Dr Aneesa Ahmad
- Position: Research Fellow in Molecular Astrophysics
- Areas of expertise: Computational astrochemistry; quantum chemical methods; machine learning to study how molecules bind to and desorb from icy dust grain in space.
- Email: A.Ahmad@leeds.ac.uk
- Website: Aneesa Ahmad | LinkedIn | ORCID
Profile
- 2022 – present Research Fellow (computation modelling of protoplanetary disk ices) University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- 2022 (January) – Post Doctoral Research Associate (code development for the solubility of organic molecules), University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- 2017 – 2021 PhD in Quantum Chemistry (theroetical modelling of soil minerals), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- 2013 – 2017 Master of Chemsitry, Mchem (integrated Massters) (Autooxidation reactions of jet fuels), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Research interests
Astrochemistry, computational modelling, quantum chemistry
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, PhD
- Master of Chemistry, MChem