Computational Chemistry and Materials Group
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
Staff Research Scientist and the Deputy Advisor for Sustainability Science
As a deputy advisor for sustainability science, Mark helps execute Emily Carter’s vision for research and related activities under the sustainability sciences priority research direction, especially in electromanufacturing. As a staff research scientist, 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
August 2022 - present
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
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Education
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Columbia University
Sophia joined the group in February 2024. Her work focuses on non-equilibrium heterogeneous catalysis simulations, specifically for alkane dehydrogenation mechanisms.
Yagiz Devre
Princeton University Undergraduate (Class of 2026)
He 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.
