Cory Simon
@corymsimon.bsky.social
applying math, computation, and machine learning to problems in chemical engineering | associate professor, Oregon State University | views mine
https://simonensemble.github.io/
https://simonensemble.github.io/
after eight years as a ChemE prof., I had a fantastic day when my PhD advisor Prof. Berend Smit visited Oregon State University! 😁
November 19, 2025 at 3:21 AM
after eight years as a ChemE prof., I had a fantastic day when my PhD advisor Prof. Berend Smit visited Oregon State University! 😁
my PhD student G. Fabusola trained and tested machine learning algorithms to parse the response pattern of a conductive-MOF sensor array from K. Mirica's group!
👃 the electronic nose could detect and differentiate toxic gases and H₂S/SO₂ mixtures at ppm-levels.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
👃 the electronic nose could detect and differentiate toxic gases and H₂S/SO₂ mixtures at ppm-levels.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
October 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
my PhD student G. Fabusola trained and tested machine learning algorithms to parse the response pattern of a conductive-MOF sensor array from K. Mirica's group!
👃 the electronic nose could detect and differentiate toxic gases and H₂S/SO₂ mixtures at ppm-levels.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
👃 the electronic nose could detect and differentiate toxic gases and H₂S/SO₂ mixtures at ppm-levels.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
in a “it’s a small world” moment, I ran into @bessvlai.bsky.social at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. she was giving a seminar in the chemistry department; me, in chemical engineering. great to see you, Bess!
September 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
in a “it’s a small world” moment, I ran into @bessvlai.bsky.social at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. she was giving a seminar in the chemistry department; me, in chemical engineering. great to see you, Bess!
new preprint,
"adaptive allocation of Monte Carlo samples for efficient, multi-fidelity computational screening of metal-organic frameworks"
feedback welcome!
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
"adaptive allocation of Monte Carlo samples for efficient, multi-fidelity computational screening of metal-organic frameworks"
feedback welcome!
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
September 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
new preprint,
"adaptive allocation of Monte Carlo samples for efficient, multi-fidelity computational screening of metal-organic frameworks"
feedback welcome!
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
"adaptive allocation of Monte Carlo samples for efficient, multi-fidelity computational screening of metal-organic frameworks"
feedback welcome!
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
"guidelines for multi-fidelity Bayesian optimization of molecules and materials"
our News & Views article in Nature Computational Science.
rdcu.be/ext6h
our News & Views article in Nature Computational Science.
rdcu.be/ext6h
July 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"guidelines for multi-fidelity Bayesian optimization of molecules and materials"
our News & Views article in Nature Computational Science.
rdcu.be/ext6h
our News & Views article in Nature Computational Science.
rdcu.be/ext6h
May 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
a post-fermentation blend of *nine* white wines from Oregon! and a linear program for wine blending.
May 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
a post-fermentation blend of *nine* white wines from Oregon! and a linear program for wine blending.
🚰 "Optimizing mixtures of metal–organic frameworks for robust and bespoke passive atmospheric water harvesting" by C. Harriman, Q. Ke, T. Vlugt, A. Howarth, C. Simon.
feedback welcome on our ChemRxiv preprint:
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
feedback welcome on our ChemRxiv preprint:
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
April 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🚰 "Optimizing mixtures of metal–organic frameworks for robust and bespoke passive atmospheric water harvesting" by C. Harriman, Q. Ke, T. Vlugt, A. Howarth, C. Simon.
feedback welcome on our ChemRxiv preprint:
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
feedback welcome on our ChemRxiv preprint:
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
fascinating: atmospheric water harvesting by indigenous populations on the Canary Islands long ago.
Kennedy & Boreyko. “Bio‐inspired fog harvesting meshes: a review”. Advanced Functional Materials. 2023.
Kennedy & Boreyko. “Bio‐inspired fog harvesting meshes: a review”. Advanced Functional Materials. 2023.
April 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
fascinating: atmospheric water harvesting by indigenous populations on the Canary Islands long ago.
Kennedy & Boreyko. “Bio‐inspired fog harvesting meshes: a review”. Advanced Functional Materials. 2023.
Kennedy & Boreyko. “Bio‐inspired fog harvesting meshes: a review”. Advanced Functional Materials. 2023.
finally got to meet Mark Allendorf from Sandia National Lab! currently co-director of the DOE Hydrogen Materials – Advanced Research Consortium (HyMARC). been following his work since grad school.
April 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
finally got to meet Mark Allendorf from Sandia National Lab! currently co-director of the DOE Hydrogen Materials – Advanced Research Consortium (HyMARC). been following his work since grad school.
with @cgbischak.bsky.social and @shijingsun.bsky.social at the Automating Chemical Labs Scialog in Tucson! 🌵
April 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
with @cgbischak.bsky.social and @shijingsun.bsky.social at the Automating Chemical Labs Scialog in Tucson! 🌵
me with the shipwreck of Peter Iredale on the Oregon coast. happened in 1906. everyone survived.
March 31, 2025 at 4:13 AM
me with the shipwreck of Peter Iredale on the Oregon coast. happened in 1906. everyone survived.
(inverse problem for my class:)
🏭 suppose:
1. a monitoring station at a lake measures the concentration of a pollutant every two hours.
2. a factory injected pollutant into a river upstream.
from the monitoring station's time series data, infer when and how much the factory polluted the river.
