Martha Anne Grover
Born
Martha Anne Grover
Other namesMartha Anne Gallivan
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Scientific career
InstitutionsGeorgia Tech
ThesisModeling and control of epitaxial thin film growth (2003)
WebsiteGrover Group

Martha Anne Grover is an American chemical engineer who is a professor and chair of graduate studies at the Georgia Tech School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Her research considers molecular self assembly and the emergence of biological functions.

Early life and education

Grover earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[1] During her undergraduate degree, she spent a year at the Armstrong Flight Research Center. She moved to the California Institute of Technology for her graduate studies, where she completed a master's degree and doctorate.[2][3] Her doctoral research considered the simulation of thin film growth through the Monte Carlo method.[4] Her simulations was able to recreate the nucleation and growth of atomic clusters, as well as explain the propagation of atomic layers.[4]

Research and career

In 2002 Grover joined Georgia Tech as an assistant professor.[5] Her research considers the origins of life and structure-property relationships in carbon-based systems.[6] She is interested in the kinetics of molecular self-assembly and how these are impacted by external stimuli. This work has wide-reaching applications, from the design of intelligent materials[7] to the control of morphology in polymer-based photovoltaics.[8] Grover has worked with Jennifer Glass on astrobiology.[9]

Grover was the first woman to win the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) David Himmelblau Award for Innovations in Computer-Based Chemical Engineering Education in 2018.[10]

In 2020, Grover was named an National Science Foundation Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions (ADVANCE) Professor. In this capacity she serves to advocate for gender and racial equality.[11]

Awards and honors

Selected publications

  • Jay G Forsythe; Martha A Grover; Irena Mamajanov; Ramanarayanan Krishnamurthy; Facundo M Fernandez; Nicholas V Hud (15 July 2015). "Ester-Mediated Amide Bond Formation Driven by Wet-Dry Cycles: A Possible Path to Polypeptides on the Prebiotic Earth". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54 (34): 9871–9875. doi:10.1002/ANIE.201503792. ISSN 1433-7851. PMC 4678426. PMID 26201989. Wikidata Q36369938.
  • Gang Wang; Nils Persson; Ping-Hsun Chu; et al. (16 July 2015). "Microfluidic Crystal Engineering of π-Conjugated Polymers". ACS Nano. 9 (8): 8220–8230. doi:10.1021/ACSNANO.5B02582. ISSN 1936-0851. PMID 26182171. Wikidata Q50954047.
  • Chad R Bernier; Anton S Petrov; Chris C Waterbury; et al. (28 May 2014). "RiboVision suite for visualization and analysis of ribosomes". Faraday Discussions. 169: 195–207. doi:10.1039/C3FD00126A. ISSN 1359-6640. PMID 25340471. Wikidata Q35361143.

References

  1. ↑ "ISR CDS Lectures". isr.umd.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  2. ↑ "Martha A. Grover | Georgia Tech School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering". www.chbe.gatech.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  3. ↑ "Martha Gallivan". www.cds.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  4. 1 2 Gallivan, Martha Anne, Modeling and control of epitaxial thin film growth, doi:10.7907/FXZB-XT91, OCLC 437134572, Wikidata Q105147004
  5. ↑ "Martha Grover". www.aiche.org. 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  6. ↑ "Reheating the primordial soup helps scientists stack the building blocks of life". New Atlas. 2017-09-04. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  7. ↑ "JSMF Funded Grants". JSMF.
  8. ↑ "Dr. Martha Grover Research Group | ChBE at Georgia Tech". grover.chbe.gatech.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  9. ↑ "Astrobiology Rising at Georgia Tech". news.gatech.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  10. 1 2 "David Himmelblau Award for Innovations in Computer-Based Chemical Engineering Education". www.aiche.org. 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  11. ↑ "Terry Blum and Martha Grover Join ADVANCE Program". news.gatech.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  12. ↑ "Martha Grover - Profile | AIChE Engage". engage.aiche.org. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  13. ↑ "Martha Grover". Opportunities in Materials Informatics. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
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