Alisa Krishtal

Dr. Alisa Krishtal is a chemistry instructor at MIT's Department of Chemistry, bringing extensive expertise in theoretical chemistry and electronic structure methods. After earning her Ph.D. from the University of Antwerp in 2009, she made significant contributions to density functional theory and molecular interactions, recognized through a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship in 2012. Her research work has focused on molecular polarizability, quantum chemistry, and electronic structure calculations, with notable publications on subsystem density-functional theory and Hirshfeld partitioning methods. Before joining MIT in 2019, she demonstrated teaching excellence at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, where she received the Excellence in Teaching Award. At MIT, she has played an integral role in developing chemistry education resources, contributing to the creation of online course materials and recitation content for general chemistry courses. She currently teaches Chemical Biology and Physical Chemistry while also supporting the development of MIT's digital learning initiatives, including the edX platform chemistry courses.