The Ahn Lab aims to investigate important biological systems, materials, and phenomena on an atomic scale using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and to develop enhanced sampling methods for MD simulations, thereby making them true computational microscopes. Specifically, we examine various systems, ranging from proteins to nanoclusters, using the weighted ensemble method (WE) to efficiently sample atomistic pathways and mechanisms. We also develop methods for WE to make it state-of-the-art, with a focus on kinetic sampling. 

The Ahn Lab is currently hiring Master's students (positions do not include funding). Ph.D. students and postdocs will only be considered if he/she/they have their own fellowships and/or TAships that could sufficiently support his/her/their studies and training. I am also happy to co-advise. 

Undergraduate students will be hired at the earliest in June 2026. Interested undergraduate students should email Prof. Ahn with his/her/their unofficial transcript, resume, and a statement of interest in the lab.