Brenda Rubenstein
Comment: Page creator has misunderstood WP:NSCHOLAR#C5. It is not for a named or endowed chair, it is for a distinguished professorship which is a considerably more prestigious position. Please check the text of the notability page. Ldm1954 (talk) 13:18, 30 October 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: Rubenstein's position as Vernon K. Krieble Professor of Chemistry is to honor distinguished senior faculty, see details here: [1]. The position is **not** for junior faculty, instead it is for senior chairs as detailed in the Brown University message here [2]. DaffodilOcean (talk) 12:52, 12 October 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: I have read the paragraph. WP:PROF starts "Academics meeting any one of the following conditions ..." ...Criteria #5 then reads: "The person has held a distinguished professor appointment at a major institution of higher education and research, a named chair appointment that indicates a comparable level of achievement, or an equivalent position in countries where named chairs are uncommon." She is tenured, and full professor, at Brown University (which I argue is a 'major institution'). DaffodilOcean (talk) 14:49, 1 October 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: @DaffodilOcean, please read that paragraph carefully; just a named chair is not enough. Ldm1954 (talk) 13:58, 1 October 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: As a named chair, Rubenstein meets WP:NPROF#C5. Someone can hold a distinguished professor appointment OR a named chair OR an equivalent position, these phrases as not connected by AND. DaffodilOcean (talk) 13:31, 1 October 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: Resubmitting without any substantive improvements is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia. If this is done again I recommend permanent rejection, Ldm1954 (talk) 04:41, 30 September 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: I added a comment before realizing that this had been resubmitted. Her citation record indicates a good start, but it is WP:TOOSOON as there is no indication that her chair reaches the "distinguished" level. Without a major award such as ACS Fellow the case is not made as all the listed awards are junior.In addition, there is an open question of COI. Ldm1954 (talk) 08:14, 23 September 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: Sulfurboy, in WP:NPROF#C5 it is not just a named chair, it has to be at the "distinguished" level. There is an issue as her Google Scholar profile shows an h-factor of 22 with 2.4K cites, with Scopus similar but slightly lower. This is far below what is normal for NPROF in a high citation field. Ldm1954 (talk) 08:08, 23 September 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: Beyond the WP:NPOV issues there's just way too much fluff here and it reads like a resume in prose form. Keep in mind we are a tertiary source concerned with summarizing what secondary sources say about a subject. This is basically an article about the subject from the subject's perspective. WP:NPROF is established since they are named chair, but this article needs an entire re-work before it is ready for mainspace. Sulfurboy (talk) 05:19, 22 September 2026 (UTC)
| Brenda Rubenstein | |
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| 🎓 Alma mater | Columbia University |
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Brenda Marilyn Rubenstein is a theoretical chemist and physicist at Brown University, where she is one of the three Vernon K. Krieble Professors of Chemistry. Her research has focused on the development of electronic structure algorithms, condensed matter physics, biophysics, and molecular computing.
Early life and education
Brenda Rubenstein grew up in New York City and received a B.S. in Chemical Physics and Applied Mathematics from Brown University in 2007. She received her M.Phil in 2008 as a Churchill Scholar at the University of Cambridge and her Ph.D. in Chemical Physics at Columbia University in 2013.[1] Her thesis, titled "Novel Quantum Monte Carlo Techniques for Bosons and Fermions," described methods that Rubenstein and collaborators reported as the first capable of studying Bose-Fermi mixtures exactly in any dimension, for any system size.[2]
From 2013–2016, Rubenstein was a Lawrence Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.[1] There she developed software for studying solid-state systems and heavy elements using auxiliary-field quantum Monte Carlo.[3] In 2016, Rubenstein moved to Brown University as a professor[1] and in 2025 was appointed as the Director of the Brown Data Science Institute.[4] In June 2025 Rubenstein was named as one of the three Vernon K. Krieble Professors of Chemistry.[5]
In 2025, Rubenstein testified before the U.S. Congress in support of federal investment in quantum science and the national security and economic implications of quantum computing.[6][7]
Research
Rubenstein is known for her research developing computational and statistical methods for a variety of applications spanning biology, biophysics, quantum computing, and material design. Rubenstein developed auxiliary-field quantum Monte Carlo (AFQMC) and other stochastic quantum Monte Carlo techniques, which use random sampling to compute ground-state and finite-temperature electronic properties with high accuracy.[8][9] Her group has also contributed to QMCPACK, an open-source quantum Monte Carlo software package.[10] Through this work she modifies Monte Carlo methods that have been used in physics to questions in chemistry.[11]
