Maral Aminpour PhD
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Talks and Presentations:

1. “Smart Biomaterials for MoS2 and Gold Mining,” S. Cetinel*, W. Shen, M. Aminpour, P. Bhomkar, F. Wang, C. Montemagno, (submitted to Bio-nano Interfaces and Engineering Applications Symposium of TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Phoenix, AZ, USA, March 11–16, 2018). 

2. “Effect of interfaces on electron transport properties of MoS2 - Au Contacts,” M. Aminpour*, Prokop Hapala, Duy Le, Pavel Jelinek, Talat S. Rahman, APS March Meeting, Denver, Colorado March 3-7, 2014.

3. “First-principle investigation of the stability and vibrational spectrum of MoSx nanostructures grown on Cu(111),” M. Aminpour*, D. Le, M. Alcántara-Ortigoza, and T. S. Rahman, APS March Meeting, March 18-22, Baltimore, Maryland, 2013. 

4. "Growth of aligned Mo6S6 nanowires on a Cu(111) surface,” M. Aminpour*, D. Le, and T. S. Rahman, APS March Meeting, March 18-22, Baltimore, Maryland, 2013.

5. “An MoSx structure with high affinity for adsorbate interaction,” D. Sun, W. Lu, D. Le, Q. Ma, M. Aminpour, M. Alcántara-Ortigoza, S. Bobek, J. Mann, J. Wyrick, T. S. Rahman, and L. Bartels*, AVS International Symposium, Tampa, Florida, October 28-November 2, 2012.

6. “Vibrational spectrum and stability of the long-debated models for the (√7×√7)R19 phase of S/Cu(111),” M. Alcántara-Ortigoza*, M. Aminpour, and T. S. Rahman, AVS International Symposium, Tampa, Florida, October 28-November 2, 2012.

7. “First-principle investigation of the stability and vibrational spectrum of MoSx nanostructures grown on Cu(111),” M. Aminpour*, M. Alcántara-Ortigoza, and T. S. Rahman, AVS International Symposium, Tampa, Florida, October 28-November 2, 2012.

8. “Effect of tensile misfit dislocation on diffusion of Ni adatom on Ni/Cu(111): a Molecular Dynamics study,” O. Trushin, M. Aminpour*, and T. S. Rahman, APS March Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, February 27-March 5, 2012.

9. “Physisorption of three amine terminated molecules (TMBDA, BDA, TFBDA) on the Au(111) Surface: the Role of van der Waals interaction,” M. Aminpour*, D. Le, and T. S. Rahman, APS March Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, February 27- March 5, 2012. 

10. “Role of van der Waals interaction in the binding of 1,4 Diaminebenzene to the Au(111) surface,” D. Le*, M. Aminpour, and T. S. Rahman, AVS International Symposium, October 30-November 4, Nashville, Tennessee, 2011. 

11. “The influence of the terrace width on the nucleation and growth of Mg surfaces,” Z. Chromcová*, M. Hupalo, M. C. Tringides, Z. Chvoj, M. Aminpour, M. Alcántara-Ortigoza, and T. S. Rahman, European Conference on Surface Science (ECOSS), Wroclaw, Poland, August 28-September 2, 2011.

12. “Ab initio study of Mg self-diffusion on Mg(0001) terraces and steps,” M. Aminpour*, M. Alcántara-Ortigoza, and T. S. Rahman, APS March Meeting, Dallas, Texas, March 21-25, 2011.

13. “Effect of misfit dislocation on surface diffusion,” M. Aminpour*, O. Trushin, and T. S. Rahman, APS March Meeting, Portland, Oregon, March 15-19, 2010.

14. “Effect of misfit dislocation on surface diffusion,” O. Trushin*, M. Aminpour, and T.S. Rahman, International Conference on Modern Problems in the Physics of Surfaces and Nanostructures (ICMPSN), Yaroslavl, Russia, June 8-10, 2010. 

Poster Presentations:

1. “Computational Study of Selective Adsorption of Peptides on MoS2 Surface,” M. Aminpour, S.Cetinel, and C. Montemagno, (submitted to Bio-nano Interfaces and Engineering Applications Symposium of TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Phoenix, AZ, USA, March 11–16, 2018).

