Sarah Elliott

  • Program Years: 2016-2020
  • Academic Institution: University of Georgia
  • Field of Study: Computational Chemistry
  • Academic Advisor: Henry Schaefer
  • Practicum(s):
    Argonne National Laboratory (2017)
    Argonne National Laboratory (2018)
  • Degree(s):
    B.S. Chemistry, and B.A. Physics, Bethel University, 2015

Current Status

  • Research Area: Computational Chemistry

Publications

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
Aroeira, G. J.; Abbott, A. S..; Elliott, S. N.; Turney, J.; Schaefer, H. F.; "The Addition of Methanol to Criegee Intermediates." Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2019,21, 17760-17771.

Keceli, M.; Elliott, S.N.; Li, Y.P.; Johnson, M.S.; Cavallotti, C.; Georgievskii, Y.; Green, W.H.; Pelucchi, M.; Wozniak, J.M; Jasper, A.W.; and Klippenstein, S.J; "Automated Computational Thermochemistry for Butane Oxidation: A prelude to Predictive Automated Combustion Kinetics". Proc. of The Combustion Institute, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.proci.2018.07.113

Misiewicz, J. P.; Elliott, S. N.; Moore, K. B.; and Schaefer, H. F. "Re-examining ammonia addition to the Criegee intermediate: converging to chemical accuracy". Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2018, 20, 7479-7491, DOI: 10.1039/C7CP08582F

Olson, A.P; Ertsgaard, C.T.; Elliott, S.N.; and Lindquist, N.C.; "Super-Resolution Chemical Imaging with Plasmonic Substrates". ACS Photonics 2016, 3 (3), 329-336. DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.5b00647

Elliott, S. N.; Turney, J. M.; and Schaefer, H. F. "The cis- and trans-Formylperoxy Radical: Fundamental Vibrational Frequencies and Relative Energies of the X 2A and A 2A States". RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 107254-107265. DOI: 10.1039/C5RA22177C


CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS
Elliott, S. N.; Keceli, M.; Copan, A. V.; Cavallotti, C.; Georgievski, Y.; Klippenstein, S. J.; Schaefer, H. F.; "Thermochemistry for Core Combustion Species: Automating with PACChem." Abstr. Pap. Am. Chem. Soc. 258. 2019.

Aroeira, G. J.; Abbott, A.; Elliott, S. N.; Turney, J.; Schaefer, H. F.; "Theoretical Investigation of the Addition of Methanol to Criegee Intermediates." Abstr. Pap. Am. Chem. Soc. 258. 2019.

Elliott, S. N.; Keceli, M.; Copan, A. V.; Cavallotti, C.; Georgievski, Y.; Schaefer, H. F.; Klippenstein, S. J.; "RCDriver: Driving High-Level Thermochemistry and Kinetics Computations." Int. Conf. Num. Comb. 17. 2019.

Klippenstein, S. J.; Copan, A. V.; Elliott, S. N.; Johnson, M.; Keceli, M.; Li, Y. P.i; Moore, K.; Van de Vivjer, R.; Wu, Y.; Cavallotti, C.; Georgievskii, Y.; Green, W.; Jasper, A.; Lu, T.; Zador, J.; Bair, R.; Wagner, A.; Wozniak, J.; Pelucchi, M. "Predictive Automated Combustion Chemistry: A DOE-Exascale Project." Int. Conf. Num. Comb. 17. 2019.

Keceli, M.; Bertoni, C.; Elliott, S.; Fletcher, G; Georgievski, Y.; Green, W.; Klippenstein, S. J.; Wagner, A; Zapol, P.; Zhang, H.; "Facing Exascale and Big Data Challenges with Modular Software, Resilient Workflows and Productivity Tools." Abstr. Pap. Am. Chem. Soc. 257. 2019.

Elliott, S. N.; Keceli, M.; Copan, A. V.; Cavallotti, C.; Georgievski, Y.; Schaefer, H. F.; Klippenstein, S. J.; Automating High-Accuracy Thermochemistry and Kinetics for Combustion. Abstr. Pap. Am. Chem. Soc. 257. 2019.

Keceli, M.; Elliott, S.N.; Li, Y.P.; Johnson, M.S.; Cavallotti, C.; Wozniak, J.M; Georgievskii, Y.; Jasper, A.W.; Green, W.H.; and Klippenstein, S.J; "Predictive Automated Combustion Chemistry: Massively Parallel High-Accuracy Thermochemistry". Bull. Am. Phys. Soc., 2018.

Elliott, S.N; King, R.A.; "Atomistic Interpretations of Optical Activity." MAS 82nd Annual Meeting and 28th Winchell Undergraduate Research Symposium. St Paul, MN; April 25, 2015

Elliott, S.N; Lindquist, N.; "Imaging with Metallic Nanoholes." MRSEC/CNFM Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physical Sciences Poster Session. Lincoln, NE; Nov. 10, 2014

Elliott, S.N; Turner, M.; Rich, I; Lindquist, N.; "Fabrication and Characterization of Template-Stripped Plasmonic Substrates for High-Resolution Chemical Imaging." CLEO 2014 Poster Session. San Jose, CA; Jun. 10, 2014

Elliott, S.N.; Turner, M.; Lindquist, N.C.; "Fabrication and Characterization of Nanometallic Substrates for High-Resolution Chemical Imaging." Sigma Zeta National Convention Poster Session. St Paul, MN; Mar. 29, 2014

Elliott, S.N.; Turner, M.; Lindquist, N.C.; "Fabrication and Characterization of Nanometallic Substrates for High-Resolution Chemical Imaging." 247th ACS Nat. Meeting and Expo. Undergraduate Poster Session, Dallas, TX; Mar. 17, 2014

Awards

Outstanding Student Poster Award, ACS Phys Division, 2019
ARCS Award, Achievement Rewards for College Scientists foundation, 2017
Krell Computational Science Graduate Fellowship, Department of Energy, 2016
Graduate School Assistantship, University of Georgia, 2015
Charles A. Coulson Fellowship, University of Georgia Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry, 2015
Dean's List, Bethel University, 2011-2015
Lee I. Smith Award for Excellence in Chemistry, Minnesota Academy of Science 82nd Annual Meeting, 2015
ACS Award in Excellence, Minnesota Academy of Science 82nd Annual Meeting, 2015
Barbara Burton Memorial Scholarship, Bethel University Department of Chemistry, 2014
Ralph H. Anderson Engineering Scholarship, Bethel University Department of Physics, 2014
Best Poster Award, Conference for Undergraduate Woman in Physical Sciences, 2014
Stephen Nelson Memorial Scholarship, Bethel University Department of Physics, 2013
President's Scholarship, Bethel University, 2011