Anastassia Alexandrova
Anastassia Alexandrova | |
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Alma mater | Saratov University Utah State University |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
Thesis | Multiply aromatic clusters via ab initio genetic algorithm (2005) |
Website | Alexandrova Lab |
Anastassia N. Alexandrova is an 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 at Utah State University, 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. She also worked in the laboratory of John C. Tully where she studied the photochemistry of DNA fragments.[4][5]
Research and career
Alexandrova was appointed to the faculty at the
Awards and honors
- 2014 National Science Foundation CAREER Award[8]
- 2015 American Chemical Society Rising Star Award[9]
- 2016 Fulbright Fellow at the École normale supérieure[7]
- 2018 University of California, Los Angeles Undergraduate Research Week Faculty Mentor Awards[10]
- 2019 University of California, Los Angeles Distinguished Teaching Award for Senate Faculty[11]
- 2020 American Chemical Society Physical Chemistry Division Early Career Award in Theoretical Chemistry[12]
- 2021 Max Planck-Humboldt medal, for scientists with outstanding potential outside Germany.
Selected publications
- Hua-Jin Zhai; Anastassia N Alexandrova; K Alexander Birch; Wikidata Q44696251.
- Anastassia N Alexandrova; Wikidata Q51989691.
- Anastassia N Alexandrova; Wikidata Q51970282.
References
- ^ a b c "Alexandrova, Anastassia N. | UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry". www.chemistry.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ a b "Anastassia Alexandrova". ion.chem.usu.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "Boron Flat out". cen.acs.org. Archived from the original on 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "Tully Group Home Page". ursula.chem.yale.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- PMID 20795696.
- ^ "Alexandrova Lab". Archived from the original on 2011-11-05.
- ^ a b "Chemistry professor Anastassia Alexandrova is awarded Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant". UCLA. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "Anastassia Alexandrova wins NSF Early Career Development Award". UCLA. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "Anastassia Alexandrova awarded ACS 2016 Rising Star Award". UCLA. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "2018 Faculty Mentor Awards | UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry". www.chemistry.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ "2018-2019 Distinguished Teaching Award for Senate Faculty | UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry". www.chemistry.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ "ACS PHYS 2020 Early-Career Award in Theoretical Chemistry | UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry". www.chemistry.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-31.