Research

Publications

Peer-reviewed work in molecular simulation, statistical thermodynamics, and machine learning for physical systems. Full list on Google Scholar.

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  1. Figure from “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Timesteps: Excess Entropy Scaling for Rapid Estimation of Diffusion Coefficients in Molecular-Dynamics Simulations of Fluids”
    Excess-entropy scaling for rapid estimation of diffusion coefficients from short MD trajectories.
  2. Figure from “The environmental footprint of bitcoin mining across the globe: Call for urgent action”
    Global water, land, and carbon footprint of Bitcoin mining.

    The environmental footprint of bitcoin mining across the globe: Call for urgent action

    S. Chamanara, S. A. Ghaffarizadeh, K. Madani

    Earth's Future · 2023

  3. Figure from “Getting over the hump with KAMEL-LOBE: Kernel-averaging method to eliminate length-of-bin effects in radial distribution functions”
    KAMEL-LOBE removes length-of-bin artifacts in radial distribution functions.
  4. Figure from “Excess entropy scaling in active-matter systems”
    Excess-entropy scaling collapses transport coefficients in active-matter systems.

    Excess entropy scaling in active-matter systems

    S. A. Ghaffarizadeh, G. J. Wang

    The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters · 2022

  5. Figure from “Ultrahigh evaporative heat transfer measured locally in submicron water films”
    Deep Neural Network prediction of evaporative heat transfer in submicron water films.

    Ultrahigh evaporative heat transfer measured locally in submicron water films

    X. Wang, S. A. Ghaffarizadeh, A. J. H. McGaughey, J. A. Malen

    Scientific Reports · 2022

  6. Figure from “Fishers Handle Bugs Better than Fish-Receivers: Nourishing Computational Self-Efficacy in Engineering Coursework”
    Students who write code debug more effectively than those who only receive it.

    Fishers Handle Bugs Better than Fish-Receivers: Nourishing Computational Self-Efficacy in Engineering Coursework

    S. A. Ghaffarizadeh, G. J. Wang

    ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition · 2022

  7. Figure from “Life and work of researchers trapped in the COVID-19 pandemic vicious cycle”
    How the pandemic reshaped researchers' work and productivity.

    Life and work of researchers trapped in the COVID-19 pandemic vicious cycle

    S. A. Ghaffarizadeh, et al.

    bioRxiv (preprint) · 2021

  8. Figure from “Specific surface area from nitrogen adsorption data at 77 K using the zeta adsorption isotherm”
    Specific surface area from N₂ adsorption via the zeta adsorption isotherm.

    Specific surface area from nitrogen adsorption data at 77 K using the zeta adsorption isotherm

    S. A. Ghaffarizadeh, S. H. Zandavi, C. A. Ward

    The Journal of Physical Chemistry C · 2017