Mohsen Doust Mohammadi

Computational Chemist

Biography

Mohsen is a computational chemist and software developer with over 75 ISI publications and 2 books, demonstrating measurable contributions to theoretical and computational chemistry. He specializes in molecular simulations, quantum calculations, and high-performance computing, leveraging Python, C/C++, Julia, and advanced data-driven workflows. Skilled in data engineering, analytics, and machine learning, he integrates scientific modeling with modern AI and cloud-based tools to achieve precise and reproducible results. Mohsen's work is goal-oriented: designing advanced materials for energy applications, developing selective molecular sensors, and contributing to drug design, while continuously enhancing efficiency, scalability, and predictive capabilities. His expertise bridges chemistry and the data ecosystem, ensuring impactful, relevant, and actionable outcomes in both research and software development.

Publications

  1. Electronic properties and electrical mobilities of cationic silver hydride clusters
    Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2026)
    DOI: 10.1039/D5CP04890G
  2. Ti functionalized cycloparaphenylene and its derivatives for hydrogen storage: A density functional theory approach
    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2025)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.151167
  3. Active Learning of Atomic Size Gas/Solid Potential Energy Surfaces via Physics Aware Models
    Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling (2025)
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.5c01193
  4. Reactivity of B12N12 Nanocage Toward Nitrosyl Halides: Adsorption of NOF, NOCl, and NOBr using DFT Framework
    Inorganica Chimica Acta (2025)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2025.122772
  5. Computational Insights into Li Cluster-Based Gas
    Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling (2025)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2025.109128
  6. A Density Functional Theory Investigation of the Adsorption of CH4, CO, CO2, H2, H2O, N2, NH3, NO, and NO2 on Mg20 and Mg19Zn Clusters
    Computational and Theoretical Chemistry (2025)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2025.115227
  7. Intermolecular Interaction of Al8O12 Oxymetallic Clusters in the Detection of Atmospheric Pollutants: A DFT Exploration of CO, CO2, H2, N2, NO, NO2, O2, and SO2 Binding Mechanisms
    RSC Advances (2025)
    DOI: 10.1039/d4ra07985j
  8. DFT-based comparative study of Li-decorated organic (C24), inorganic (B12N12), and hybrid nanocages for Cl2, COCl2, H2S, and NH3 sensing
    Materials Today Chemistry (2025)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.mtchem.2025.102613
  9. Li-Doped C20 nanocage and its derivatives for gas sensing application: A Density Functional Theory study
    Talanta Open (2025)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.talo.2025.100408
  10. Modelling Gas Adsorption onto Al12(Zn)N12 Surfaces: A Theoretical Study of CH4, CO, CO2, H2O, N2, NH3, NO, NO2, O2, and SO2 Interactions
    Computational and Theoretical Chemistry (2024)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2024.115063
  11. Ti doped [1,1,1,1] paracyclophane and its derivatives for hydrogen storage: A Computational Insight
    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2024)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.09.398
  12. Adsorption Mechanism of CO, CO2, NO, NO2, and SO2 gases onto AlNNT(m,n)k, (m = 5, 7; n = 0, 5, 7; k = 3--9)
    Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing (2024)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2024.108973
  13. Interaction of CO, CO2, CSO, H2O, N2O, NO, NO2, O2, ONH, and SO2 gases onto BNNT(m,n)x, (m = 3, 5, 7; n = 0, 3, 5, 7; x = 3--9)
    Journal of Molecular Modeling (2024)
    DOI: 10.1007/s00894-024-06252-0
  14. Assessing the efficacy of aluminum metal clusters Al13 and Al15 in mitigating NO2 and SO2 pollutants: a DFT investigation
    RSC Advances (2024)
    DOI: 10.1039/d4ra00708e
  15. Exploring the Binding Characteristics of Phosphomolybdic Acid with CH3X (X= F, Cl, and Br) via DFT Calculations
    Journal of Cluster Science (2024)
    DOI: 10.1007/s10876-024-02617-w
