Accurate quantum chemistry in the condensed phase.
Developing practical new theoretical models for describing
non-covalent interactions and predicting the structures and properties
of molecular crystals.
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| The Beran group, Fall
2024. Left to right: Cody Perry, Mia Phelps (undergraduate),
Aerial Bridgers, Sebastian Ramso, Prof. Greg Beran, and Pedro
Molina-Portillo. |
Prof. Gregory Beran
| 2018-present |
Professor,
Department of Chemistry, U.C. Riverside |
| 2013-2018 |
Associate Professor,
Department of Chemistry, U.C. Riverside |
| 2007-2013 |
Assistant Professor,
Department of Chemistry, U.C. Riverside |
| 2005-2007 |
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemical Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 2005 |
Ph.D, Department of Chemistry, U.C. Berkeley |
| 2000 |
B.S., Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, U.C.
San Diego |
Honors and Awards
| 2017 |
UCR Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award. |
| 2016 |
Emerging Technologies in Computational Chemistry Award,
Computers in Chemistry division of the American Chemical Society. |
| 2012 |
OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award,
Computers in Chemistry division of the American Chemical Society. |
| 2011 |
Professor of the Year,
University Honors program at UCR, for teaching and undergraduate mentoring.
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Graduate Students
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| Cody Perry |
Pedro Molina-Portillo |
Sebastian Ramos |
Aerial Bridgers |
| cperr024@ucr.edu |
pedro.molinaportillo@email.ucr.edu |
sramo040@ucr.edu |
aerial.bridgers@email.ucr.edu |
Beran Group Office Telephone: (951) 827-3791
Group Alumni
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Dr. Ali Sebetci | Professor at OSTIM Technical University, Turkey |
| Dr. Shuhao Wen | Co-Founder and Chairman, Xtalpi, Inc. |
| Dr. Ctirad Cervinka | Professor, University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague, CZ |
| Dr. Cameron Cook | Bristol-Myers-Squibb |
| Dr. Chandler Greenwell | Application Scientist, Xtalpi |
| Dr. Joshua Hartman | Assistant Professor of Teaching, UC Riverside |
| Dr. Yonaton Heit | Data Scientist, iHerb |
| Dr. Yuanhang Huang | Software Developer, Snap |
| Dr. Yin Luo | Adjunct faculty at local colleges |
| Dr. Jessica McKinley | Research Scientist, Gilead Pharmaceuticals |
| Dr. Kaushik Nanda | Postdoctoral Researcher at USC |
| Dr. Dominique Nocito | Data Scientist, Collective Health |
| Dr. Watit Sontising | Research Scientist, Modern Meadow |
| Dr. Kelly Theel | Independent Consultant |
| Dr. Pablo Unzueta | Postdoctoral researcher at Stanford |
| Joshua Thompson | M.S. degree |
| Josiah Jackson | M.S. degree |
| Bryan Tamashiro | Former undergraduate researcher |
| Nicole Godfrey | Former undergraduate researcher |
| Elias Chavez | Former undergraduate researcher |
| Lourdes Coria | Former undergraduate researcher |
| Michael Baird | Former undergraduate researcher |
| Paul Priego | Former undergraduate researcher |
| Ashwin Balaji | Former undergraduate researcher, Amherst College |
| Michael Baird | Former undergraduate researcher |
| Yeprem Hovhannisyan | Former undergraduate researcher |
Group Photo Archive
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| The Beran group, Fall 2023.
Left to right: Pedro Molina-Portillo, Cody Perry, Sebastian Ramos, Joshua Thompson, and Prof. Greg Beran. |
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| The Beran group, Spring 2022.
Left to right: Cody Perry, Joshua Thompson, Pablo Unzueta, Prof. Greg Beran, and Cameron Cook.
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| The Beran group, Jan 2018.
Left to right: Prof. Greg Beran, Chandler Greenwell, Watit Sontising, Jessica McKinley, Dominique Nocito, and Pablo Unzueta. |
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| The Beran group, Jan 2017.
Left to right: Dominique Nocito, Jessica McKinley, Dr. Josh Hartman, Chandler Greenwell,
Dr. Ctirad Cervinka, Prof. Greg Beran, and Watit Sontising. |
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| The Beran group, June 2015.
Left to right: Yonaton Heit, Michael Baird, Jessica McKinley, Dominique Nocito, Josh Hartman,
Yuanhang Huang, and Prof. Greg Beran. |
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| The Beran group, October
2012. Left to right: Yuanhang Huang, Shuhao Wen, Kaushik Nanda,
Aymen Amaar, Yin Luo, Elias Chavez, Yonaton Heit, Josh Hartman, Kelly Theel, and Prof. Greg Beran. |