🏭 suppose:
1. a monitoring station at a lake measures the concentration of a pollutant every two hours.
2. a factory injected pollutant into a river upstream.
from the monitoring station's time series data, infer when and how much the factory polluted the river.
March 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
(inverse problem for my class:)
🏭 suppose:
1. a monitoring station at a lake measures the concentration of a pollutant every two hours.
2. a factory injected pollutant into a river upstream.
from the monitoring station's time series data, infer when and how much the factory polluted the river.
🏭 suppose:
1. a monitoring station at a lake measures the concentration of a pollutant every two hours.
2. a factory injected pollutant into a river upstream.
from the monitoring station's time series data, infer when and how much the factory polluted the river.
🎥 Chunking Express (1994)
> somehow I've become very cautious. when I put on a raincoat, I put on sunglasses too. who knows when it will rain, or when it will turn out sunny?
> somehow I've become very cautious. when I put on a raincoat, I put on sunglasses too. who knows when it will rain, or when it will turn out sunny?
March 9, 2025 at 11:13 PM
🎥 Chunking Express (1994)
> somehow I've become very cautious. when I put on a raincoat, I put on sunglasses too. who knows when it will rain, or when it will turn out sunny?
> somehow I've become very cautious. when I put on a raincoat, I put on sunglasses too. who knows when it will rain, or when it will turn out sunny?
so this cancer drug Taxol was discovered from the bark of this Pacific yew tree that grows naturally in Oregon! will be on the lookout for one.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
March 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
so this cancer drug Taxol was discovered from the bark of this Pacific yew tree that grows naturally in Oregon! will be on the lookout for one.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Edward Hopper
Soir Bleu
1914
> no one is like anybody else. everybody is separated from everybody else. [...] one is always searching for a meaning somewhere else, in a costume or in a prostitute or in a drink or in a cigarette or in a party. - Rick Brettell
Soir Bleu
1914
> no one is like anybody else. everybody is separated from everybody else. [...] one is always searching for a meaning somewhere else, in a costume or in a prostitute or in a drink or in a cigarette or in a party. - Rick Brettell
March 6, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Edward Hopper
Soir Bleu
1914
> no one is like anybody else. everybody is separated from everybody else. [...] one is always searching for a meaning somewhere else, in a costume or in a prostitute or in a drink or in a cigarette or in a party. - Rick Brettell
Soir Bleu
1914
> no one is like anybody else. everybody is separated from everybody else. [...] one is always searching for a meaning somewhere else, in a costume or in a prostitute or in a drink or in a cigarette or in a party. - Rick Brettell
celebrated Oslo's sixth birthday yesterday! 🎉
March 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
celebrated Oslo's sixth birthday yesterday! 🎉
Dantzig rejected Berkeley's offer for a faculty position and returned to the Air Force. 😆
February 27, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Dantzig rejected Berkeley's offer for a faculty position and returned to the Air Force. 😆
The Best Choice Problem: calculating the optimal
stopping rule using Markov chain theory
simonensemble.github.io/Secretary_Pr...
stopping rule using Markov chain theory
simonensemble.github.io/Secretary_Pr...
February 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The Best Choice Problem: calculating the optimal
stopping rule using Markov chain theory
simonensemble.github.io/Secretary_Pr...
stopping rule using Markov chain theory
simonensemble.github.io/Secretary_Pr...
first day riding my new BMX bike (re-living my childhood)!
February 9, 2025 at 12:14 AM
first day riding my new BMX bike (re-living my childhood)!
interesting decision-making problem: where to park your car?
I’m a “prudent parker” because I like walking and dislike searching for a parking space.
I’m a “prudent parker” because I like walking and dislike searching for a parking space.
January 26, 2025 at 1:40 AM
interesting decision-making problem: where to park your car?
I’m a “prudent parker” because I like walking and dislike searching for a parking space.
I’m a “prudent parker” because I like walking and dislike searching for a parking space.
🎥 Wild at Heart (1990) directed by David Lynch
> that ozone layer's disappearin'. one of these mornings, the sun's gonna come up and burn a hole clean through the planet like an electrical X-ray.
> that ozone layer's disappearin'. one of these mornings, the sun's gonna come up and burn a hole clean through the planet like an electrical X-ray.
January 15, 2025 at 4:46 AM
🎥 Wild at Heart (1990) directed by David Lynch
> that ozone layer's disappearin'. one of these mornings, the sun's gonna come up and burn a hole clean through the planet like an electrical X-ray.
> that ozone layer's disappearin'. one of these mornings, the sun's gonna come up and burn a hole clean through the planet like an electrical X-ray.
fantastic podcast with mathematician Steven Strogatz!
particularly loved the discussion about boiling a dauntingly complex research problem into a simpler one we can actually solve. also +1 for the importance of playfulness for doing creative research.
particularly loved the discussion about boiling a dauntingly complex research problem into a simpler one we can actually solve. also +1 for the importance of playfulness for doing creative research.
January 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
fantastic podcast with mathematician Steven Strogatz!
particularly loved the discussion about boiling a dauntingly complex research problem into a simpler one we can actually solve. also +1 for the importance of playfulness for doing creative research.
particularly loved the discussion about boiling a dauntingly complex research problem into a simpler one we can actually solve. also +1 for the importance of playfulness for doing creative research.