  16. Electronic properties and collision cross sections of AgOkHm± (k, m = 1--4) aerosol ionic clusters
    Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2024)
    DOI: 10.1039/D3CP05499C
  17. Li-decorated B12C6N6 hybrid nanocage for sensing Cl2, COCl2, H2S and NH3 gas molecules
    Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects (2024)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.134641
  18. Determining the Binding Mechanism of B12N12(Zn) with CH4, CO, CO2, H2O, N2, NH3, NO, NO2, O2, and SO2 Gases
    Microporous and Mesoporous Materials (2024)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2024.113289
  19. Enhancing Photovoltaic Materials: DFT Insights into Structural Modification of Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophene unit (BDT)-based Molecule
    Computational and Theoretical Chemistry (2024)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2023.114431
  20. Molecular engineering of BTO for superior photovoltaic efficiency: A DFT exploration
    Materials Chemistry and Physics (2023)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2023.128866
  21. Lowest Electronic States of Neutral and Ionic LiN
    International Journal of Quantum Chemistry (2023)
    DOI: 10.1002/qua.27288
  22. Understanding the adsorption behavior of C2H3Cl on pristine, Al-, and Ga-doped boron nitride nanosheets
    Computational and Theoretical Chemistry (2023)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2023.114318
  23. Computational investigation of intermolecular interactions between Polyoxometalate compound and CX2O (X= H, F, Cl, and Br)
    ChemistrySelect (2023)
    DOI: 10.1002/slct.202300504
  24. Evaluating the Detection Potential of C59X Fullerenes (X = C, Si, Ge, B, Al, Ga, N, P, and As) for H2SiCl2 Molecule
    Journal of Molecular Liquids (2023)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.122621
  25. Increasing the Photovoltaic Power of the Organic Solar Cells by Structural Modification of the R-P2F-Based Materials
    Journal of Molecular Modeling (2023)
    DOI: 10.1007/s00894-023-05652-y
  26. Advancing Optoelectronic Performance of Organic Solar Cells: Computational Modeling of Non-Fullerene Donor Based on End-Capped Triphenyldiamine (TPDA) Molecules
    Computational and Theoretical Chemistry (2023)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2023.114201
  27. Adsorption of Air Pollutants onto Silver and Gold Atomic Clusters: DFT and PNO-LCCSD-F12 Calculations
    RSC Advances (2023)
    DOI: 10.1039/D3RA01717F
  28. Gas-phase interaction of CO, CO2, H2S, NH3, NO, NO2, and SO2 with Zn12O12 and Zn24 atomic clusters
    ACS Omega (2023)
    DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c01177
  29. Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) adsorption onto the surfaces of C60, C59Si, and C59Ge: Insight from DFT, QTAIM, and NCI
    Chemical Physics Impact (2023)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.chphi.2023.100234
  30. Endohedral doping of Ca12O12-X (X = Zn, Cd, and Hg) as hydrogen storage materials
    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2023)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.04.152
  31. Adsorption of proteinogenic amino acid on Al- and C-doped boron nitride nanotube (BNNT)
    Vietnam Journal of Chemistry (2023)
    DOI: 10.1002/vjch.202200197
  32. Interaction of 5-Fluorouracil on the Surfaces of Pristine and Functionalized Ca12O12 Nanocages: An Intuition from DFT
    ACS Omega (2023)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.mseb.2023.116392
  33. Effect of Cu doping on structural, electronic and thermoelectric properties of double perovskite Cs2NaVCl6
    Computational Condensed Matter (2023)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cocom.2023.e00803
  34. Design of new bithieno thiophene (BTTI) central core-based small molecules as efficient hole transport materials for perovskite solar cells and donor materials for organic solar cells
    Materials Science & Engineering B (2023)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.mseb.2023.116392
  35. Theoretical study of the interaction of trimethylamine with aluminium nitride nanotube and gallium-doped aluminium nitride nanotube
    Bulletin of Materials Science (2023)
    DOI: 10.1007/s12034-022-02870-7
