About Me
Education: I graduated from Hunter College in Dec 2024 with a B.A. in Chemistry. Before that, I studied at Moscow State University, where I worked in radiochemistry and materials science labs.
Current path: I have started the PhD-Track Program in Advanced Materials at Institut Polytechnique de Paris in Fall 2025.
Research passions: I'm into solid-state chemistry, data analysis, and building predictive models.
Outside the lab: You'll find me hiking, cooking, or going for a run.
Research
I started my career as a radiochemist, synthesizing high-oxidation iron compounds for water treatment. Next, I worked with tritium-labeled compounds to study interactions at liquid-liquid interfaces.
In Dr. Anton Oliynyk group, I dove into intermetallics - functional materials known for their use in superconductors and thermoelectric applications. In this role, my main focus was on applying computational methods to streamline and speed up our research.
Computational approaches I use:
- Machine-learning classification to predict and systematize crystal structures
- Regression models to predict properties of solid compositions
- Featurization pipelines that turn chemical and structural data into clear descriptors
- High-throughput screening with a custom recommendation engine for novel compositions
- Data analysis to spot trends in crystal structure formation
My primary focus with machine learning models is ensuring they are explainable and interpretable. Instead of relying on "black box" approaches, I aim to clearly understand how chemical and structural features influence material properties. Additionally, I always verify my computational predictions through experimental validation.
Currently, at Simon Delacroix's group, I am working on laser treatment to synthesize or perform structure transitions of materials. I focuses on the synthesis and characterization of Eu-doped La–P–O phases across the La₂O₃–P₂O₅ phase diagram, the study of inter-diffusion between LaPO₄ and EuPO₄ under laser treatment, and the laser-induced rhabdophane–to–monazite transition in LaPO₄:Eu nanoparticles.
Experimental methods I employ:
- Synthesis by sintering, arc-melting, and metal-flux growth
- Laser treatment of materials
- Powder and single-crystal XRD for structure determination
- SEM-EDS to confirm composition
- Luminescence spectroscopy
- Electronic structure calculations to probe chemical bonding
- Mechanical testing: compressive strength, hardness, and resonant ultrasound spectroscopy
Selected Papers
Unsupervised Machine Learning Prediction of a Novel 1:3
Intermetallic Phase with the Synthesis of TbIr3
Journal of American Chemical Society 2025
