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Anastassia Alexandrova
NationalityRussian
Alma materSaratov University
Utah State University
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Los Angeles
ThesisMultiply aromatic clusters via ab initio genetic algorithm (2005)
WebsiteAlexandrova Lab

Anastassia N. Alexandrova is a Russian-American chemist who is a Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research considers the computational design of functional materials.

Early life and education

Alexandrova was the Winner of the Russian Regional Student Olympiad in Chemistry in 2000.[1] She attended the Saratov State University for her undergraduate studies, where she was awarded a scholarship from the Government of Russia for outstanding performance in science. She moved to the United States for her graduate studies, where she studied aromatic clusters using Ab initio genetic algorithms.[2] In particular, she developed the Gradient Embedded genetic Algorithm (GEGA) to identify the minima of atomic clusters.[2][3] After earning her doctorate, Alexandrova moved to Yale University, where she joined the laboratory of William L. Jorgensen.[4] She also worked in the laboratory of John C. Tully where she studied the photochemistry of DNA fragments.[5][6]

Research and career

Alexandrova was appointed to the faculty at the University of California, Los Angeles in 2009.[1] She develops multi-scale modeling methods to better understand novel functional materials.[1] The materials considered by Alexandrova included quantum dots, artificial metalloenzymes, heterogeneous catalysis and ultra hard alloys.[7] She makes use of various computational models, including density functional theory, molecular dynamics and ab initio quantum chemistry methods. Alexandrova spent 2016 as a Fulbright Program scholar at the École Normal Supérieure where she focused on computational catalysis.[8]

Awards and honors

Selected publications

  • Hua-Jin Zhai; Anastassia N Alexandrova; K Alexander Birch; Alexander I Boldyrev; Lai-Sheng Wang (1 December 2003). "Hepta- and octacoordinate boron in molecular wheels of eight- and nine-atom boron clusters: observation and confirmation". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 42 (48): 6004–6008. doi:10.1002/ANIE.200351874. ISSN 1433-7851. PMID 14679555. Wikidata Q44696251.
  • Anastassia N Alexandrova; Alexander I Boldyrev; You-Jun Fu; Xin Yang; Xue-Bin Wang; Lai-Sheng Wang (1 September 2004). "Structure of the Na(x)Cl(x+1) (-) (x=1-4) clusters via ab initio genetic algorithm and photoelectron spectroscopy". The Journal of Chemical Physics. 121 (12): 5709–5719. Bibcode:2004JChPh.121.5709A. doi:10.1063/1.1783276. ISSN 0021-9606. PMID 15366994. Wikidata Q51989691.
  • Anastassia N Alexandrova; Alexander I Boldyrev (1 July 2005). "Search for the Lin(0/+1/-1) (n = 5-7) Lowest-Energy Structures Using the ab Initio Gradient Embedded Genetic Algorithm (GEGA). Elucidation of the Chemical Bonding in the Lithium Clusters". Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 1 (4): 566–580. doi:10.1021/CT050093G. ISSN 1549-9618. PMID 26641677. Wikidata Q51970282.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Alexandrova, Anastassia N. | UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry". www.chemistry.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  2. ^ a b "Anastassia Alexandrova". ion.chem.usu.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  3. ^ "Boron Flat out". cen.acs.org. Retrieved 2021-06-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Special Seminar: Anastassia Alexandrova | A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland". eng.umd.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  5. ^ "Tully Group Home Page". ursula.chem.yale.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  6. ^ Alexandrova, Anastassia N.; Tully, John C.; Granucci, Giovanni (2010-09-23). "Photochemistry of DNA Fragments via Semiclassical Nonadiabatic Dynamics". The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 114 (37): 12116–12128. doi:10.1021/jp103322c. ISSN 1520-6106. PMID 20795696.
  7. ^ "Alexandrova Lab".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ a b "Chemistry professor Anastassia Alexandrova is awarded Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant". UCLA. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  9. ^ "Anastassia Alexandrova wins NSF Early Career Development Award". UCLA. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  10. ^ "Anastassia Alexandrova awarded ACS 2016 Rising Star Award". UCLA. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  11. ^ "2018 Faculty Mentor Awards | UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry". www.chemistry.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  12. ^ "2018-2019 Distinguished Teaching Award for Senate Faculty | UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry". www.chemistry.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  13. ^ "ACS PHYS 2020 Early-Career Award in Theoretical Chemistry | UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry". www.chemistry.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
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