  36. High-performance non-fullerene acceptor-analogues designed from dithienothiophen[3,2-b]-pyrrolobenzothiadiazole (TPBT) donor materials
    Journal of Molecular Modeling (2023)
    DOI: 10.1007/s00894-022-05435-x
  37. Theoretical investigation of intermolecular interactions between CNT, SiCNT and SiCGeNT nanomaterials with vinyl chloride molecule: A DFT, NBO, NCI, and QTAIM study
    Diamond and Related Materials (2023)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2022.109602
  38. Halides (Cl, F, and Br) encapsulated Ga12As12 nanocages used to improve the cell voltage for enhanced battery performance
    Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids (2022)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2022.111174
  39. Adsorbing CNCl on pristine, C-, and Al-doped boron nitride nanotubes: A density functional theory study
    Computational and Theoretical Chemistry (2023)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2022.113980
  40. Intermolecular Interactions between Nitrosourea and Polyoxometalate compounds
    ChemistrySelect (2022)
    DOI: 10.1002/slct.202202535
  41. Bromochlorodifluoromethane interaction with pristine and doped BN nanosheets: A DFT study
    Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (2022)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2022.108367
  42. Trapping of CO, CO2, H2S, NH3, NO, NO2, and SO2 by Polyoxometalate compound
    Computational and Theoretical Chemistry (2022)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2022.113826
  43. Silicon Carbide Based Nanotubes as a Sensing Material for Gaseous H2SiCl2
    Silicon (2022)
    DOI: 10.1007/s12633-022-02010-0
  44. Experimental Measurements of Densities and Viscosities of Binary and Ternary Mixtures of Benzene, Cyclohexane, and N,N-Dimethylacetamide at 298.15 K and 87 kPa
    Journal of Solution Chemistry (2022)
    DOI: 10.1007/s10953-022-01171-1
  45. 2D Boron Nitride Material as a sensor for H2SiCl2
    Computational and Theoretical Chemistry (2022)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2022.113742
  46. Interaction of the Serine Amino Acid with BNNT, BNAlNT, and BC2NNT
    Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (2022)
    DOI: 10.1007/s13369-022-06916-0
  47. Interaction of Fluorouracil drug with boron nitride nanotube, Al doped boron nitride nanotube and BC2N nanotube
    Computational and Theoretical Chemistry (2022)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2022.113699
  48. Weak intermolecular interactions of cysteine on BNNT, BNAlNT and BC2NNT: a DFT investigation
    Bulletin of Materials Science (2022)
    DOI: 10.1007/s12034-021-02611-2
  49. Interaction of halomethane CH3Z (Z = F, Cl, Br) with X12Y12 (X = B, Al, Ga & Y = N, P, As) nanocages
    Computational and Theoretical Chemistry (2022)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2021.113544
  50. A comprehensive investigation of the intermolecular interactions between CH2N2 and X12Y12 (X = B, Al, Ga; Y = N, P, As) nanocages
    Canadian Journal of Chemistry (2021)
    DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2020-0473
  51. Ab initio investigation for the adsorption of acrolein onto the surface of C60, C59Si, and C59Ge: NBO, QTAIM, and NCI analyses
    Structural Chemistry (2021)
    DOI: 10.1007/s11224-021-01847-2
  52. Adsorption of 1-chloro-1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethane on pristine, Al, Ga-doped boron nitride nanotubes: a study involving PBC-DFT, NBO analysis, and QTAIM
    Canadian Journal of Chemistry (2021)
    DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2020-0309
  53. Adsorption of alkali and alkaline earth ions on nanocages using density functional theory
    Computational and Theoretical Chemistry (2021)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2021.113391
  54. An Ultimate Investigation on the Adsorption of Amantadine on Pristine and Decorated Fullerenes C59X (X=Si, Ge, B, Al, Ga, N, P, and As): A DFT, NBO, and QTAIM Study
    Journal of Computational Biophysics and Chemistry (2021)
    DOI: 10.1142/S2737416521500022
  55. DFT Study for Adsorbing of Bromine Monochloride onto BNNT (5,5), BNNT (7,0), BC2NNT (5,5), and BC2NNT (7,0)
    Journal of Computational Biophysics and Chemistry (2021)
    DOI: 10.1142/S2737416521500472
  56. Effect of Al- and Ga-doping on the adsorption of H2SiCl2 onto the outer surface of boron nitride nanotube: a DFT study
