Jay Foley, Ph.D.
Jay Foley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Education:
B.S. (Chemistry, with High Honors): Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S. (Chemistry): University of Chicago
Ph.D. (Chemistry): University of Chicago
Postdoc: Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Lab
Field of Interest: Physical Chemistry
Research Focus: Dr. Foley is a theoretical physical chemist with an interest in light-matter interactions in nanoscale and molecular systems.
Teaching: Dr. Foley loves teaching students about physical chemistry, theory and computation, and nanoscale phenomena.
My group participates in a collaborative called the “Enhancing Science Courses by Integrating Python” (ESCIP) Network. We are building a set of interactive and open Jupyter notebooks, and are also hosting a series of regional workshops to build capacities for integrating python programming into Chemistry, Physics, and Astronomy courses.
Awards:
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Department of Energy Computational Chemical Science Award – 2022-2025
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National Science Foundation CAREER Award – 2021-2026
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Research Corporation for Scientific Advancement Cottrell Scholar Award – 2019-2023
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American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund Undergraduate New Investigator Award – 2018-2020
