Zahra Bajalan

Motivated student currently working towards degree in [Area of study]. Adept at prepping resources, equipment, and materials for research. Extensive background in investigating [Area of research]. Committed Graduate Assistant offering over [Number] years of experience and strong background in [Subject]. Well-versed in managing classrooms, administering quizzes and exams and maintaining student records. Self-driven Research Assistant pursuing degree in [Area of study]. Highly skilled in conducting research, writing memos and summary reviews and creating organized filing systems and data repositories. Detail-oriented and committed to advancing understanding of [Area of research]. Resourceful Graduate Research Assistant passionate about advancing knowledge in [Subject] through high-quality research. Self-motivated professional with excellent communication, planning and problem solving abilities. Focused Research Assistant currently pursuing degree in [Area of study] to advance research into [Area of expertise]. Adept in conducting interviews, literature reviews and data synthesis and analysis. Skilled in creating efficient systems to organize and manage experimental data.

• Ab initio and Classical MD
• Density Functional Theory
• Finite Element
• Finite Difference
• Machine Learning

• Student leader, DOE funded center for material for water and energy systems, 10/2023 - Current, https://mwet.utexas.edu/
• President, Persian Student Society at UT Austin, 12/2022 - 12/2023

• CMG
• PHREEQC
• MINTEQ

• Goyette Travel Award 2024, University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2024
• Sollenberger Fellow, Princeton University, Spring 2021
• Sherrerd Fellowship Fund, Princeton University, Summer 2020
• Ranked 3rd among 30 Master Students, Civil Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Spring 2017
• Honorary Admission for Graduate Study, Civil Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Fall 2015
• Ranked 9th among 110 Undergraduate Students, Civil Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Fall 2014
• Ranked 277th among 250000 Participants, University Entrance Exam in Mathematics and Physics, Fall 2011

• Ion transport modeling in ion exchange membranes: A novel four-state model evaluating ion-pairing effects under different hydration levels, Bajalan, Z, Henkelman, G, and Katz, L, In preparation
• A Four-state Model Evaluating Contact Ion Pairing Effects on Speciation in Ion-exchange Membranes Under Varying Hydration Levels, Bajalan, Z 1, Paspureddi, A1, Henkelman, G, Sharma, M, and Katz, L, In preparation
• Growth of Uniquely Small Tin Clusters on Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite, Beniwal, S, Chai, W, Qiao, M, Bajalan, Z, Ahsen, A, Reddy, K, Chen, Y, Henkelman, G, Chen, D, Journal of physical chemistry C., 128, 8, 3567–3577, 2024, 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c08215
• Mechanisms of aqueous bromate reduction activity enhancement with well-defined bimetallic palladium-based catalysts, Troutman, J, Restivo, J, Ha, H, Bajalan, Z, Brady, C, Costa J. M. B., Vigil-Hernandez, C, Barbosa J. R., Orge, C. A., Pereira, M. F. R., Humphrey S. M., Henkelman, G., Werth, C. J., Soares, O. S. G. P, Applied Catalysis A., 2024, 10.1016/j.apcata.2024.119654
• Analysis of mechanical and thermal properties of carbon and silicon nanomaterials using a coarse-grained molecular dynamic, Mohammadi, K, Ali Madadi, A, Bajalan, Z, Nejat Pishkenari, H, International journal of mechanical science, 187, 106112, 2020, 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2020.106112
• Numerical modeling of density-driven solute transport in fractured porous media with the extended finite element method, Hosseini, N, Bajalan, Z, Khoei, A. R., Advances in water resources, 136, 103543, 2020, 10.1016/j.advwatres.2019.103453