    Comptes Rendus. Chimie (2021)
    DOI: 10.5802/crchim.87
  57. Enhancing the absorption of 1-chloro-1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethane on carbon nanotubes: an ab initio study
    Bulletin of Materials Science (2021)
    DOI: 10.1007/s12034-021-02472-9
  58. Experimental Measurement of Physical, Transport, and Optical Properties of Binary Mixtures of N-Hexyl Pyridinium Nitrate [HPy][NO3] Ionic Liquid with Water, Ethanol, and Acetonitrile at 298.15 K and 101 kPa
    Journal of Solution Chemistry (2021)
    DOI: 10.1007/s10953-021-01078-3
  59. Intermolecular Interactions between Serine and C60, C59Si, and C59Ge: a DFT Study
    Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions A: Science (2021)
    DOI: 10.1007/s12633-021-01408-6
  60. Non-covalent interactions of cysteine onto C60, C59Si, and C59Ge: a DFT study
    Journal of Molecular Modeling (2021)
    DOI: 10.1007/s00894-021-04960-5
  61. The Adsorption of 1-Chloro-1,2,2,2-Tetrafluoroethane Onto the Pristine, Al-, and Ga-Doped Boron Nitride Nanosheet
    Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions A: Science (2021)
    DOI: 10.1007/s40995-021-01117-0
  62. The adsorption of bromochlorodifluoromethane on pristine and Ge-doped silicon carbide nanotube: a PBC-DFT, NBO, and QTAIM study
    Structural Chemistry (2021)
    DOI: 10.1007/s11224-020-01646-1
  63. The adsorption of bromochlorodifluoromethane on pristine, Al, Ga, P, and As-doped boron nitride nanotubes: A study involving PBC-DFT, NBO analysis, and QTAIM
    Computational and Theoretical Chemistry (2021)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2020.113047
  64. Theoretical investigation of X12O12 (X = Be, Mg, and Ca) in sensing CH2N2: A DFT study
    Computational and Theoretical Chemistry (2021)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2021.113168
  65. Vinyl chloride adsorption onto the surface of pristine, Al-, and Ga-doped boron nitride nanotube: A DFT study
    Solid State Communications (2021)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ssc.2021.114440
  66. DFT studies on the interactions of pristine, Al and Ga-doped boron nitride nanosheets with CH3X (X=F, Cl and Br)
    Journal of Molecular Structure (2020)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.126962
  67. The adsorption of chlorofluoromethane on pristine and Ge-doped silicon carbide nanotube: a PBC-DFT, NBO, and QTAIM study
    Molecular Simulation (2020)
    DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2020.1834103
  68. The Adsorption of Chlorofluoromethane on Pristine, Al-, Ga-, P-, and As-doped Boron Nitride Nanotubes: A PBC-DFT, NBO, and QTAIM Study
    ChemistrySelect (2020)
    DOI: 10.1002/slct.202003367
  69. The adsorption of chlorofluoromethane on pristine, and Al- and Ga-doped boron nitride nanosheets: a DFT, NBO, and QTAIM study
    Journal of Molecular Modeling (2020)
    DOI: 10.1007/s00894-020-04556-5
  70. Theoretical study of the adsorption of amantadine on pristine, Al-, Ga-, P-, and As-doped boron nitride nanosheets: a PBC-DFT, NBO, and QTAIM study
    Theoretical Chemistry Accounts (2020)
    DOI: 10.1007/s00214-020-02672-2
  71. Densities, viscosities, and refractive indices of binary and ternary mixtures of methanol, acetone, and chloroform at temperatures from (298.15–318.15) K and ambient pressure
    Fluid Phase Equilibria (2019)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.fluid.2018.10.024
  72. Feasibility of Pristine and Decorated AlN and SiC Nanotubes in Sensing of Noble Gases: A DFT study
    ChemistrySelect (2019)
    DOI: 10.1002/slct.201803934
  73. DFT, QTAIM and NBO Investigation of the Interaction of Rare Gases with Pristine and Decorated Boron Nitride Nanotube
    ChemistrySelect (2018)
    DOI: 10.1002/slct.201802003
  74. Doping of the first-row transition metals onto B12N12 nanocage: A DFT study
    Computational and Theoretical Chemistry (2018)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2018.04.003
  75. The adsorption of bromomethane onto the exterior surface of aluminum nitride, boron nitride, carbon, and silicon carbide nanotubes: A PBC-DFT, NBO, and QTAIM study
    Computational and Theoretical Chemistry (2018)
    DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2018.10.001

