Calista Krass BS

Calista is a DPhil student in Engineering Science at the University of Oxford and a member of Balliol College. Before Oxford she graduated magma cum laude from Yale University with a BS in Chemical Engineering. At Yale, her research ranged from synthesizing potential COVID-19 therapeutics in Prof. William Jorgensen’s lab to using molecular dynamics to explore protein conformational dynamics in the Computational Soft Matter Group led by Prof. Amir Haji-Akbari. Beyond research they are committed to advancing diversity and inclusion in STEM, having held multiple teaching and mentoring roles at Yale. In addition to their engineering training, they have a strong interest in energy and climate policy and aim to apply both technical and policy perspectives to advance sustainability in heavy and hard-to-abate industries in their professional career. Calista ultimately hopes to contribute to science-informed policymaking at international research and advisory organizations, helping to shape evidence-based strategies for a more sustainable future.

Calista is a member of the Multifunctional Materials & Composites (MMC) Laboratory and is supervised by Prof. Jin-Chong Tan. Their doctoral work focuses on elucidating structure-mechanical property relationships of metal-organic frameworks and mixed matrix membranes. The research utilises both computational and experimental methods.

• Charles A. Walker Senior Prize: awarded to one member of the graduating class at Yale University for outstanding scholarship in Chemical Engineering.
• Awarded May 2025 Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society – inducted March 2024