{"id":47,"date":"2017-03-16T14:59:41","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T18:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1408.mse.ncsu.edu\/yingling\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2025-08-19T10:51:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T14:51:27","slug":"teaching-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mse.ncsu.edu\/yingling\/teaching-education\/","title":{"rendered":"AIMS Laboratory Group Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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PI: Prof. Yaroslava (Yara) G. Yingling<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Kobe Steel Distinguished Professor of\u00a0Materials Science and Engineering<\/a><\/em>,
University Faculty Fellow,\u00a0<\/em>
Director of Undergraduate Program, <\/em>
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Director of\u00a0Graduate Certificate in Materials Informatics<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n \n \n

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Prof. Yingling received a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from St. Petersburg State Technical University in 1996 and a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering and High-Performance Computing from Penn State in 2002. She completed postdoctoral research at Penn State Chemistry and the NIH National Cancer Institute before joining NC State University in 2007.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Phone:<\/strong>\u00a0+1(919) 513 2624
Email<\/strong>:\u00a0yara_yingling@ncsu.edu<\/a>
Office<\/strong>:\u00a03014 Engineering Building I, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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Prof. Albert L. Kwansa<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Research Assistant Professor of\u00a0Materials Science and Engineering<\/em><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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Prof. Kwansa earned a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He then earned a Ph.D. from the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (Blacksburg, VA campus), while advised by Prof. Joseph Freeman and Prof. Raffaella De Vita.<\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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Molecular dynamics simulations, electronic structure calculations, and method development involving polymers and chemical additives, cellulose and cellulose synthases, and reflectin proteins
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Prof.\u00a0Alexey Gulyuk<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Teaching Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering<\/em><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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Prof. Gulyuk received his B.S. in Engineering Physics from the Belarusian State University in Minsk, Belarus, his M.S. in Physics from NC Central University, and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from NC State University. He is a part of the NSF STC Science and Technologies for Phosphorus Sustainability (STEPS) Center at NC State University.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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Convergence Informatics and Data-science approaches for materials design, artificial intelligence in education, and advancing AI literacy in engineering
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Dr. Sabila Kader Pinky<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Postdoctoral Fellow\u00a0<\/em>of\u00a0Materials Science and Engineerin<\/em>g<\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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Dr. Pinky received her M.Sc. in Materials Science from Missouri State University (MO, USA) in 2019. She earned her B.Sc. in Materials and Metallurical Engineering from Banfladesh University of Engineering & Technology (Dhaka, Bangladesh) in 2014.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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Science and Technologies for Phosphorus Sustainability (STEPS) Center \u2013 advancing convergent informatics approaches to integrate data science, molecular modeling, and materials research for sustainable phosphorus solutions.
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Sergei Rigin<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Graduate Student in<\/em>\u00a0Materials Science and Engineering<\/em>

Sergei earned his B.S. and M.S. in Laser Technologies from ITMO University (Saint Petersburg, Russia) and an additional M.S. in Chemistry from New Mexico Highlands University (Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA).\u00a0

Research:<\/strong>\u00a0 Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Nanoparticle-embedded Polymer Brushes, STEPS<\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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Andrew Hans Cannon<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Graduate Student in<\/em>\u00a0Materials Science and Engineering<\/em>

Andrew recieved his B.S. and M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from NC State

Research:<\/strong>\u00a0Molecular dynamics simulations of peptide-based materials such as phosphate-binding proteins and reflectin proteins, as well as prediction of their mechanical and optical properties.<\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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Merve Fedai<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

PhD Candidate in<\/em>\u00a0Materials Science and Engineering<\/em>

Merve earned her Bachelor of Science in 2021 and her Master of Science in 2023, both in Materials Science and Engineering, from North Carolina State University.

Research:<\/strong>\u00a0Molecular modeling of cellulose-based materials and modification of carbonic anhydrases for environmental remediation.<\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Christina Vilchez (Bayard)<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Graduate Student in<\/em>\u00a0Materials Science and Engineering<\/em>

Chrissy received her B.S. in Mechanical and Energy Engineering from the University of North Texas in 2022.

Research:<\/strong>\u00a0Molecular dynamics simulations of nucleic acid nanoparticles and their supramolecular assemblies<\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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Michael Kirsch<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Graduate Student in<\/em>\u00a0Chemistry<\/em>

Mike received his B.S. in Biochemistry along with a Minor in Mathematics from SUNY Oswego in 2020.

Research:<\/strong>\u00a0Molecular modeling of cellulose synthase proteins and cellulose materials, lipid nanodisks<\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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Patrick Hogsed<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Graduate Student in<\/em>\u00a0Chemistry<\/em>

Patrick earned his MS in Comprehensive Chemistry from Western Carolina University (2019-2021) and his BS in Chemistry from Young Harris College (2016-2019).

Research:<\/strong>\u00a0Phosphorus binding protein (PBP) molecular dynamics simulations for phosphate specificity<\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Abishec Sundar Senthilvel<\/strong><\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Graduate Student in<\/em>\u00a0Materials Science and Engineering<\/em>

Abishec received his Master of Nanoengineering with a concentration in Biomedical Sciences in Nanoengineering from NC State University in 2023 and B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Anna Univeristy (Tamil Nadu, India) in 2020.

Research:<\/strong>\u00a0Modeling of Organized Nanochannel Materials from Biomolecular Magnetic Organic Frameworks<\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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Dr. Barry Farmer <\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Adjunct Professor

Chief Scientist emeritus at Air Force Research Laboratory

Research:<\/strong>\u00a0DPD modeling of complex materials <\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Siri Mudunuri<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Undergraduate student in Computer Science<\/em><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Research Project:<\/strong> Machine Learning Assisted Characterization and Analysis of Material Properties<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arjun Kancharla<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Undergraduate student in <\/em>Computer Science<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Research Project:<\/strong> Machine Learning Force Fields for RNA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sanchit Shah<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Undergraduate student in <\/em>Computer Science<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Research Project: <\/strong>Machine Learning Methods for Functional Peptide Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anne Chabaneix<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Undergraduate student in Materials Science and Engineering<\/em><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Research Project: <\/strong>Diffusion of antioxidants in tire materials<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephanie Euceda Trujillo<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Undergraduate student in Materials Science and Engineering<\/em><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Research Project: <\/strong>Materials for Phosphorous Sustainability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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