interactions

Shekhar Garde

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Name:	Shekhar Garde
Title:	Elaine and Jack S. Parker Professor and Department Head
Department	Chemical and Biological Engineering
School	Engineering
Center	Rensselaer Nanotechnology Center (RNC)
Website:	http://www.rpi.edu/~gardes/

Bio Dr. Garde's research interests include molecular thermodynamics and simulations of biological systems, statistical mechanics of liquids and polymers, and solvation phenomena -- especially in aqueous solutions (water structure, hydrophobic interactions). We focus on understanding and modeling the role of water structure in inducing interactions between various hydrophobic, polar, and ionic molecules which ultimately leads to many important self-assembly processes in water. For an overview, see brief descriptions of ongoing projects in my research group.

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Keywords

coarse-graining methods
simulation tools
molecular theory
interactions
hydrophobic hydration

Education Ph.D. Chemical Engineering (University of Delaware, 1997) B.S. Chemical Engineering (University of Bombay, 1992)