Publications

Read our company's scientific (and other long-form) publications.

Efficient Black-Box Prediction of Hydrogen-Bond-Acceptor Strength

Efficient Black-Box Prediction of Hydrogen-Bond-Acceptor Strength

Here, we report a robust black-box workflow for predicting site-specific pKBHX values in organic molecules with minimal computational cost.
Jan 24, 2025 · Corin C. Wagen
Wiggle150: Benchmarking Density Functionals And Neural Network Potentials On Highly Strained Conformers

Wiggle150: Benchmarking Density Functionals And Neural Network Potentials On Highly Strained Conformers

We introduce Wiggle150, a benchmark comprising 150 highly strained conformations of adenosine, benzylpenicillin, and efavirenz, to validate computational protocols involving non-equilibrium systems and guide the development of new density functionals and neural network potentials.
Jan 8, 2025 · Joseph Gair, Corin Wagen, et al., ChemRxiv
The "Charlotte's Web" of Density-Functional Theory

The "Charlotte's Web" of Density-Functional Theory

A layman's guide to cutting your way through the web of DFT functionals, explaining GGAs, mGGAs, hybrids, range-separated hybrids, double hybrids, and dispersion corrections.
Dec 20, 2024 · Jonathon Vandezande
An Introduction to Neural Network Potentials

An Introduction to Neural Network Potentials

A layman's guide to neural network potentials (NNPs), which can run high-accuracy atomistic simulations many orders of magnitude faster than traditional quantum mechanics (QM) simulations.
Dec 19, 2024 · Ari Wagen
The vDZP Basis Set Is Effective For Many Density Functionals

The vDZP Basis Set Is Effective For Many Density Functionals

Here, we report that the vDZP basis set can be used with a wide variety of density functionals to produce efficient and accurate results comparable to those of composite methods without reparameterization.
Nov 20, 2024 · Corin Wagen and Jonathon Vandezande
Efficient and Accurate pKa Prediction Enabled by Pre-Trained Machine-Learned Interatomic Potentials

Efficient and Accurate pKa Prediction Enabled by Pre-Trained Machine-Learned Interatomic Potentials

In this study, we investigate AIMNet2, a machine-learned interatomic potential, as a low-cost surrogate for electronic structure theory in pKa prediction.
Mar 8, 2024 · Corin Wagen and Arien Wagen
Quantum Chemistry in Drug Discovery

Quantum Chemistry in Drug Discovery

How it's used at present, and opportunities for the future.
Oct 12, 2023 · Corin Wagen