Dean Smith

Big Data, Cloud and Quantum Computing

I developed parsers, binary and data cache writers for file formats used in chemical and biophysical measurement devices such as UV/VIS spectrometers and calorimeters. I reverse-engineered and extracted data from (undocumented) binary formats. I performed the unit tests of my software on a local server and my modules were maintained using the GitHub version control software.

I worked as a scientific researcher at the department for theoretical biophysics. I performed atomistic MD simulations of biomolecules on inorganic crystal surfaces using the GROMACS package. I analyzed the adsorption/desorption behaviors of nucleic acid-mica systems in different cationic environments using GROMACS tools and the MDAnalysis library. I prepared, scheduled and ran steered pulling simulations to determine the force-extension curves of adsorbed nucleic acids used for AFM experiments.

Theoretical photochemistry, biomolecular dynamics, computational physics, higher quantum mechanics, hydrodynamics, solid state physics, real analysis, complex analysis and dynamical systems

Biophysics, (bio-)physical chemistry, spectroscopy, theoretical chemistry, theoretical physics, experimental physics, biology, chemistry