People

Principal Investigator

Portrait of Amish J. Patel.

Amish J. Patel

Professor · Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Office: Room 529, 3401 Walnut St (PICS SUITE)

  • Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of California Berkeley, 2007
  • B.Tech. Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, 2001

Postdoctoral Fellows

Portrait of Michael A. Sauer.

Michael A. Sauer

Postdoctoral Researcher · Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania

  • Ph.D. Biochemistry, Arizona State University, 2026
  • B.S. Biochemistry, Arizona State University, 2021
  • B.S. Computational Mathematical Sciences, Arizona State University, 2021

Research interests: Protein dynamics, Enhanced sampling, Method development

PhD Students


Alumni

Postdoctoral Fellows

Aniket Thosar

, 2019–2022

Next position after Patel Group: Reliance, Mumbai, India.

Hao Jiang

, 2018–2020

Next position after Patel Group: SC Johnson, Racine, Wisconsin.

Debdas Dhabal

, 2017–2020

Next position after Patel Group: Postdoctoral Fellow in the Molinero Group at the University of Utah.

Saeed Najafi

, 2017–2019

Next position after Patel Group: Postdoctoral Fellow in the Fredrickson Group at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Richard Remsing

, 2013–2015

Next position after Patel Group: Postdoctoral Fellow in the Klein Group at Temple University.

PhD Students

Alexander Johnson

, 2020–2025
  • Dissertation: “Exploring Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation Across Length Scales: From Atomistic Bias Potentials to Phase-Field Models”

Lilia Escobedo

, 2019–2025
  • NSF Graduate Research Fellow.
  • Dissertation: “Context-Dependent Protein Surface Hydrophilicity”

Zachariah Vicars

, 2017–2025
  • REACT Fellow.
  • Dissertation: “Computational Materials Design for Exercising Control Over Ice Formation”

Akash Pallath

, 2019–2025
  • Dissertation: “Computational Strategies for Efficiently Sampling Conformational Changes in Solvated Macromolecules”

Sean Marks

, 2015–2021
  • DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellow.
  • Dissertation: “Exploring The Molecular Origins Of Icephilicity Using Specialized Molecular Simulations”

Next position after Patel Group: Applied Research Associates, Cary, North Carolina.

Nicholas Rego

, 2014–2020
  • Dissertation: “Characterizing And Predicting Hydrophobicity At The Nanoscale To Inform Protein Interactions”

Suruchi Fialoke

, 2012–2017
  • Dissertation: “Understanding Dewetting Transitions On Nanotextured Surfaces: Implications For Designing Surfaces With Improved Wettability”

Next position after Patel Group: Pfizer, Boston, Massachusetts.

Erte Xi

, 2012–2017
  • Dissertation: “Developing A Novel Computational Framework To Predict Protein Interactions, Hot-Spots And Binding Affinities”

Next position after Patel Group: Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Master’s Students

Undergraduate Students

Visiting Students