Evgeniya Volkova

ANPERC Alumni

Post-doctoral fellow - Yan Group

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Research Interests

Fundamental understanding of geo-materials, mostly clays, at atomistic and particle levels.

Selected Publications

  • Molecular dynamics modeling of kaolinite particle associations.
    E. Volkova, N.A. Kumar, J. Engelbrencht, U. Schwingenschlogl, S. Sun, G. Stenchikov
    Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 125 (43), 24126-24136 (2021)
  • Meso-scale modeling of shock wave propagation in a SiC/AI nanocomposite reinforced with WS2-inorganic fullerene nanoparticles.
    E. Volkova, I. Jones, R. Brooks, Y. Zhu, E. Bichoutskaia
    Composite Structures, 96, 601-605. (2013)
  • Sequential multiscale modelling of SiC/AI nanocomposites reinforced with WS2 nanoparticles under static loading
    E. Volkova, I. Jones, R. Brooks, Y.Zhu, E. Bichoutskaia
    Physical Review B, 86, 104111, (2012)
  • Improved Design of Metal-Organic Frameworks for Efficient Hydrogen Storage at Ambient
    Temperature: A Multiscale Theoretical Investigation
    E. Volkova, A. Vakhrushev, M Suyetin
    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39, 8347-8350, (2014)

Education

  • 2022 - Ph.D., Earth Science and Engineering, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 2010 - M.S.c., Applied Mathematics, Izhevsk State Technical University, Izhevsk, Russia
  • 2009 - B.Sc., Applied Mathematics, Izhevsk State Technical University, Izhevsk, Russia

Professional Profile

  • 2022 - present: Post-doctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 2013-2015: Researcher, Institute of Mechanics of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
  • 2010-2013: Researcher, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
  • 2009-2010: Research Assistant, Izhevsk State Technical University, Russia

Scientific and Professional Membership

  • American Chemical Society (ACS)

Awards

  • Supplementary cover in Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Issue 43, (2021)
  • STSM grant (NanoTP), TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany (2012)
  • Poster prize at the Postgraduate Research Day, School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK (2012)

KAUST Affiliations

  • Ali AI-Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center (ANPERC)
  • Physical Science and Engineering Division (PSE)

Research Interests Keywords

Clay particles Molecular Dynamics multiscale modelling and simulation