Viktor Rozsa

  • Program Years: 2016-2020
  • Academic Institution: University of Chicago
  • Field of Study: Molecular Engineering
  • Academic Advisor: Giulia Galli
  • Practicum(s):
    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (2017)
  • Degree(s):
    B.S. Physics, and B.S. Mathematics, Hillsdale College, 2014

Current Status

  • Research Area: Molecular Engineering

Publications

Publications:

* Viktor F. Rozsa, Giulia Galli, Ion Solvation under Pressure from First Principles, In Preparation, (2020).

* Viktor F. Rozsa, Tuan Anh Pham, and Giulia Galli
Molecular polarizabilities as fingerprints of perturbations to water by ions and confinement, J. Chem. Phys. 2020, 152, 124501 (2020)

* Hao Zeng, Viktor Rozsa, Xike Nie, Zhe Zhang, Tuan Anh Pham, Giulia Galli, Nicolas Dauphas, Ab Initio Calculation of Equilibrium Isotopic Fractionations of Potassium and Rubidium in Minerals and Water, ACS Earth Space Chem. 2019, 3, 11, 2601-2612, (2019)

* Viktor F. Rozsa, Ding Pan, Federico Giberti, Giulia Galli, Ab Initio Spectroscopy and Ionic Conductivity of Water under Extreme Conditions, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA, 115, 6952-6957 (2018).

* Viktor F. Rozsa, Timothy A. Strobel, Triple Guest Occupancy and Negative Compressibility in Hydrogen-Loaded B-Hydroquinone Clathrate, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 5, (2014).


Talks:
* Viktor F. Rozsa "Ion Solvation at Thermodynamic Extremes from First Principles APS March Meeting", 3/2019

* Viktor F. Rozsa "Solvation Properties of Ions in Confined Aqueous Solutions from First Principles Molecular Dynamics" APS March Meeting, 3/2018

* Viktor F. Rozsa "Ab Inito Studies of High Pressure Water and Aqueous Ion Solvation" Quantum Simulation Group, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, 12/2017

* Viktor F. Rozsa, "Signatures of Water Dissociation at Extreme Conditions in Vibrational Spectra and Ionic Conductivity from ab initio Simulations," APS March Meeting, 3/2017

* Viktor F. Rozsa, "Ab initio Raman Spectroscopy of Water Under Extreme Conditions," APS March Meeting, 3/2016

* Viktor F. Rozsa, "Harder than Diamond: Current Developments in High-Pressure Materials Science," Hillsdale College Physics Department, 10/2014

* Viktor F. Rozsa, Nitin Padture, Stephen Parman, "Experimental and Analytic Methods Towards Synthesis of Ultrahard Nanotwinned cubic-BN," Brown University Summer REU Research Symposium, 8/2013

* Viktor F. Rozsa, Timothy Strobel, "Pressure Studies of Hydrogen-loaded Hydroquinone Clathrate," Carnegie Institution Summer Research Symposium, 8/2012


Poster Sessions:
* Viktor Rozsa, Zifan Ye, Alex Gaiduk, Kendra Letchworth-Weaver, Francois Gygi, and Giulia Galli, "Water: Fundamental Properties at Ambient and Extreme Conditions, and at Interfaces" Midwest Integrated Center for Computational Materials Scientific Advisory Board Meeting (9/2018)

* Viktor F. Rozsa, Ding Pan, Tuan Anh Pham, Eric Schwegler, Giulia Galli, "First Principles Simulations of Ions in Water at Ambient and Extreme Conditions" SSGF Summer Conference (6/2018)

* Viktor F. Rozsa, Ding Pan, Giulia Galli, "Ab Initio Studies of Water at Extreme Conditions," SSGF Summer Conference (6/2017)

* Viktor F. Rozsa, Ding Pan, Quan Wan, Giulia Galli, "Ab initio Molecular Dynamics of Aqueous Systems at Extreme Conditions," Midwest Integrated Center for Computational Materials (MICCoM) Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting (10/2016)

* Viktor F. Rozsa, Ding Pan, Quan Wan, Giulia Galli, "Ab initio Molecular Dynamics of Aqueous Systems at Extreme Conditions," Car-Parinello Molecular Dynamics 2016 Conference (5/2016)

* Viktor F. Rozsa, Nitin Padture, Stephen Parman, "Experimental and Analytic Methods Towards Synthesis of Ultrahard Nanotwinned cubic-BN," Brown University Summer REU Research Symposium, 8/2013

Awards

University of Chicago:
* NNSA SSGF Fellowship
* NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (declined)


Hillsdale College:
* Summa Cum Laude, graduate of the College Honors program
* 2014 Outstanding Senior Man
* Hillsdale College Douglas Endowed Distinguished Scholarship, 2010-2014
* Nason Scholarship for Outstanding Physics Student, 2012-2014


* National Merit Scholarship Winner, 2010
* National AP Scholar Award , 2010