Jacques Esterhuizen
Applied scientist at Amazon in San Francisco. Engineering Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.
Hi! 👋 I am currently an applied scientist on the Amazon Stores Foundational AI team working on large language model alignment and evaluations. Prior to Amazon, I got my Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan, where my thesis focused on using machine learning to augment and improve quantum mechanical studies of catalytic materials, with a focus on materials discovery and optimization.
selected publications
- High-Performance Iridium–Molybdenum Oxide Electrocatalysts for Water Oxidation in Acid: Bayesian Optimization Discovery and Experimental TestingJournal of the American Chemical Society, 2024