Book Translations

Tarikhche Shimi Quantumi

Authors: M. Doust Mohammadi, D. Velayati

Publisher: Andishe Salamat Press, Iran (2025)

ISBN: 978-622-8067-83-4

Translation of: K. Gavroglu, A. Simões, Neither Physics Nor Chemistry: A History of Quantum Chemistry, MIT Press (2011)

Pishgaman-e Shimi Fizik

Authors: M. Doust Mohammadi, D. Velayati

Publisher: Andishe Salamat Press, Iran (2025)

ISBN: 978-622-8067-84-1

Translation of: P. Coffey, Cathedrals of Science: The Personalities and Rivalries That Made Modern Chemistry, Oxford University Press (2008)

Ongoing Projects

ASPERIUM — Advanced Spectroscopy Research Unit for Sustainable Light Management

Funding: Research and Innovation Foundation, RIF-SMALL SCALE INFRASTRUCTURES/1222

Multi-scale modeling of charge-transfer mechanisms and exciton dynamics in complex materials systems.

BIOLEA — Sustainable Bio-Based Leather Alternative for Fashion and Interior Applications

Funding: Research and Innovation Foundation, RIF/CODEVELOP/0824

Computational design and characterization of bio-based materials for sustainable applications.

Education

Ph.D. in Computational Chemistry

The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia

M.Sc. in Physical Chemistry

University of Tehran

B.Sc. in Pure Chemistry

Kharazmi University, Tehran

Employment History

Post Doctoral Researcher — The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia

Conducting multi-scale modeling (DFT, TDDFT, MD, kMC) to investigate charge-transfer mechanisms between interlayers in complex materials systems. Performing calculations of charge carrier diffusion coefficients and modeling triplet–triplet annihilation (TTA) exciton dynamics to elucidate energy transfer processes.

Graduate Research Fellow — The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia

Developed software for global optimization, data extraction, and workflow automation to enable efficient coupling of computational tools. Investigated metal atomic clusters for the design of highly selective gas sensors and studied nucleation mechanisms to advance understanding of aerosol particle formation.

Ph.D. Student — The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia

Conducted computational research on metal cluster stability and reactivity, contributing to the development of novel sensing materials. Performed simulations and analysis to examine early-stage atomic cluster nucleation and its role in aerosol formation processes.

Early-Stage Researcher — Friedrich Schiller University, Jena

Research using DFT and molecular dynamics simulations (TeraChem) to design molecular logic gates based on dye compounds for cancer cell recognition. Funded by Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions ITN.

Courses Completed

The Cyprus Institute

Polytechnic Institute of Paris

University of Tehran

IBM / Coursera

Teaching

Density Functional Theory — The Cyprus Institute

Course covering the mathematical foundations of computational chemistry: Functional Analysis, Exchange-Correlation Functional, Linear Response Theory, Numerical Analysis in DFT, Optimization Theory, Perturbation Theory, Group Theory Applications, Differential Equations, and connections to Statistical Mechanics.

Software & Skills

Programming Languages

  • C
  • C++
  • Python
  • Bash
  • Julia
  • R
  • SQL

HPC & Parallel Computing

  • OpenMP
  • MPI
  • CUDA

Version Control

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • GitLab

Containerization

  • Docker
  • Kubernetes

Molecular Modeling

  • GAUSSIAN
  • ORCA
  • Dirac
  • Molpro
  • Quantum Espresso
  • MOLSCAT

Molecular Dynamics

  • LAMMPS
  • TeraChem
  • GROMACS

Data Engineering

  • Apache Airflow
  • Apache Spark
  • Kafka
  • Snowflake
  • BigQuery

Machine Learning

  • scikit-learn
  • TensorFlow
  • Keras
  • PyTorch

Data Visualization

  • Tableau
  • Power BI
  • matplotlib
  • seaborn

Cloud Platforms

  • AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • Azure