{"675499":{"#nid":"675499","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Isabel Berry Earns Prestigious Department of Energy Fellowship","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EChemistry Ph.D. student \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/isabel-berry\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EIsabel Berry\u003C\/a\u003E has been named a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/science\/articles\/welcoming-new-computational-science-graduate-fellows\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EU.S. Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellow (DOE CSGF).\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe program trains emerging leaders in computational science, providing opportunities and funding to students pursuing doctoral degrees in fields that use high-performance computing to solve complex science and engineering problems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cI am honored to receive this fellowship,\u201d says Berry. \u201cIn addition to the support for my Georgia Tech studies, I\u2019m especially excited to participate in the three-month practicum where I\u2019ll collaborate with leading DOE scientists.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAccording to the DOE, the practicum takes place at one of 21 DOE laboratories or sites across the country, offering the fellows insights into how their scientific interests can translate to research areas important to the nation.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EAt Georgia Tech, Berry is a graduate research assistant for the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/vergil.chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESherrill Group\u003C\/a\u003E, spearheading research on using quantum mechanics and high-performance computing to understand how drug molecules bind to proteins.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cComputational chemists are always trying to balance speed and accuracy. My current research focuses on accuracy\u2013modeling proteins with thousands of atoms to understand why some drugs work better than others,\u201d explains Berry. \u201cOne of the practicum benefits will be access to\u0026nbsp;the DOE\u2019s supercomputers. I\u2019m looking forward to learning how these incredible computers can help us further implement data-driven approaches to screen potential drug candidates (small molecules) even more rapidly.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe fellowship is renewable for up to four years.\u0026nbsp;As of September 1, 2024, the DOE CSGF will have onboarded more than 675 students across 34 cohorts representing 84 Ph.D. institutions. There are a record 40 incoming fellows for 2024-2025, with Berry the sole recipient from Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Izzy is an amazing student. She came to Georgia Tech with a B.S. in Chemistry and minors in computer science, applied math, and physics\u2014as well as research experience in computational biophysics,\u201d says\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/david-sherrill\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;David Sherrill\u003C\/a\u003E, Regents\u2019 Professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cse.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Computational Science and Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E who oversees Berry\u2019s work. \u201cShe is exactly the kind of interdisciplinary student the DOE wants to recognize with their Computational Science Graduate Fellowship. I\u0027m thrilled she\u0027s received this prestigious recognition.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBerry, a Chemistry Ph.D. student, is one of 40 students in the U.S. to receive the Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship awarded to emerging leaders in computational science. 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