Mona Minkara
Assistant Professor,
Bioengineering
Contact
- m.minkara@northeastern.edu
- 360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Office
- 325 ISEC
- 617.373.2031
Research Focus
Theoretical physical chemistry; computational biochemistry and interfacial chemistry; biological physics; novel studies of surfactants using Monte Carlo algorithms
Education
- PhD, Chemistry, University of Florida Gainesville, 2015
- BA, Chemistry and Middle-Eastern Studies, Wellesley College, 2009
Professional Affiliations
- American Chemical Society
- ACS Chemists with Disabilities Committee
- National Federation of the Blind
Research Overview
Theoretical physical chemistry; computational biochemistry and interfacial chemistry; biological physics; novel studies of surfactants using Monte Carlo algorithms
Selected Publications
- “Monte Carlo Simulations Probing the Liquid/Vapour Interface of Water/Hexane Mixtures: Adsorption Thermodynamics, Hydrophobic Effect, and Structural Analysis.” Minkara, M.S.; Josephson, T.; Venteicher, C.L.; Chen, J.L.; Stein, D.J.; Peters, C.J.; Siepmann, J.I. Mol. Phys. 2018
- “Probing Additive Loading in the Lamellar Phase of a Nonionic Surfactant: Gibbs Ensemble Monte Carlo Simulations using the SDK Force Field.” Minkara, M.S.; Lindsey, R.K.; Hembree, R.H.; Venteicher, C.L.; Jamadagni, S.N.; Eike, D.M.; Ghobadi, A.F.; Koenig, P.H.; Siepmann, J.I. Langmuir 2018
- “Reduction of Urease Activity by Interaction with the Flap Covering the Active Site.” Macomber, L.; Minkara, M.S.; Hausinger, R.P.; Merz, K.M., Jr. J. Chem. Inf. Model. 2015
- “Implementation of Protocols to Enable Doctoral Training in Physical and Computational Chemistry of a Blind Graduate Student.” Minkara, M.S.; Weaver, M.N.; Gorske, J.; Bowers, C.R.; Merz, K.M., Jr. Chem. Educ. 2015
- “Effect of 10.5 M Aqueous Urea on Helicobacter pylori Urease: A Molecular Dynamics Study.” Minkara, M.S.;Weaver, M.N.; Merz, K.M., Jr. Biochemistry 2015
Aug 29, 2019
New Faculty Spotlight: Mona Minkara
Mona Minkara joins the Bioengineering department in August 2019 as an Assistant Professor.