Kelly Hunter

Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Santa Monica College ☀️⚗️

[Steven Calista @calista_steven]

Kodak and Brew have a new best friend loading! Baby girl Calista coming May 2025.

[Kelly Hunter @KellyHunter19]

So cool to see my research highlighted with its important implications for global water access. Check out a feature of my project from @ChemistryWorld!

[Paesani Lab @PaesaniLab]

🚨 Our @ChemicalScience paper on realistic #datadriven #manybody simulations of #water harvesting 🫧 using #MOFs is featured in @ChemistryWorld! 😎

@UCSanDiego @UCSDPhySci @UCSDChemBiochem @HDSIUCSD @SDSC_UCSD

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https://t.co/IXTHLfDKM5

[Kelly Hunter @KellyHunter19]

@F_Paesani Thanks for all the support Francesco!

[Kelly Hunter @KellyHunter19]

Check out my latest paper for exciting simulations of water in MOFs!

[Paesani Lab @PaesaniLab]

🚨 Hot off the press! Excited to share our latest work in @ChemicalScience on #water harvesting 🫧 using #MOFs! 🎉
👉 https://t.co/vhkQkKYTpa

Led by former #PhD student and now professor @KellyHunter19, our study leverages advanced #compchem simulations 🖥️ with our MB-pol #datadriven #manybody potential of #water 🌊 to decode the mechanisms of #water adsorption in #MOFs, one molecule at a time💧. Our analyses reveal how swapping out the halide atoms of the frameworks modulates the adsorption process by templating the formation of initially disconnected and then extended hydrogen-bond networks as #water molecules fill the #MOFs pores. 🏄‍♀️

We hope that our molecular-level details connecting structural properties with #infrared spectra can guide the design of tailored #MOFs with higher #water adsorption capacity for #water harvesting applications in #water-scarce regions.🌍

Stay tuned, stay hydrated, and use our #datadriven #manybody software for realistic #compchem simulations of #water and beyond! 😎
👉 MBX: https://t.co/eY2zrSwbKd
👉 MB-Fit: https://t.co/6QCCDtxGdj

Many thanks to @NSF for funding this research and @ACCESSforCI for CPU time!

@UCSanDiego @UCSDPhySci @UCSDChemBiochem @HDSIUCSD @SDSC_UCSD

[Paesani Lab @PaesaniLab]

Thrilled to unveil the mechanisms of atmospheric #water harvesting 🫧 in Ni2X2(BTDD) #MOFs through realistic #compchem simulations using our MB-pol #DataDriven #ManyBody potential!

👉 https://t.co/MASuPi6vz2

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[Steven Calista @calista_steven]

8.12.23 The Calistas

[Kelly Hunter @KellyHunter19]

@PabloEVidela @PLNU Thank you Pablo!!

[Kelly Hunter @KellyHunter19]

I am so excited to officially begin as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry at @PLNU! Already loving my new office and the ocean view from it, and I can’t wait to begin teaching soon! 🌊⚗️🔬

[Kelly Hunter @KellyHunter19]

@XiangSunLab @PLNU Thank you, Xiang!

[Kelly Hunter @KellyHunter19]

@LioraMael @calista_steven Thank you Liora!!

[Kelly Hunter @KellyHunter19]

I am over the moon excited, @calista_steven and I are engaged!!! I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you!!

[Steven Calista @calista_steven]

Dr. @KellyHunter19 said yes! Under the stars there is no brighter star than she is! So excited to begin this new life journey with the best partner anyone could ask for. Nothing is impossible with you by my side.

[Kelly Hunter @KellyHunter19]

@PaesaniLab @PLNU @UCSanDiego @ucsdgepa @UCSDPhySci @UCSDChemBiochem @SDSC_UCSD @ucsdgradlife @PhDVoice Thank you for being an amazing lab, and a huge thank you to Francesco for all the guidance and support over the past five years!

[Kelly Hunter @KellyHunter19]

Just like that, my final day in the @PaesaniLab has come to a close. It’s been a fun and wild ride for the past five years, but I wouldn’t change a thing about my research, lab mates, or a day in @UCSDChemBiochem. Thank you for all the memories, now it’s on to the next adventure!

[Kelly Hunter @KellyHunter19]

@PeriodiKangeroo @PaesaniLab Thanks Joey!!

[Kelly Hunter @KellyHunter19]

It’s been an honor to be in the @PaesaniLab for the past five years and to work with Francesco, Kartik, and Teri! I couldn’t have joined a better lab, thank you for all the amazing memories!

[Paesani Lab @PaesaniLab]

How it started, how it's going... Congrats Dr. @KellyHunter19, Dr. @kartik_lakshmi, and Dr. Teri Lambros!
#rigorouspreciseandfun #OnceAPirateAlwaysAPirate
@UCSanDiego @UCSDPhySci @UCSDChemBiochem @SDSC_UCSD @ucsdgraddiv @ucsdgradlife @PhDVoice

[Kelly Hunter @KellyHunter19]

@EtiennePalos @kartik_lakshmi @PaesaniLab Thank you Etienne! I can’t wait to see all the amazing work you’re going to do! #pirates

[Kelly Hunter @KellyHunter19]

@PabloEVidela @PaesaniLab Thank you Pablo!!

[Kelly Hunter @KellyHunter19]

It happened!! I successfully defended my thesis! A HUGE thank you to Francesco and the whole Paesani lab for all their support over the past five years! I had the absolute best experience being a #pirate in the @PaesaniLab! #compchem

[Paesani Lab @PaesaniLab]

Cheers Dr. Hunter! Kelly has successfully defended her thesis titled "Theoretical Modeling of Water Confined in Metal-Organic Frameworks for Atmospheric Water Capture". Kelly is a superstar and has made great contributions to #compchem. A true #pirate! We wish you all the best!

[Kelly Hunter @KellyHunter19]

@EtiennePalos Thank you so much Etienne! You’re a rockstar in the QM/MM world, and I can’t wait to see all your amazing contributions to science!

[Kelly Hunter @KellyHunter19]

@vwcruzeiro @PaesaniLab Thank you Vinicius!!