Aleksander Durumeric
University of Chicago Department of Chemistry
Ph.D. Student
Contact Information
aleksander@uchicago.edu
(773) 834-6812 Searle Chemistry Laboratory
5735 South Ellis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
Education
The University of Chicago
5/2014 - present
Department of Chemistry
Physical Chemistry PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Gregory Voth
The University of Iowa
B.Sc. Chemistry, B.Sc. Mathematics, Minor Computer Science, Minor Spanish 8/2010 - 5/2014
Relevant Experience
Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago
5/2014 - present
Advisor: Prof. Gregory Voth (Theoretical Physical Chemistry)
- Developing coarse graining methods to model actin filaments
- Developing statistical derivation of multimodal heteroENM modeling
Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, The University of Iowa
9/2012 - 5/2014
Advisor: Prof. Claudio Margulis (Theoretical Physical Chemistry)
- Investigated electron dynamics in room temperature ionic liquids
Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Brookhaven National Laboratory
5/2013 - 9/2013
Advisor: Dr. James Wishart (Physical Chemistry)
- Characterized and synthesized room temperature ionic liquids
- Repaired and maintained ion chromatograph
Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, The University of Iowa
8/2012 - 1/2013
Advisor: Prof. David Wiemer (Organic Chemistry)
- Synthesized novel phosphorus based organic compounds for medicinal applications
Research Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University
Advisor: Prof. Dennis Vigil (Computational Fluid Dynamics)
- Investigated potential photobioreactor dimensions and simulation methods
5/2012 - 8/2012
Systems Administrator, Research Services, The University of Iowa
6/2011 - 7/2012
- Maintained Puppet and ROCKs framework for University computational cluster
- Incorporated computational software (e.g. Gaussian, TURBOMOLE) into cluster
- Supported researchers in cluster use
Publications
Dynamics of Excess Electronic Charge in Aliphatic Ionic Liquids Containing the
Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide Anion
C. Xu, A. Durumeric, H. Kashyap, J. Kohanoff, and C. Margulis Journal of the American Chemical Society
Awards and Honors
University of Chicago
Freud Fellowship
2014 - 2015
University of Iowa
Ferentz Undergraduate Research Fellowship
College of Liberal Arts Undergraduate Scholarship
Donald J. Burton and Margaret A. Burton Scholarship
Rhodes Dunlap Scholarship
DOE Brookhaven National Lab SULI Internship
Principal Financial Group Scholarship
University of Iowa Dean’s List
2014
2013 - 2014
2013 - 2014
2013 - 2014
2013
2011 - 2012
2010 - 2014 University Service
University of Iowa
Research Council
8/2013 - 5/2014
- Advised University on policies related to research
- Research Waiver Subcommittee
-Advised VP of Research on publication restrictions
Students for Human Rights
9/2012 - 5/2014
- President 2013-2014
- Organized and led Human Rights events on Campus
- VP of Finance 2012-2013
- Managed financial operations and funding details for events
University of Iowa Human Rights Charter Committee
- Advised University administrators on decisions involving human rights
- Reviewed reports of human rights violations on campus
8/2012 - 5/2013