2. “Computational study of selective adsorption of peptides on MoS2 surface with biomining applications,” M. Aminpour, S.Cetinel, and C. Montemagno, (submitted to BM01: Multiscale Mechanobiology and Biomechanic—Theory, Experiments, Computations Symposium of MRS Fall Meeting and Exhibit, Boston, MA, USA, November 26–December 1, 2017).

3. “Molecular dynamics simulation of engineered beta-sheet peptide interaction with AqpZ membrane protein,” M. Aminpour*, H. Hoi, S. Abraham, and C. Montemagno, ISMB/ ECCB Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, July 21–25, 2017.​

4. “All-atom molecular dynamics simulations of a membrane protein stabilizing β-sheet,” M. Aminpour*, H. Hoi, and C. Montemagno, 19th IUPAB Congress and 11th EBSA Conference, Edinburgh, UK, July 16–20, 2017.

5. “Effect of interfaces on electron transport properties of MoS2 - Au Contacts,” M. Aminpour*, P. Hapala, D. Le, P. Jelinek, and T. S. Rahman, 25th Annual Workshop on Recent Developments in Electronic Structure Theory, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA, June 11–14, 2013.

6. “Physisorption of three amine terminated molecules (TMBDA, BDA, TFBDA) on the Au(111) surface: The role of van der Waals interaction,” M. Aminpour*, D. Le, A. Kiejna, and T. S. Rahman, The 24th Annual Workshop on Recent Developments in Electronic Structure Theory, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA, June 5–8, 2012.

7. “Physisorption of 1,4- Diaminobenzene molecule on Au(111) surface : The role of Van der Waals interaction,” M. Aminpour*, D. Le, and T. S. Rahman, Graduate Research Forum, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA, March 29, 2011.

8. “Physisorption of 1,4- Diaminobenzene molecule on Au(111) surface : The role of Van der Waals interaction,” M. Aminpour*, D. Le, T. S. Rahman, FLAVS 2011 Annual Joint Symposium & Exhibition, Orlando, FL, USA, March 7–8, 2011.

9. “Homoepitaxial growth of Mg(0001): A first principles study,” M. Aminpour*, M. Alcántara-Ortigoza, and T. S. Rahman, Florida Society for Materials Simulation 2010 Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA, August 2–3, 2010.

10. “Ab initio study of size effects on Mg thin films and Mg self-diffusion on wide vs. narrow (0001) terraces,” M. Aminpour*, M. Alcántara-Ortigoza, and T. S. Rahman, NanoFlorida 2010 Symposium, Orlando, FL, USA, September 24, 2010.

11. “Effect of interfaces on electron transport properties of MoS2 - Au Contacts,” M. Aminpour*, Prokop Hapala, Duy Le, Pavel Jelinek, Talat S. Rahman, The 25th Annual Workshop on Recent Developments in Electronic Structure Theory, College of William and Mary Williamsburg, Virginia, June 11-14, 2013. 

12. “Physisorption of three amine terminated molecules (TMBDA, BDA, TFBDA) on the Au(111) surface: The role of van der Waals interaction,” M. Aminpour*, D. Le, A. Kiejna, and T. S. Rahman, The 24th Annual Workshop on Recent Developments in Electronic Structure Theory, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, June 5-8, 2012.

13.  “Physisorption of 1,4- Diaminobenzene molecule on Au(111) surface : The role of Van der Wasls interaction,” M. Aminpour*, D. Le, and T. S. Rahman, Graduate Research Forum, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, March 29, 2011.

14. “Physisorption of 1,4- Diaminobenzene molecule on Au(111) surface : The role of Van der Wasls interaction,” M. Aminpour*, D. Le, T. S. Rahman, FLAVS 2011 Annual Joint Symposium & Exhibition, Orlando, Florida, March 7-8, 2011.

15. “Homoepitaxial growth of Mg(0001): A first principles study,” M. Aminpour*, M. Alcántara-Ortigoza, and T. S. Rahman, Florida Society for Materials Simulation 2010 Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, August 2-3, 2010 .

16. “Ab initio study of size effects on Mg thin films and Mg self-diffusion on wide vs. narrow (0001) terraces,” M. Aminpour*, M. Alcántara-Ortigoza, and T. S. Rahman, NanoFlorida 2010 Symposium, Orlando, Florida, September 24 2010.
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