Chen Chen

Career

10/2025-present Senior Product Owner
Bank of America
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

05/2025-10/2025 Principal Materials Application Scientist
Contextualize, LLC
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

11/2023-05/2025 Materials Application Scientist
Contextualize, LLC
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

04/2022-02/2023 Advanced Chemist
Eastman Chemical Company
Kingsport, Tennessee, USA

09/2020-04/2022 Postdoc Researcher Advisor: Prof. Costas D. Maranas
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania, USA

06/2017-09/2020 Postdoc Researcher Advisor: Prof. Adri C. T. van Duin
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania, USA

11/2013-06/2017 Postdoc Researcher Advisor: Prof. Gregory A. Voth
The University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, USA

07/2011-11/2013 Postdoc Researcher / Lecturer
Wuhan University
Wuhan, Hubei, China

Publication

First-author or corresponding-author publications

1. C. Chen, V. S. Boorla, R. Chowdhury, R. H. Nissly, A. Gontu, S. K. Chothe, L. LaBella, P. Jakka, S. Ramasamy, K. J. Vandegrift, M. S. Nair, S. V. Kuchipudi, C. D. Maranas*, A CNN model for predicting binding affinity changes between SARS-CoV-2 spike RBD variants and ACE2 homologues. bioRxiv DOI: 10.1101/2022.03.22.485413 (2022). (link)

2. C. Chen, V. S. Boorla, D. Banerjee, R. Chowdhury, V. S. Cavener, R. H. Nissly, A. Gontu, N. R. Boyle, K. J. Vandegrift, M. S. Nair, S. V. Kuchipudi*, C. D. Maranas*, Computational prediction of the effect of amino acid changes on the binding affinity between SARS-CoV-2 spike and human ACE2 receptor. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 118, e2106480118 (2021). (link)

3. C. Chen, C. Arntsen, Y.-L. S. Tse*, Simulation study of the effects of phase separation on hydroxide solvation and transport in anion exchange membranes. J. Chem. Phys. 152, 094903 (2020). (link)

4. C. Chen, C. Arntsen, G. A. Voth*, Development of reactive force fields using ab initio molecular dynamics simulation minimally biased to experimental data. J. Chem. Phys. 147, 161719 (2017). (link)

5. C. Arntsen, C. Chen (co-1st author), G. A. Voth*, Reactive molecular dynamics models from ab initio molecular dynamics data using relative entropy minimization. Chem. Phys. Lett. 683, 573-578 (2017). (link)

6. C. Chen, Y.-L. S. Tse, G. E. Lindberg, C. Knight, G. A. Voth*, Hydroxide solvation and transport in anion exchange membrane. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 138, 991-1000 (2016). (link)

7. C. Chen, J. Pan*, J. Han, Y. Wang, L. Zhu, M. A. Hickner*, L. Zhuang, Varying the microphase separation patterns of alkaline polymer electrolytes. J. Mater. Chem. A 4, 4071-4081 (2016). (link)

8. C. Chen, K. Lu, X. Li, J. Dong, J. Lu, L. Zhuang*, A many-body dissipative particle dynamics study of fluid-fluid spontaneous capillary displacement. RSC Adv. 4, 6545-6555 (2014). (link)

9. J. Pan, C. Chen (co-1st author), Y. Li, L. Wang, L. Tan, G. Li, X. Tang, L. Xiao, J. Lu, L. Zhuang*, Constructing ionic highway in alkaline polymer electrolytes. Energy Environ. Sci. 7, 354-360 (2014). [Inside front cover of the Jan 2014 issue] (link)

10. C. Chen, K. Lu, L. Zhuang*, X. Li, J. Dong, J. Lu, Effective fluid front of the moving meniscus in capillary. Langmuir 29, 3269-3273 (2013).  (link)

11. W. Zhou, Y. Lu, C. Gao, W. Li, Y. Zhang, X. Li, C. Chen*, J. Dong*, Effects of flow pattern and pore size on immiscible continuous three-phase displacement. Energy & Fuels 27, 717-724 (2013). (link)

12. C. Chen, L. Zhuang*, X. Li, J. Dong, J. Lu, A many-body dissipative particle dynamics study of forced water-oil displacement in capillary. Langmuir 28, 1330-1336 (2012). (link)

13. C. Chen, C. Gao, L. Zhuang*, X. Li, P. Wu, J. Dong, J. Lu, A many-body dissipative particle dynamics study of spontaneous capillary imbibition and drainage. Langmuir 26, 9533-9538 (2010). (link)

Other-author publications

14. N. Nayir, S. Bartolucci, Tao Wang, C. Chen, J. Maurer, J. M. Redwing, and A. C. T. van Duin*, Modulation effect of substrate interactions on nucleation and growth of MoS2 on silica. J. Phys. Chem. C 127, 9039 (2023). (link)

15. A. T. Jacobson*, C. Chen, J. C. Dewey, G. C. Copeland, W. T. Allen, B. Richards, J. P. Kaszuba, A. C. T. van Duin, H. Cho, M. Deo, Y. She, T. P. Martin, Effect of nanoconfinement and pore geometry on point of zero charge in synthesized mesoporous siliceous materials. JCIS Open 8, 100069 (2022). (link)

