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Quantum Computing Instructor
Brown University Summer School• June 2023 - Present
In this role, I have developed course syllabus and taught the course, Introduction to Quantum Computing.
Reviewer
New Journal of Physics, Institute of Physics (IOP)• May 2024 - Present
Peer-review manuscripts on quantum computing. Give feedback to editors on the quality, originality, and suitability of the manuscripts for publication.
YYAS Instructor
Yale University• July 2022 - July 2022
Taught and mentored High School interested in pursuing STEM careers.
Physics Demonstrator and Instructor
University of Zambia• March 2018 - August 2019
Taught first-year physics labs and tutorials.
Education
Brown University
MSc. in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)• September 2023 - Present
Developing computational models for predicting battery phenomena. Methods include density-functional thoery, molecular dynamics, and machine learning.
Brown University
Ph.D. in Theoretical Chemistry• August 2021 - Present
Research focus is on developing quantum computing algorithms to solve problems in physics and chemistry.
Dalhousie University
MSc. in Physics• September 2019 - July 2021
Modeling frictional properties of graphene, hexagonal boron nitride and molybdenum disulfide.
Voronezh State University
BSc. in Theoretical Physics• September 2013 - July 2017
Honors thesis on "Predicting the Lifetimes of excited states in Cd atoms."