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Veronica Barone
Department of Physics
College of Science and Engineering
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Research Group

Computational materials science, energy storage, catalysis, and electronic structure theory.

Current Members

Dr. Veronica Barone

Interests: Electronic structure calculations based on density functional theory. Molecular modeling of nanoscale materials for applications in energy storage, molecular magnetism, electronic devices, and characterization methods.

Dr. Mukesh Singh

Joined our group in January 2025. Works on the computational screening of single atom catalysts for energy applications.

Zachary Jasper

Fall 2025: Joining the group for a Physics M.S. degree.

Udara Silva

Fall 2025: Joining the group for a Physics M.S. degree.

Former Group Members

  • Dr. Mukesh Jakhar – Research scientist, IUAC HPC Lab, New Delhi.
  • Ian Lewis – PhD student at Wayne State.
  • Dr. Isaiah Moses – Postdoctoral scholar at Penn State.
  • Cielo Medina Medina – Software Engineer at Dematic.
  • Ryan Weeks – M.S. student in Astronomy/Astrophysics.
  • Mitchell Zubich
  • Braeden Traver – Physics MS student at CMU.
  • Zachary Hinojosa – Currently in his Sr. year.
  • Jared Williams – PhD student at University of Missouri.
  • Dr. Burak Ozdemir – Postdoc at Bilkent University.
  • Dr. Chananate Uthaisar – Project Engineer at Spectrum Brands.
  • Dr. Aleks Antic – Assistant Professor at Ivy Tech.
  • Ben Williams – Software Engineer at VIZIO.
  • David Hicks – PhD student at Duke University.
  • Brandon Whitman – Graduate Student Research Assistant at Michigan State.
  • Tom Kunse
  • Amber Hockemeyer
  • Matt Hudspeth