The members of our group come from a diverse cultural and academic background, promoting a creative and productive work environment.
Seated, left to right: Maitreyee Sharma Priyadarshini, Prof. Paulette Clancy, Divya Sharma, Wenxin Qi. Standing, left to right: Kit Ao, Aaron Chen, Connor Ganley, Haili Jia, Isaiah Chen, Araben Tablizo, Kumar Miskin. Not shown: Gigi Wang, Megan Lim. 
Left to right: Connor, Luke, Paulette, Maitreyee, Kumar, Peter, Yuqi, Yi, Jess 
Seated (left to right): Madaline, Haili, Connor, Paulette, Kumar. Standing: Jess, Isaiah, Divya, Yi, Seba, Farhan
Principal Investigator
Prof. Paulette Clancy
Edward J. Schaefer Professor in Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Samuel W. and M. Diane Bodman Professor in Chemical Engineering, Cornell University
Ph.D. Chemistry, Oxford University, 1977
B.A. Chemistry, University of London, 1974
Address: 221 Maryland Hall
Phone: 410-516-4312
Email: [email protected]
Research Interest: Computational studies of crystalline semiconducting materials synthesis, processing and design with a focus on ‘small molecule’ organic semiconductors and beyond-CMOS electronic materials (from graphene to InGaAs and low-k SiCOH).
Postdoctoral Research Associates
Maitreyee Sharma Priyadarshini
Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2022
M.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,
B.E. Mechanical Engineering, PES Institute of Technology,
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: maitreyeesharma
Research Interest: Multi-scale materials modeling, material discovery
Doctoral Research Associates
Kumar Miskin
M.Tech. Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India, 2022
B.Tech. Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science with Minor in Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India, 2022
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: kumarpmiskin
Research Interest: Algorithm Development for Material Discovery and Atomistic Simulation
Luke Oluoch
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester, 2019
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: luke-oluoch
Research Interest: Applying deep learning to material processing and image processing.
Yi Cao
B.S. Pharmacy, Fudan University, 2023
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: yi-cao
Personal Website: yicao-elina
Research Interest: Combining DFT with Molecular Dynamics simulations to study thermoelectric materials; Machine learning; 2D materials
Jessica Strongin
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, 2023
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: jessica-strongin
Research Interest: organic electronics, conducting polymers for bioelectronic applications, intersection of experimental and computational work, machine learning
Madaline Marland
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, 2023
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: madaline-marland
Research Interest: Computational materials investigation for mechanistic understanding and efficient materials design
Farhan Shaikh
Integrated M. Tech Chemical Engineering, minor Polymer and Material Science, Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai, Jalna Campus, 2023
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: farhan-shaikh
Research Interest: Computational Materials Science, Density Functional Theory, and Machine Learning for Perovskite Exploration
M.S. Research Associates
Yuqi Feng
B.S. Polymer materials and engineering, Sichuan University, 2024
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: yuqi-feng
Research Interest: Combining DFT and machine learning to design thermoelectric polymers
Undergraduate Research Associates
Ricky Yu
Email: [email protected]
Research Interest: Applying machine learning to study the structures and properties of renewable energy materials.
Victor Wu
Email: [email protected]
Research Interest: On the fly active learning for modeling material systems using FLARE