معرفی
Ksenia Bravaya is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Boston University. She leads the Bravaya Research Group, which focuses on theoretical and computational studies of complex electronic structure phenomena in biomolecules and materials. Her work spans electronic resonances, computational electrochemistry, and electron transfer mechanisms in proteins. She holds a Ph.D. from Lomonosov Moscow State University (2008) and completed postdoctoral research at the University of Southern California (2013).
Research Interests:
- Electronic structure of metastable states (resonances)
- Redox potentials in biomolecules
- Electron transfer pathways in proteins (via eMap software)
- Development of quantum chemistry methods for resonance states
Publications Highlight: Over 30 peer-reviewed articles including methodological advances in CAP-based resonance modeling, computational electrochemistry protocols, and software tools like eMap and OpenCap. Recent work focuses on applications in cryptochromes and cytochrome c peroxidases.
Advising & Grants: Supervises 4 current graduate students and has mentored numerous postdocs. Notable student achievements include Director's Awards and software fellowships. Lab members develop open-source computational tools and publish in top journals like J. Chem. Phys. and Phys. Rev. Lett.
Labs/Teams: Bravaya Research Group operates at BU with interdisciplinary collaborations. Active software projects include eMap (electron pathway prediction) and OpenCap (CAP-based simulations).
