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Otto Jonathan Fajen, Ph.D.

Flatiron Research Fellow, Initiative for Computational Catalysis

Initiative for Computational Catalysis

Email: [email protected]

Bio

I joined the ICC as a Flatiron Research Fellow in September 2026. My research interests are in electronic structure theory, in particular the development of accurate and efficient methods for describing excited states relevant to nonadiabatic dynamics and photocatalysis in molecules and materials. I obtained my Ph.D. in Chemistry from Stanford University in 2026 and prior to that my B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Missouri in 2021. I was a Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellow from 2022-2026.

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