Anna Doner
Software Engineer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Quincy, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolAnna Doner is a software engineer and physical chemistry researcher with six years of experience bridging experimental kinetics and computational modeling. She earned a BS in Chemistry with minors in Mathematics and Statistics and completed a PhD studying stereoisomer-dependent reaction kinetics of cyclic ether radicals, including collaborative work with Sandia National Laboratories. Now a postdoctoral associate, Anna models macromolecule pyrolysis and combines quantum chemistry with machine learning to predict thermochemical parameters for combustion-relevant systems. Her background spans hands-on mechanical and chemical testing in industry to advanced computational research in academia, giving her a practical, data-driven approach to problem solving. Colleagues know her for translating complex chemical kinetics into tractable models and for leveraging cross-disciplinary collaborations to accelerate research. Based in Quincy, MA, she brings statistical rigor and experimental intuition to software-enabled scientific challenges.
6 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physical Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physical Chemistry at University of Georgia Department of ChemistryBachelor of Science - BS, Chemistry, Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemistry at University of Arkansas
Github Skills (21)
drug-discovery10
kinetics10
machine-learning10
chemistry10
message-passing10
thermodynamics10
simulator9
python9
reaction9
mechanism9
reactor8
simulation8
neural-network8
chemical-engineering7
database5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
donerancl/RMG-Py
Dec 2023 - Jun 2025
Python version of the amazing Reaction Mechanism Generator (RMG).
Contributions:12 PRs, 91 pushes, 9 branches in 1 year 6 months
donerancl/chemprop
Feb 2024 - Oct 2024
Contributions:69 pushes, 4 branches in 8 months
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