Hypatia Newton

Hi! I am a sophomore majoring in Chemistry with certificates in Computer Science and Science Communication. I joined the Yang Research Group in January 2025. Currently, I am working on understanding intramolecular proton transfer, which plays an important role in many chemical and biological processes. I am computationally investigating this phenomenon using the Yang Group’s Constrained Nuclear Electronic Orbital (CNEO) framework, which incorporates nuclear quantum effects into tools such as density functional theory and molecular dynamics. Please reach out if you have any questions about undergraduate research!