Mission Area

The Gomes Lab performs research on the development and application of theories and methodologies in electronic structure theory, molecular simulation, and machine learning in order to study problems in computational physics, chemistry, and biology.


 

Research Team

Joe Gomes

Joe Gomes, PhD

Title/Position
Director, Gomes Lab
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Luis Barrera

Luis Barrera

Title/Position
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Ross Brown

Ross Brown

Title/Position
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Blake Bryson

Blake Bryson

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Xi Chen

Xi Chen, PhD

Title/Position
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Luke Farmer

Luke Farmer

Title/Position
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Jonah Marks

Jonah Marks

Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Kiana Resch

Kiana Resch

Title/Position
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Darrell Smith

Darrell Smith

Title/Position
Undergraduate Research Assistant

News

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ITI faculty affiliates play critical role in multi-institutional biomanufacturing project

Monday, September 11, 2023
A multidisciplinary team of University of Iowa engineering faculty and faculty affiliates of the Iowa Technology Institute, will contribute to a $20 million, multi-institutional project to boost Iowa’s position as a leader in bioscience and advanced manufacturing.
Xi Chen

ITI postdoc Xi Chen presents new machine-learning based approach to predict light scattering properties

Friday, May 6, 2022
Dr. Xi Chen, working with Prof. Joe Gomes and Prof. Jun Wang, published their collaborative work presenting a new, machine-learning based, approach to predict light scattering properties of non-spherical dust particles. The approach will have wide applications in satellite remote sensing and climate model predictions. Chen, Gomes, and Wang are affiliated with the University of Iowa Technology Institute.
Chemistry Communications Journal

ITI researchers' paper makes cover of prestigious journal

Tuesday, August 17, 2021
The research findings of several University of Iowa scientists was featured on the front cover of the Royal Society of Chemistry's Chemical Communications journal.
Jumpstart

Gomes co-PI on team awarded grant to 'Jumpstart' quantum simulation program at UI

Monday, August 2, 2021
Joe Gomes, a University of Iowa assistant professor of chemical and biochemical engineering and an Iowa Technology Institute faculty affiliate, is a co-principal investigator on a team awarded a Jumpstarting Tomorrow Initiative grant to start a quantum simulation (QSim) program.