Camille Bilodeau
Camille is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Virginia. She is interested in exploring the intersection between molecular simulations, statistical physics, and artificial intelligence to develop tools to discover and design of new molecules, surfaces, and proteins with optimized properties. Outside of work, Camille enjoys hiking in the mountains, cooking (and eating!) new foods, and playing board games.
Emily Baum
Emily is a Chemical Engineering Ph.D. student at the University of Virginia. She completed her Bachelors in Chemical Engineering at RPI in May 2022. She is interested in applying molecular simulations and machine learning for predicting and optimizing molecular properties of biomolecules. In her free time, Emily enjoys hiking, trying new recipes, and playing games with friends.
Daniel Garzon
Daniel is a Chemical Engineering Ph.D. student from the National University of Colombia - Medellin campus. He is from Barranquilla-Colombia. He is interested in applying molecular simulation and machine learning to explore molecules, peptides, and protein properties. For fun, he likes photography, traveling, sports, and hiking. He also enjoys drinking wine or beer and eating international food with his friends.
Md Jakir Hossen
Jakir is a Chemical Engineering Ph.D. student from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. His current focus involves using deep learning techniques to comprehend the behavior of biomolecules, including peptide properties and protein aggregation. He seeks to advance biomolecules, and drug development. Beyond the lab, he finds joy in traveling, playing games like cricket, soccer, badminton, and bringing happiness to his parents.
Kendall Sano
Kendall is a first year undergraduate student at UVA from McLean, Virginia. He is generally interested in research that will promote public health. He is happy to be working on developing machine learning models to predict the properties of peptides with the Bilodeau research group. In his free time, he enjoys playing tennis, hiking, and finding new favorite restaurants to eat at.
Adel Nematipour
Adel is a Chemical Engineering Ph.D. student at the University of Virginia. He earned his master's degree from the University of Tehran in 2021. He is interested in exploring pattern formation on functionalized surfaces using machine learning and molecular simulation. In his leisure time, he listens to music a lot, enjoys watching or playing soccer, hangs out with friends, and sometimes goes hiking.
Vanessa Campbell
Vanessa is a transfer undergraduate Chemical Engineering student at the University of Virginia. She is working on developing machine learning models to predict molecular properties. In her free time, Vanessa enjoys running, mountain biking, and drinking copious amounts of caffeine.
Steffanie Jones
Steffanie is a high school senior at Unionville High School in PA. Her interests are in STEM, particularly Chemical Engineering, and she is currently working to augment her Python skills and contribute to the development of models that predict peptide properties. In her free time, Steffanie enjoys walking her dog, reading, and spending time with friends and family.
Shimanto Roy
Shimanto joined UVA in 2023 as a Chemical Engineering Ph.D student. He completed his bachelors from Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET). He is interested in using molecular dynamics and machine learning to predict supramolecularity in designing synthetic peptides. He enjoys cooking in free time. He loves to watch kDramas and Marvel films and to hang out with friends and trying new foods and places .
Benson Harlan
Benson is a 3rd year undergraduate Chemical Engineering student at the University of Virginia. He is currently working with the Bilodeau research group to help predict the behavior of peptides using machine learning. In his free time, he enjoys painting, playing piano, hiking, video games, as well as keeping up to date on the best movies.