Alon Dana
Assistant Professor at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa District, Israel
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Top SchoolAlon Dana is an Assistant Professor at Technion with a decade of experience developing predictive methods for chemical reaction dynamics across high-temperature gas-phase and low-temperature liquid-phase systems, from combustion to drug oxidation pathways. Trained in biochemical engineering with a PhD from Technion and honed through postdoctoral research at MIT, he blends fundamental science, algorithm development, and practical applications to forecast how chemical systems evolve over time. He contributes to open-source tooling—notably RMG-Py—improving reaction mechanism generation, data parsing, and Cantera integration, reflecting a mix of rigorous modeling and hands-on software engineering. Known for collaborative interdisciplinary projects, he focuses on translating complex kinetics into usable models for industry challenges like shelf-life prediction.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Grand Technion Energy Program, PhD, Grand Technion Energy Program at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Hebrew, English
Github Skills (8)
computational-chemistry10
python10
scientific-computing10
testing9
data-analysis9
error-handling9
thermodynamics8
kinetics8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
ReactionMechanismGenerator/RMG-Py
Feb 2016 - Jan 2023
Python version of the amazing Reaction Mechanism Generator (RMG).
Role in this project:
Backend Developer & Data Scientist
Backend Developer & Data ScientistContributions:44 reviews, 690 commits, 255 PRs in 6 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Alon primarily focused on modifying the Reaction Mechanism Generator (RMG) project, a chemistry software. They addressed issues related to the output of CSV files and handled the integration of float data for initial mole fractions. Furthermore, the user implemented a new option to handle the reversibility of library reactions and made code modifications to handle atom type exceptions and error handling for data parsing within kinetics families. They incorporated Cantera files and added unit tests, which indicates a focus on both code maintenance and enhancements in the project's core functionalities.
mechanismchemical-engineeringchemistrypythonreaction
alongd/RMG-Py
Jan 2016 - Mar 2025
Python version of the amazing Reaction Mechanism Generator (RMG).
Contributions:2 PRs, 288 pushes, 98 branches in 9 years 3 months
mechanismpythonreactionrmgpython-version
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