Alex Albaugh

Alex Albaugh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Wayne State University's College of Engineering (Detroit, MI). He received his BSE from the University of Michigan (2012), PhD from University of California, Berkeley (2018), and was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Theoretical Chemistry at Northwestern University (2018-2022).

• Research Focus: Molecular motors, nonequilibrium thermodynamics, and mechanically bound polymers
• Key Methods: Molecular simulations, computational design, genetic algorithms

His recent publications focus on molecular motor thermodynamics, polarization modeling, and polymer dynamics. The Albaugh Group emphasizes a collaborative environment for computational nanoscale research.

Teaching: Courses in chemical engineering seminars, advanced transport phenomena, and machine learning applications.