Georgescu Research Group At Indiana University Bloomington

Georgescu Research Group At Indiana University Bloomington

Alexandru B. Georgescu

Welcome to our Group!

We are always open to motivated students, with interests in Chemistry, Physics or Materials Science. Undergraduate students can just email, prospective graduate students should apply to the Chemistry department (Chemistry, Physics and Materials Science majors more than welcome to apply) at https://www.chem.indiana.edu/graduate/admissions/ .  Currently there is no postdoc search but that may change, depending on funding.

Our goal with this website is to make the field of electronically active, correlated materials, more intuitive and accessible to a wide array of students and scientists, overcoming barriers between fields, as well as to introduce you to our work.

This field is intrinsically interdisciplinary, and much of its potential lies at the intersection of chemistry, physics, materials science, and data science, and I welcome input and discussion on my work, so please email me if you are interested or have comments at georgesc (at] iu (dot] edu .

Group Values

We strive to build a group where each mentee feels welcome and is allowed and encouraged to be creative and curious. Interactions with other groups, including across departments and institutions are highly encouraged.

Students joining the group can expect to be trained not just to perform cutting-edge research, but also in ‘soft‘ skills, such as public speaking and networking.

About Alex (PI)

Alexandru B. Georgescu (Alex)

Alex is an Assistant Professor at Indiana University Bloomington in the Chemistry department.

His research is computational & theoretical, particularly focused on materials (with a focus on what are recently called quantum materials), and is open to undergraduate and graduate students – regardless of previous computational work experience, as well as postdoctoral scholars with previous computational experience who are interested in growing a new group – and gaining experience in doing so.

Students can expect an empathetic environment focused on individual growth, as well as community support.

Thank you for visiting our website, and please contact me at georgesc [AT] iu (dot) edu .

(Group Picture, Feb 8 2024. From left to right: Alex, Varsha, Emily, Bipasa and Nick)

 

Current Mentees (from earliest to latest to join the group):

Emily Ward (Aug 2023 – Present), Indiana University – Bloomington Undergraduate Student Double Majoring in Chemistry and Mathematics.

Main Project: Photocatalysis in oxyhalide materials, and lone pairs in solids.

Emily Ward

 

Varsha Kumari (Dec 2023 – Present), Indiana University – Bloomington Ph.D Student – Chemistry

Main Project: Trimerization in correlated electron Kagome Materials.

 

Nick Adkins (Jan 2024-Present), Indiana University/United States Particle Accelerator School Master of Science Degree in Beam Physics and Technology

Main Project: Simulations of RIXS (Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering) in correlated electron materials.

Bipasa Samanta (Feb 2024-Present), Ph.D (IIT Bombay), Postdoctoral Scholar.

Main Project: Correlated electron materials & materials discovery.

Carina Jacobson (May 2024-Present), Undergraduate Student at Purdue University (Math Major)

Main Project: Symmetry breaking with doping of correlated electron materials

Harshul Bhatt (May 2024-Present), Undergraduate Student at IIT Bombay (Engineering Physics Major)

Main Project: Machine learning for quantum materials’ discovery.

 

 

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Previous Mentees:

Julia Bauer (Summer 2022 REU), Undergraduate student at Davidson College.

Received a Smith scholarship from Davidson College to pursue an MS at the University of Edinburgh 2023-2024; following that she will pursue a Ph.D in Applied Physics at Yale University.

 

Peiwen Ren (Fall 2020-Spring 2021), Northwestern University (co-mentored with James Rondinelli) Undergraduate student majoring in Materials Science and Engineering.

Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Materials Science at Stanford University

Christopher Bean (Summer 2020, through Research Experience for Teachers, co-mentored with James Rondinelli).

Proceeded to pursue a Ph.D in Materials Science at UIUC.