Jacques Esterhuizen

Applied scientist at Amazon in San Francisco. Engineering Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.

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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

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    High-Performance Iridium–Molybdenum Oxide Electrocatalysts for Water Oxidation in Acid: Bayesian Optimization Discovery and Experimental Testing
    Jacques A. Esterhuizen, Aarti Mathur, Bryan R. Goldsmith, and 1 more author
    Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2024