Rubenstein also builds hybrid quantum-classical pipelines to connect the limited scale of current quantum hardware with predictions of molecular structure and dynamics.[12] THe team she lead, QUICK (QUantum-Informed Simulation of Covalent Kinase Inhibitors), won the first round of the 2025 NIH Quantum Computing Grand Challenge for their work developing quantum strategies for modeling covalent kinase inhibitors.[13]
Rubenstein's computational work demonstrated that subsampling multiple sequence alignments using AlphaFold2 could be used to predict the relative populations of a protein's alternative conformations.[14] In this field, her research includes investigation into how mutations shift those populations.[15] This method was validated against nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments on the Abl1 kinase and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF).[15] In molecular computing, Rubenstein was part of a team that developed methods for storing digital information in mixtures of small molecules, using the presence or absence of particular metabolites to encode data.[16][17] This work has since been further developed as the venture AtomICs.[18][19]
Selected publications
- Monteiro da Silva, G.; Cui, J.; Dalgarno, D.; Lisi, G.; Rubenstein, B. M. (2024). "High-Throughput Prediction of Protein Conformational Distributions with Subsampled AlphaFold2". Nature Communications. 15 (1). Bibcode:2024NatCo..15.2464M. doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46715-9. PMC 10973385 Check
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- Staros, D.; Hu, G.; Tiihonen, J.; Nanguneri, R.; Krogel, J.; Bennett, M. C.; Heinonen, O.; Ganesh, P.; Rubenstein, B. M. (2022). "A Combined First Principles Study of the Structural, Magnetic, and Phonon Properties of Monolayer CrI3". Journal of Chemical Physics. 156 (1): 014707. doi:10.1063/5.0072432. PMID 34998345 Check
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- Arcadia, C.; Kennedy, E.; Geiser, J.; Dombroski, A.; Oakley, K.; Chen, S.-L.; Sprague, L.; Sello, J.; Weber, P.; Reda, S.; Rose, C.; Kim, E.; Rubenstein, B. M.; Rosenstein, J. K. (2020). "Multicomponent Molecular Memory". Nature Communications. 11 (1). Bibcode:2020NatCo..11..691A. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-14455-1. PMC 6997155 Check
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- Liu, Y.; Cho, M.; Rubenstein, B. M. (2018). "Ab Initio Finite Temperature Auxiliary Field Quantum Monte Carlo". Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 14 (9): 4722–4732. arXiv:1806.02848. Bibcode:2018JCTC...14.4722L. doi:10.1021/acs.jctc.8b00569. PMID 30102856.
- Kim, J.; et al. (2018). "QMCPACK: An Open Source Ab Initio Quantum Monte Carlo Package for the Electronic Structure of Atoms, Molecules, and Solids". Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 30 (19): 195901. arXiv:1802.06922. Bibcode:2018JPCM...30s5901K. doi:10.1088/1361-648X/aab9c3. PMID 29582782.
- Rubenstein, B. M.; Kaufman, L. J. (2008). "The Role of Extracellular Matrix in Glioma Invasion: A Cellular Potts Model Approach". Biophysical Journal. 95 (12): 5661–5680. doi:10.1529/biophysj.108.141937. PMC 2599832. PMID 18790844.
Selected honors and awards
In 2019 Rubenstein received an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship,[20] was named to Chemical & Engineering News’ “Talented 12” list,[11] and received an Air Force Young Investigator Award.[21] In 2021 she received a Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award,[22] and was named to Popular Science Magazine’s “Brilliant 10”.[23] In 2026 Rubenstein was a finalist for the Blavatnik National Award, which is given to faculty-level scientists.[24]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Brenda M. Rubenstein at Brown University". Researchers@Brown. Retrieved 2026-06-26.
- ↑ Rubenstein, Brenda M.; Zhang, Shiwei; Reichman, David R. (2012-11-08). "Finite-temperature auxiliary-field quantum Monte Carlo technique for Bose-Fermi mixtures". Physical Review A. American Physical Society. 86 (5). arXiv:1209.0186. Bibcode:2012PhRvA..86e3606R. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.86.053606. Unknown parameter
|article-number=ignored (help) - ↑ Chang, Chia-Chen; Rubenstein, Brenda M.; Morales, Miguel A. (2016-12-19). "Auxiliary-field-based trial wave functions in quantum Monte Carlo calculations". Physical Review B. American Physical Society. 94 (23). arXiv:1604.00345. Bibcode:2016PhRvB..94w5144C. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.94.235144. Unknown parameter
|article-number=ignored (help) - ↑ "Brenda Rubenstein Named New DSI Director | Data Science Institute | Brown University". dsi.brown.edu. 2026-08-04. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
- ↑ "Three DSI Faculty earn named professorships | Data Science Institute | Brown University". dsi.brown.edu. June 2, 2025. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "Brown scientist to Congress: Quantum science investments will boost economy, protect national security | Brown University". www.brown.edu. 2025-06-25. Retrieved 2026-09-22.