16. K. J. Vandegrift*, M. Yon, M. Surendran Nair, A. Gontu, S. Ramasamy, S. Amirthalingam, S. Neerukonda, R. H.Nissly,  S. K. Chothe, P. Jakka, L. LaBella, N. Levine, S. Rodriguez, C. Chen, V. Sheersh Boorla, T. Stuber, J. R. Boulanger, N. Kotschwar, S. G. Aucoin, R. Simon, K. L. Toal, R. J. Olsen, J. J. Davis, D. Bold, N. N. Gaudreault, K. Dinali Perera, Y. Kim, K.-O. Chang, C. D. Maranas, J. A. Richt, J. M. Musser, P. J. Hudson, V. Kapur*, S. V. Kuchipudi*, SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) infection of wild white-tailed deer in New York City. Viruses 14, 2770 (2022). (link)

17. A. Gontu, E. A. Marlin, S. Ramasamy, S. Neerukonda, G. Anil, J. Morgan, M. Quraishi, C. Chen, V. S. Boorla, R. H. Nissly, P. Jakka, S. K. Chothe, A. Ravichandran, N. Kodali, S. Amirthalingam, L. Labella, K. Kelly, P. Natesan, A. M. Minns, R. M. Rossi, J. R. Werner, E. Hovingh, S. E. Lindner, D. Tewari, V. Kapur, K. J. Vandegrift, C. D. Maranas, M. S. Nair*, S. V. Kuchipudi*, Development and validation of indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for detecting antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in cattle, swine, and chicken. Viruses 14, 1358 (2022). (link)

18. N. Dasgupta, C. Chen, A. C. T. van Duin*, Development and application of ReaxFF methodology for understanding the chemical dynamics of metal carbonates in aqueous solutions. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 24, 3322-3337 (2022). (link)

19. C. Arntsen, C. Chen, P. Calio, C. Li, G. A. Voth*, The hopping mechanism of the hydrated excess proton and its contribution to proton diffusion in water. J. Chem. Phys. 154, 194506 (2021). (link)

20. T. Du, C. Chen, M. G. Muraleedharan, A. C. T. van Duin, P. Newell*, Nanomechanical investigation of the interplay between pore morphology and crack orientation of amorphous silica. Eng. Fract. Mech. 250, 107749 (2021). (link)

21. J. Han, Y. Wu, J. Pan, Y. Peng, Y. Wang, C. Chen, Q. Pan, B. Xie, N. Zhao, Y. Wang, J. Lu, L. Xiao, L. Zhuang*, Highly conductive and stable hybrid Ionic cross-linked sulfonated PEEK for fuel cell. Electrochim. Acta 291, 353 (2018). (link)

22. Y.-L. S. Tse, C. Chen, G. E. Lindberg, R. Kumar, G. A. Voth*, Propensity of hydrated excess protons and hydroxide anions for the air–water interface. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 137, 12610-12616 (2015). (link)

23. G. Li, Y. Wang, J. Pan*, J. Han, Q. Liu, X. Li, P. Li, C. Chen, L. Xiao, J. Lu, L. Zhuang, Carbonation effects on the performance of alkaline polymer electrolyte fuel cells. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 40, 6655-6660 (2015). (link)

24. J. Han, Q. Liu, X. Li, J. Pan, L. Wei, Y. Wu, H. Peng, Y. Wang, G. Li, C. Chen, L. Xiao, J. Lu, L. Zhuang*, An effective approach for alleviating cation-induced backbone degradation in aromatic ether-based alkaline polymer electrolytes. ACS Appl. Mater. Interface 7, 2809-2816 (2015). (link)

25. J. Han, H. Peng, J. Pan*, L. Wei, G. Li, C. Chen, L. Xiao, J. Lu, L. Zhuang, Highly stable alkaline polymer electrolyte based on polyetheretherketone backbone. ACS Appl. Mater. Interface 5, 13405-13411 (2013). (link)

26. G. Li, J. Pan*, J. Han, C. Chen, J. Lu, L. Zhuang, Ultrathin composite membrane of alkaline polymer electrolyte for fuel cell applications. J. Mater. Chem. A 1, 12497-12502 (2013). (link)

27. L. Cheng, Z. Jiang, J. Dong, B. Cai, Y. Yang, X. Li*, C. Chen, Monolayers of novel Gemini amphiphiles with phthalimide headgroups at the air/water interface: pH and alkyl chain length effects. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 401, 97-106 (2013). (link)

28. J. Pan, Y. Li, J. Han, G. Li, L. Tan, C. Chen, J. Lu, L. Zhuang*, A strategy for disentangling the conductivity–stability dilemma in alkaline polymer electrolytes. Energy Environ. Sci. 6, 2912-2915 (2013). (link)

29. J. Pan, C. Chen, L. Zhuang*, J. Lu, Designing advanced alkaline polymer electrolytes for fuel cell applications. Acc. Chem. Res. 45, 473-481 (2012). [Cover of the March 2013 issue] (link)

30. J. Pan, C. Chen, L. Zhuang*, J. Lu, Structure-performance relationship study of alkaline polymer electrolytes. ECS Trans. 41, 69 (2011). (link)

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