Theoretical/Computational Chemistry at the University of Alberta
Our research encompasses a
variety of
problems, but a common thread
connects them: the decomposition of a system into a subsystem of
interest and its environment, followed by the study of the influence of
the environment on the dynamics and spectroscopy of the subsystem. We
take a mixed quantum-classical approach to modeling, in which the
subsystem is treated quantum mechanically while the dynamics of the
environment is described by classical mechanics. Our interests lie in
the development and testing of novel mixed quantum-classical methodologies and
their application to chemical and biological
problems of fundamental and technological importance.Available positions
Our group is currently seeking graduate students with a solid background in quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, and computer programming. Please feel free to contact me for more information on any of our current projects.
