"The universe does not behave according to our preconceived ideas. It continues to surprise us." -Stephen Hawking
This quote is from Stephen Hawking’s lecture God does not play dice. It emphasizes the non-deterministic nature of the universe. This sentiment resonates with my research experiences and work experiences, where unexpected findings during literature reviews or simulations often spark new and exciting ideas. Currently, I am excited about Room Temperature Ionic Liquids, the descriptions of research, and industrial and class projects I have worked on during my career are in the Project Details section of the website.
Room Temperature Ionic liquids (RTIL) are salts in a liquid state. Unlike ordinary liquids such as Water or gasoline, which are made of charge-neutral molecules, Ionic liquids are made of Ions. Ionic liquids have applications as green solvents and electrolytes in various energy storage applications like batteries, fuel cells, etc. I use Non-equilibrium Molecular dynamics to predict the thermal properties of BMIM-PF6 liquid to prove its potential as a material for liquid thermal storage devices for my master's thesis project.