Contact 

Amalie Frischknecht is a Principle Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories. Amalie's research is currently focused on molecular simulation of ion-containing polymers and electrolytes, in particular to better understand ion transport in polymer membranes for energy applications.

Expertise

• Molecular dynamics simulations of polymers and electrolytes
• Calculating experimental observables from simulations
• Molecular simulations of polymer nanocomposites

Capabilities

• Large-Scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator (LAMMPS)
• Theory and Simulation of Complex Fluids including Polymers, Plymer Nanocomposites, and Inhomogeneous Charged Fluids

Education

BA, Physics and Mathematics, Pomona College

Awards

• Fellow, American Physical Society, 2012

Service

• Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Polymer Physics, 2018
• Chair, APS Division of Polymer Physics, 2020-2021