Sudheesh Kumar Ethirajan

I am 2nd year Ph.D. student at UC Davis, working with Prof. Ambarish Kulkarni. My research interests include Computational Catalysis, Molecular Simualtions, Accelerated Materials Discovery, and Rare-events Sampling. My current research focusses on developing Machine Learning potentials for studying adsorption and diffusion processes in Metal Organic Frameworks. Previously, I worked with Prof. Zachary Ulissi during my Masters from Carnegie Mellon Univeristy (2019-20). My project was on designing high-performance Ionomers for fuel cells. I performed ab-initio simulations to study the interactions of nafion during ORR at the Pt interface.

I started out as an experimentalist and worked with different research groups (Prof. Joao Crespo & Prof. Ranil Wickramasinghe) on Membrane Separations and Technology. I am also a proud alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad. In my free time, I like to cook, explore new places, and read about new technological ventures.