Brenda Rubenstein

Brenda Rubenstein is an Associate Professor of Chemistry and Physics at Brown University and Director of the Data Science Institute. Her research bridges quantum chemistry and materials science, developing stochastic electronic structure methods for accurate large-scale simulations. She also explores molecular computing and computational biophysics. Her group emphasizes diversity, collaboration, and work-life balance.

Recent work includes quantum Monte Carlo techniques for materials discovery, machine learning approaches for protein dynamics, and quantum computing applications. She received a named professorship in 2025 and leads the Levermore Global Scholars program. Her publications focus on computational methods across chemistry, physics, and materials science.