Merve Fedai is a Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at North Carolina State University, pursuing her Ph.D. in sequence-3D structure-function correlations in enzymes. Her expertise includes molecular dynamics simulations, biomolecular interactions with surfaces such as enzyme-graphene interfaces, and the study of cellulose nanocrystals. She actively contributes to the Triangle Molecular Simulations Society (TriMolS) as President.