Dynamic Crosslinks as a Method to Improve Polymer Compatibilization in Mixed-Plastics Recycling – Evelyn Grandfield

Faculty Sponsor: Faculty Name Goes Here Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Evelyn Grandfield Evelyn Grandfield is a rising senior (2025) with a double major in Physics and Science and Technology Studies. She is conducting molecular simulations research with Professor Starr in the Physics Department. She is from Nevada City, California and loves to be in … Read more

Utilizing Data Visualization to Correct Molecular Simulations

Faculty Sponsor: Brian Stewart Inesh Vytheswaran I am a computer science major, pursuing a minor in physics and IDEAS here at Wesleyan. I am from Wellelsy, MA, and currently live in Avon, CT. Going into possibly my final semester, I am super excited to take classes on digital learning, applied linear algebra, and multiple hand … Read more

Simulation of the Crystal-Amorphous Phase Transition of Ge2Sb2Te5 via a Machine-Learned Interatomic Potential

Faculty Sponsor: Francis W. Starr Owen Dunton Owen is a physics and math major, and a member of Computational Materials Science Research Group where he studies the phase-change material Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST). His first project was the development of an efficient and accurate machine-learned interatomic potential for GST, which he now uses to provide atomistic insight … Read more