Austin Ellis
M.S. Chemistry, CSU Northridge | Incoming ORNL CNMS Intern
Computational chemistry for materials discovery and electronic structure
I use electronic-structure theory, high-throughput computation, and machine learning to study chemical bonding and accelerate chemistry-driven materials discovery.
2D materials
High-pressure chemistry
Machine learning for DFT
HPC automation
About Me
I recently completed my M.S. in Chemistry at CSU Northridge and will be interning at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) before applying to Chemistry Ph.D. programs.
Current Focus
Building transferable computational chemistry workflows that combine electronic-structure calculations, chemical intuition, and machine learning across chemically diverse systems.
- Developing physics-informed models and high-throughput pipelines for chemical property prediction
At a Glance
- Role: Incoming ORNL CNMS research intern; preparing Chemistry Ph.D. applications
- Education: M.S. Chemistry (CSU Northridge, 2026), B.S. Pharmacological Chemistry (UCSD, 2022)
- Technical: Python, PyTorch, high-throughput DFT, HPC administration
- Location: Los Angeles, California
Selected Honors & Awards
College of Science and Mathematics Dean's Scholarship
CSU Northridge | 2026
APS Global Physics Summit DCOMP Travel Award
Denver, Colorado | 2026
AI4Mat-NeurIPS Travel Grant
San Diego, California | 2025