PhD student receives UiO Energy Mobility Grant

PhD student Michael Augello received a UiO:Energy Mobility Grant for a PhD exchange of 3 months in Belgium

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Michael Augello. Photo: Cathrine Strøm, UiO. 

The grant will support a research project on the development of machine learning methods for modeling the reactivity of organic radicals within microporous materials.

Project

Accelerating Catalysis Simulations: Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials for Radical Species in Iron-Based MOFs

  • Duration: 3 months, May-July 2026
  • Host: Veronique Van Speybroeck Research Group
  • Location: Center for Molecular Modeling, University of Ghent, Belgium

Funds: 30.000 NOK

Tags: Hylleraas Centre, Michael Augello, UiO:Energy Mobility Grant, Accelerating Catalysis Simulations, Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials
Published Apr. 7, 2026 1:18 PM - Last modified Apr. 9, 2026 2:25 PM