Dr. Ayana Ghosh
Research Scientist
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Bio:
Ayana Ghosh is a Research Scientist at the Computational Sciences & Engineering Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). She completed her MS and PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Connecticut in 2020, after earning her BS in Physics and Abstract Mathematics from the University of Michigan-Flint in 2015. Her research revolves around the application of scientific machine learning methods, coupled with first principles computations and experiments, to explore a diverse array of functional materials. These materials span from inorganic perovskites and two-dimensional systems to organic crystals and polymers. She has authored 35 papers published in peer-reviewed journals. Her most recent accolades include receiving awards at the Rising Stars in Computational and Data Sciences 2022 at Sandia National Laboratories and Extraordinary Performance Awards in 2022 and 2023 from ORNL.