Dr. Comer’s experience in computational biophysics dates from 2006, and he has coauthored 32 publications in peer-reviewed journals and 6 book chapters involving molecular simulation, receiving more than 900 citations (Google scholar). He is also a contributor to the popular molecular dynamics software NAMD (doi: 10.1021/ct500874p). His research interests include rational design and virtual screening of nanomaterials for biological applications, surface interactions between nanomaterials and biomolecules, biomolecular kinetics, free-energy calculations, and ion channels and transporters.