Jessica Jein White Royal Australian Chemical Institute National Congress 2026

Jessica Jein White

Jessica Jein White earned her PhD from Griffith University in the topic, ‘Using Computational Simulations to Understand the Properties of Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron for Groundwater Remediation’. Currently, she is a CSIRO Early Research Career (CERC) postdoctoral fellow and is a member of the Mineral Resources team based in Kensington Perth. As part of CarbonLock, Jessica is working on understanding the reaction between CO2 and specific rocks, resulting in the formation of solid carbonate minerals. She is dedicated to accelerating the slow nature of the mineralisation process. Leveraging computational chemistry calculations, Jessica conducts molecular simulations of mineral carbonation under varying conditions to uncover practical methods for accelerating the process. Jessica integrates molecular dynamics with machine learning to develop forcefields for precise calculations. Beyond her immediate research, she harbours a profound interest in quantum computing, foreseeing its transformative impact on the landscape of computational chemistry in the years to come.