Juan Vanegas
Professor
BIO
Professor Vanegas’ area of expertise is in computational biophysics. He combines techniques from molecular simulation, continuum mechanics, and quantum chemistry to understand how chemical structure determines the mechanical properties and response of biological systems. His group develops novel computational tools for local stress and elasticity calculations as well as steered molecular dynamics methods to rapidly and systematically explore the structure and energetics of mechanically driven transitions. His research is funded by the NSF (CHE/CAREER), NASA EPSCoR, and DOE (through Sandia National Labs).
Bio
Professor Vanegas’ area of expertise is in computational biophysics. He combines techniques from molecular simulation, continuum mechanics, and quantum chemistry to understand how chemical structure determines the mechanical properties and response of biological systems. His group develops novel computational tools for local stress and elasticity calculations as well as steered molecular dynamics methods to rapidly and systematically explore the structure and energetics of mechanically driven transitions. His research is funded by the NSF (CHE/CAREER), NASA EPSCoR, and DOE (through Sandia National Labs).