Yury Polyachenko
Theoretical Chemistry PhD Candidate'27
New Jersey, United States
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Top SchoolYury Polyachenko is a theoretical chemist and computational physicist pursuing a PhD at Princeton with eight years’ experience in multiscale molecular dynamics, from DFT/ab-initio to coarse-grained models. He develops AI-powered pipelines for ultra-coarse-grained protein models and built a BRD4–chromatin model whose MD predictions about transcriptional condensate nucleation were later experimentally confirmed. His work spans nanopore free-energy calculations, GPU-accelerated MD engines, and DFT studies of plasma processing of 2D materials where he identified sputtering thresholds and adsorption free energies. Comfortable in C++, Python and HPC (MPI/OpenMP/CUDA), he combines rigorous theory with practical tooling and mentorship, having secured fellowships and mentored undergraduates into coauthorship. Ambitious to bring DFT-level accuracy to biological scales, he explores QM/MM and neural-network potentials to bridge quantum and mesoscale simulations.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Bachelor's degree, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT)Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Theoretical Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Theoretical Chemistry at Princeton University
English, Russian, French
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Github Skills (23)
pdb-files9
pdb8
vmd8
simulation8
openlibrary8
biophysics7
quantum-chemistry7
system-calls7
python7
science6
bioinformatics6
logfile6
hpc6
materials-informatics6
chemistry5
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
PolyachenkoYA/1iee
Jul 2020 - Mar 2025
Contributions:81 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 8 months
PolyachenkoYA/Izing
Jul 2022 - Nov 2024
Contributions:95 pushes in 2 years 4 months
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