Xueyu Song

Xueyu Song is a Professor of Chemistry at Iowa State University, affiliated with the Ames Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy. Their research focuses on theoretical and computational tools for chemical reactions in chemical and biochemical systems.

• Ames Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy
• Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University

Education:

• Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley (1995-1998)
• Ph.D., California Institute of Technology (1995)

Research Interests: The group develops theories for electron transfer in solutions and inhomogeneous materials, solvent effects on chemical reactions, solvation dynamics in protein environments and ionic fluids, phase behaviors of metallic systems, nucleation kinetics, protein-protein interactions, and protein crystallization. Recent work integrates machine learning with supercooled liquids and extends the Debye-Hückel theory beyond dilute solutions. Sub-diffraction imaging using heterodyne and entangled photons is also studied.

Recent Article Trends: Publications span 2019-2024, focusing on solvation dynamics in ionic fluids, nanodomain analysis via single-molecule tracking, machine learning for heterogeneities in supercooled liquids, extensions of Debye-Hückel theory, and phase behavior in metallic systems. Computational methods like density functional theory, molecular dynamics, and Bayesian inference are key tools.

Contact: Email xsong@iastate.edu, Phone: 515-294-4383, Office: 303 Wilhelm, 2332 Pammel Dr, Ames, IA 50011-1025.