Physical Chemistry

Principal Investigator: Serdal Kirmizialtin

The Kirmizialtin Lab uses advanced molecular simulations and computational methods to understand how biomolecules move, interact, and function at the atomic level. By integrating molecular dynamics, machine learning, and experimental data, the lab investigates complex biological processes and develops tools that advance discoveries in biophysics, medicine, and nanotechnology.

Principal Investigator: Brijith Thomas

The Materials NMR Lab uses advanced solid-state NMR spectroscopy and dynamic nuclear polarization techniques to uncover the structure–property relationships of complex materials. The lab studies catalysts, energy-storage materials, coordination polymers, inorganic oxides, and supramolecular systems while developing new methodologies to advance materials characterization and discovery.

The Center for Genomics and Systems Biology (CGSB) at NYUAD has been a nexus for cutting-edge life science research in the United Arab Emirates for over a decade. With world-class facilities and resources at its disposal, the Center’s mission is to promote innovative advances in genomics and systems biology.

As part of its responsibilities at NYUAD, the Center fosters and promotes the university’s research and training missions, by allowing undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral scientists to engage in cross-disciplinary research. It further assists researchers by providing them with advanced instrumentation and computational support to facilitate high-throughput data collection, visualization, and analysis. The NYUAD CGSB operates in partnership with its sister center, NYU Biology’s CGSB in New York, as part of an open organizational framework that drives forward transformative collaborative work across the globe, supported by joint technology and service platforms.