- ↑ "Efforts to Protect Data From Quantum Computers Should Accelerate, House Panel Told". Cybersecurity Policy Report; New York. June 24, 2025. p. 1. ProQuest 3229256495.
- ↑ Shen, Tong; Barghathi, Hatem; Yu, Jiangyong; Del Maestro, Adrian; Rubenstein, Brenda M. (2023-05-09). "Stable recursive auxiliary field quantum Monte Carlo algorithm in the canonical ensemble: Applications to thermometry and the Hubbard model". Physical Review E. 107 (5). arXiv:2212.08654. Bibcode:2023PhRvE.107e5302S. doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.107.055302. ISSN 2470-0045. PMID 37329093 Check
|pmid=value (help). Unknown parameter|article-number=ignored (help) - ↑ Liu Y, Cho M, Rubenstein BM (2018). "Ab Initio Finite Temperature Auxiliary Field Quantum Monte Carlo". Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 14 (9): 4722–4732. arXiv:1806.02848. Bibcode:2018JCTC...14.4722L. doi:10.1021/acs.jctc.8b00569. PMID 30102856.
- ↑ Kim J, et al. (2018). "QMCPACK: An Open Source Ab Initio Quantum Monte Carlo Package for the Electronic Structure of Atoms, Molecules, and Solids". Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 30 (19): 195901. arXiv:1802.06922. Bibcode:2018JPCM...30s5901K. doi:10.1088/1361-648X/aab9c3. PMID 29582782.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Lemonick, Sam (August 25, 2019). "Brenda Rubenstein". Chemical & Engineering News. 97 (33). Retrieved 2026-09-21.
- ↑ "Quantum Computing for Biological Systems". Rubenstein Group. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- ↑ "NIH Quantum Computing Challenge Stage 1 Challenge Winners | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences". ncats.nih.gov. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- ↑ Saplakoglu, Yasemin (2024-06-26). "How AI Revolutionized Protein Science, but Didn't End It". Quanta Magazine. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Monteiro da Silva G, Cui J, Dalgarno D, Lisi G, Rubenstein BM (2024). "High-Throughput Prediction of Protein Conformational Distributions with Subsampled AlphaFold2". Nature Communications. 15 (1). Bibcode:2024NatCo..15.2464M. doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46715-9. PMC 10973385 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 38538622 Check|pmid=value (help). Unknown parameter|article-number=ignored (help) - ↑ Arcadia C, Kennedy E, Geiser J, Dombroski A, Oakley K, Chen SL, Sprague L, Sello J, Weber P, Reda S, Rose C, Kim E, Rubenstein BM, Rosenstein JK (2020). "Multicomponent Molecular Memory". Nature Communications. 11 (1). Bibcode:2020NatCo..11..691A. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-14455-1. PMC 7000828 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 32019933 Check|pmid=value (help). Unknown parameter|article-number=ignored (help) - ↑ Molteni, Megan (2018-01-24). "Darpa Wants to Build an Image Search Engine out of DNA". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- ↑ Borsa-Curran, Lauren (2022-03-24). "Next-generation data storage start-up takes first-place Venture Prize | Brown University". www.brown.edu. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- ↑ Costelloe, Kevin (September 2025). "AtomICs Develops New Way to Store Mountains of Data". Orange County Business Journal; Newport Beach. 48 (38). pp. 1, 4. ProQuest 3254943246.
- ↑ "Fellows Database | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation". Archived from the original on 2026-07-26. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
- ↑ "AFOSR awards grants to 42 scientists, engineers through Young Investigator Research Progra". WIN THE FUTURE. May 27, 2020. Archived from the original on 2026-02-17. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- ↑ "Camille Dreyfus Teacher Scholar" (PDF). Dreyfus Foundation. April 2026. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
- ↑ Gourgey, Bill (2021-09-20). "The Brilliant 10: The most innovative up-and-coming minds in science". Popular Science. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- ↑ "Finalists announced for the 2026 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists | Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists". blavatnikawards.org. Retrieved 2026-09-23.
External links
- Brenda Rubenstein publications indexed by Google Scholar
- American Physical Society Physicist profile of Rubenstein
- AtomICs company for which Rubenstein is the scientific founder
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