Alexey V. Akimov was born in Bryansk oblast, Russia. He received his Diploma in Chemistry in 2007 from Chemistry Department of the M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, under joint supervision of Prof. Alexander Nemukhin (MSU, Russia) and Prof. Anatoly Kolomeisky (Rice University, U.S.A.). He obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry under Prof. Anatoly Kolomeisky from Rice University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in 2011. In 2012 he started his postdoctoral appointment in Prof. Oleg Prezhdo group at University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. In the period of 2012-2014 he worked as a postdoctoral research associate in a joint program between the Brookhaven National Laboratory, Department of Chemistry (Muckerman group) and the University of Rochester (Prezhdo group). In 2014 he moved to the University of Southern California, Chemistry Department together with the Prezhdo group. In 2015 he joined the Chemistry Department at University at Buffalo, SUNY as an Assistant Professor.
Dr. Akimov's research is focused on semiclassical and quantum-classical methodologies for accurate and efficient simulation of quantum dynamics in abstract models and in large-scale atomistic systems. Applied scientific interests include photoinduced processes of charge and energy transfer in solar energy materials and in functional nanomaterials.
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Kosar Yasin, born in Ahvaz, Iran, in 1997, graduated with a BS in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering from Tehran Polytechnique in 2019. During her undergraduate studies, she developed a green, recyclable magnetic nanocatalyst for synthesizing 2-amino-4H-chromene derivatives. This research was published in the Research on Chemical Intermediates journal, published by Springer, in the year 2022. In the field of chemical engineering, Kosar participated in the Chem-E-Car® World Competition held in Barcelona, Spain, in 2017. This internationally recognized event, organized by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). Competing among 23 teams, Kosar's team won first place for the most creative design system, by innovatively integrating gas and electric systems, resulting in heightened efficiency and motor adjustability. Following the completion of her bachelor's degree, Kosar gained valuable industrial experience as an R&D Manager by working in the paint industry for three years (2019–2022), focusing on eco-friendly colors. Kosar started her Ph.D. at the State University of New York at Buffalo in Fall 2022, completing a master’s degree from Fall 2022 to Fall 2024 along the way. Her master’s research explored energy relaxation dynamics in fullerene systems, provided valuable insights regarding trends in relaxation timescales that could improve the efficiency of fullerene-based photovoltaic materials. Currently, Kosar is a third-year Ph.D. student working on nonadiabatic molecular dynamics of fullerenes and endohedral fullerene systems.
Layla was born in Ilam, Iran. She earned her B.Sc. of Applied Chemistry,University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, and her M.Sc. of Phytochemistry,Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. During her master’s program she worked onThesis: “Extraction, Isolation, And Identification of Active Compound in some see plants and Investigated Their Bioactive Effect in order to find means for treatment to be moreaffordable with less side effects. Joining Akimov’s group in 2023 Significant change occurred in Layla's career. Engaging with CP2K software, Layla's work is currently focused on nonadiabatic molecular dynamics within the Copper ,Zinc, Tin and Sulfur (CZTS) structure. Through the use of PBE and DFT+U, she explores the excited excitation state dynamics in CZTS, studying relaxation and recombination dynamics to provide atomistic insight into electronic properties of CZTS structure, with potential influences in diverse fields such as energy, electronics, and materials science.
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