Hi! I'm Daniil!
Welcome to my website!

I am an aspiring computational scientist. At this point, I am a student in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) pursuing a degree in Chemistry. I have been participating in research since I was fifteen. Currently I'm working as an undergraduate researcher at the group of Dr Lu Yunpeng, working on development of high-performance computer algorithms for chemical reaction dynamics simulations using the time-dependent quantum reactive scattering theory. We also work with machine learning and neural networks for accelerating potential energy surface creation, as well as classical computational chemistry. My research interests lie in new theoretical approaches to handle complex gas-surface reactions on covalent catalysts for which you cannot apply classical Born Oppenheimer static surface approximations or thermal averaging methods.

You can also find a list of my publications and my projects on this website. My full resume is also hosted on this website.

I am a holder of various awards and titles, such as NTU President Research Scholar (2024), Latvian Prime Minister Prize for Academic Excellence (2022, 2023) and a recipient of various scholarships, such as the Latvian Ministry of Finance Centenniary Excellence Scholarship (2023).

I have been a successful Science Olympiad participant. During my school years, I obtained three medals at the highest level of secondary-level academic competition in Chemistry - the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO), Bronze in 2022, Silvers in 2021, 2023. Nowadays I am writing competition problems for such esteemed contests as the Baltic Chemistry Olympiad and the Estonian National Chemistry Olympiad. I also coach the national teams of Baltic nations for the International Chemistry Olympiad. You can find my recommended reading and study guides for Chemistry Olympiads, as well of some of my recorded lectures for the Estonian IChO preparatory camp here.