainability Science
He uses computational modeling to understand the atomic and molecular processes occurring on surfaces of materials driven by light or electricity.
Education
Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
B.S. Chemistry, University of the Philippines, Diliman
Professional Appointments
January 2025 - current
Research Physicist
Deputy Advisor for Sustainability Science
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
August 2022 - December 2024
Staff Research Scientist
Deputy Advisor for Sustainability Science
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
September 2019 - August 2022
Assistant Project Scientist, University of California, Los Angeles
May 2018 - August 2019
Associate Research Scholar, Princeton University
March 2015 - April 2018
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Princeton University
Recent Awards
2023 TIGER Award, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
2020 Young Investigator Award, American Chemical Society, Physical Chemistry Division
Postdocs and Students
Dr. Sophia Kurdziel
Associate Research Scientist, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Education
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Columbia University
Professional Appointments
February 2024 - present
Associate Research Scientist
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Her work focuses on non-equilibrium heterogeneous catalysis simulations, specifically for alkane dehydrogenation mechanisms.
Dr. Vidushi Sharma
Associate Research Scientist, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Education
Ph.D. Physics, Stony Brook University, New York
B.Sc. Honors Physics, St. Stephen's College, India
Professional Appointments
July 2024 - present
Associate Research Scientist
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
August 2021 - June 2024
Center for Nonlinear Studies Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico
Website: https://spinexciton.com
At PPPL, Vidushi focuses on electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide on copper surfaces using ab initio molecular dynamics coupled with Embedded Correlated Wavefunction method under the umbrella of Density Functional Embedding Theory. She also investigates the carbon dioxide mineralization pathways in seawater.
Group Photos
PPPL 2024 Summer PosterFest
PPPL 2024 Summer PosterFest
August 1, 2024; Left to right: Ezra, Mark, Sophia, and Sean
PPPL 2024 Summer PosterFest
PPPL 2024 Summer PosterFest
August 1, 2024; Left to right: Ezra, Mark, Sophia, and Sean
Alums
Tianyi (Sean) Zhang
Carleton College Undergraduate (Class of 2025)
Sean is currently pursuing B.A. degrees in chemistry and mathematics. His project involved applying density functional theory simulations for surveying different facets of olivine and assessing their stability when in contact with water. He joined the group summer of 2024 as a research intern through a Carleton College internship program.
Ezra Goldfarb
Rutgers University Undergraduate (Class of 2025)
Education
A.S. Chemistry, Middlesex College
Ezra is pursuing a B.S. degree in chemistry. As a SULI intern, Ezra worked on modeling propane dehydrogenation on a Pt(211) surface. He joined the group summer of 2024.
Yagiz Devre
Princeton University Undergraduate (Class of 2026)
Yagiz is currently pursuing a B.S.E. degree in computer science. His project involves atomic-scale machine learning force field generation for aqueous systems to understand seawater salt and carbonate chemistry. He joined the group summer of 2023 via the Princeton's High Meadows Environmental Institute Internship Program.
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