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Tristan Maxson

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Program Year:
3
University:
University of Alabama
Field of Study:
Computational Chemistry/Catalysis
Advisor:
Tibor Szilvasi
Degree(s):
M.S. Chemistry, Ball State University, 2021; B.S. Chemistry, Ball State University, 2019

Practicum Experience(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (2024)

Practicum Supervisor(s):
Chris
Mundy
Practicum Title:
Development of Second-Generation Car-Parrinello Datasets for Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials of Aqueous Solutions with Ions

Publications

Transferable Water Potentials Using Equivariant Neural Networks.
T. Maxson, T. Szilvási
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2024, 15 (14), 3740–3747.

Enhancing the Quality and Reliability of Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials through Better Reporting Practices.
T. Maxson, A. Soyemi, B.W.J. Chen, T. Szilvási
J. Phys. Chem. C 2024, 128 (16), 6524–6537.

Selective Vapor-Phase Formation of Dimethylformamide via Oxidative Coupling of Methanol and Dimethylamine over Bimetallic Catalysts.
A.P. Minne, T. Maxson, T. Szilvási, J.W. Harris
Catal. Sci. Technol. 2024, 14 (6), 1534–1549.

Probe the Dynamic Adsorption and Phase Transition of Underpotential Deposition Processes at Electrode–Electrolyte Interfaces.
K.-H. Chen, F. Fathi, T. Maxson, M. Hossain, E. Khisamutdinov, T. Szilvási, X. Zeng, Z. Li
Langmuir 2024, 40 (9), 4914–4926.

GPAW: An Open Python Package for Electronic Structure Calculations.
J.J. Mortensen, A.H. Larsen, M. Kuisma, A.V. Ivanov, A. Taghizadeh, A. Peterson, A. Haldar, A.O. Dohn, C. Schäfer, E.Ö. Jónsson, E.D. Hermes, F.A. Nilsson, G. Kastlunger, G. Levi, H. Jónsson, H. Häkkinen, J. Fojt, J. Kangsabanik, J. Sødequist, J. Lehtomäki, J. Heske, J. Enkovaara, K.T. Winther, M. Dulak, M.M. Melander, M. Ovesen, M. Louhivuori, M. Walter, M. Gjerding, O. Lopez-Acevedo, P. Erhart, R. Warmbier, R. Würdemann, S. Kaappa, S. Latini, T.M. Boland, T. Bligaard, T. Skovhus, T. Susi, T. Maxson, T. Rossi, X. Chen, Y.L.A. Schmerwitz, J. Schiøtz, T. Olsen, K.W. Jacobsen, K.S. Thygesen
J. Chem. Phys. 2024, 160 (160), 092503.

Graph Theory Approach to Determine Configurations of Multidentate and High Coverage Adsorbates for Heterogeneous Catalysis.
S. Deshpande*, T. Maxson*, J. Greeley
npj Computational Materials 2020, 6 (79).
*Contributed equally.

Halogen Bonding Between Anions: Association of Anion Radicals of Tetraiodo-Benzoquinone with Iodide Anions.
T. Maxson, A. S. Jalilov, M. Zeller, S. V. Rosokha
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2020, 59 (39), 17201.

Diversity and Uniformity in Anion Complexes of Thiocyanate with Aromatic, Olefinic and Quinoidal Acceptors.
J.Wilson, T. Maxson, I. Wright, M. Zeller, S. V. Rosokha
Dalton Transactions 2020, 49 (25), 8734-8743.

Tunable Intrinsic Strain in Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Electrocatalysts.
L. Wang, Z. Zeng, W. Gao, T. Maxson, D. Raciti, M. Giroux, X. Pan, C. Wang, J. Greeley
Science 2019, 363 (6429), 870-874.

The Atomic Simulation Environment-a Python Library for Working with Atoms.
A. H. Larsen, J. J. Mortensen, J. Blomqvist, I. E. Castelli, R. Christensen, M. Dulak, J. Friis, M. N. Groves, B. Hammer, C. Hargus, E. D. Hermes, P. C. Jennings, P. B. Jensen, J. Kermode, J. R. Kitchin, E. L. Kolsbjerg, J. Kubal, K. Kaasbjerg, S. Lysgaard, J. B. Maronsson, T. Maxson, T. Olsen, L. Pastewka, A. Peterson, C. Rostgaard, J. Schiotz, O. Schutt, M. Strange, K. S. Thygesen, T. Vegge, L. Vilhelmsen, M. Walter, Z. Zeng, K. W. Jacobsen
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 2017, 29 (27), 273002.

SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE CALCULATIONS OF DOPED PERIOD 4 METAL TUNGSTATES AND THEIR ACTIVITY TOWARDS PHOTODEGRADATION OF METHYLENE BLUE
T. Maxson
Master's Thesis, Ball State University, 2021

Awards

I was awarded the Outstanding Graduate Student in Teaching award for teaching Instrumentation by the Ball State Chemistry Department in May 2021. I was also awarded the Recognition of Significant Scientific Accomplishments at the Graduate Level by the Ball State Graduate School for my publications and conference presentations. At the Southeastern Catalysis Society meeting in March 2025, I was awarded the "Best Poster" award.