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 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 began as a radiochemist - synthesizing high-oxidation iron compounds for water treatment and using tritium-labeled molecules to probe liquid-liquid interfaces. Today I sit between computation and the lab, building explainable models for solid-state materials and validating them experimentally.
Hunter College (Bachelor)
In Dr. Anton Oliynyk's group I worked on intermetallics - functional materials behind superconductors and thermoelectrics - using computation to accelerate discovery. I focus on keeping machine-learning models explainable rather than black boxes, so I can see how chemical and structural features drive crystal structure formation, then confirm predictions experimentally.
Institut Polytechnique de Paris (Master)
In Simon Delacroix's group I use laser treatment to drive synthesis and structural transitions. I study Eu-doped La-P-O phases across the La2O3-P2O5 phase diagram, inter-diffusion between LaPO4 and EuPO4, and the laser-induced rhabdophane-to-monazite transition in LaPO4:Eu nanoparticles.
computational approaches
experimental methods