About Me
My name is Austin MacIntyre, and I am a senior undergraduate student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison pursuing a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, with certificates in Mathematics and Biology in Engineering. My current interests lie on the chemistry of materials, specifically using computational and theoretical methods to understand them. Within this broad area, my interests span semiconducting materials, colloidal structures, and biological membrane systems.
Research Focus
Currently, I'm working in Prof. Song Jin studying two-dimensional hybrid perovskites, a class of semiconducting materials exciting for optoelectic and solar applications. I am particularly interested in chirality transfer across length scales in these materials. This begins with the crystal structure components (i.e. the organic spacer cation), to the crystal structure symmetry, to the nanostructure morphology (i.e. the formation of screw dislocations).
I also have REU experience with Prof. Tom Truskett studying electrostatic interactions in dilute colloidal systems. This computational project used Brownian Dynamics (BD) and Integral Equation Theory (IET) to colloid structure in high interacting systems. It specifically compared simulations of varying computational cost and complexity, spanning from the quick ion continuum model of DLVO theory paired with IET calculations ( ~ seconds ) to discrete ion and colloid primitive model using Coulomb interactions with BD interactions ( ~ hours ).
My Life Experiences
CBE Blog Post
Post made by the ChemE department about my experience.
My Four-Year Course Trajectory
Check out all the courses I took at UW–Madison throughout my four years.
Hobbies and Interests
Check out my interests and activities outside of research and coursework.
Summer REU Experience
Documenting the REU application cycle and my REU experience.
Contact
Madison, WI
theaustinmac@gmail.com
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