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Undergraduate Students Undergraduate researchers regularly join my group. Please see here for a detailed description and discussion. Also, plase feel free to contact me at any time. Graduate Students (M.Sc., Ph.D.) I am not currently looking for graduate students. However, students who have completed or are about to complete a B.Sc., M.Sc. or equivalent in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics or related fields are welcome to contact me at any time − especially if partial or full external funding is available. Candidates qualifying for fellowships from external funding sources such as NSERC are particularly encouraged to contact me directly. Currently, we have the following research projects and programs in my group (see also elsewhere on these webpages or contact me for more details): Theoretical actinide molecular science: We are interested in the chemistry of the early actinides such as U, Np, Pu, with a focus on their environmental chemistry. Current projects concern e.g. aqueous species, macrocycle inclusion complexes or adsorption and reactions on mineral surfaces. See paper A43 (Acc. Chem. Res. 43 (2010), 19−29) for an overview of our work in this area. Environmental (aqueous/ surface) chemistry of mercury and uranium. Two examples are interaction of aqueous U with a mineral surface or thermodynamic properties of HgS. Solar energy: (i) We are using the tools of computational chemistry to understand fundamental aspects of "dye-sensitized solar cells" (DSSC), specifically the role of the dye (often a Ru complex) and of the I-/I3- redox couple. (ii) We are also modeling water splitting reactions catalyzed by transition metal complexes. Homogeneous catalysis/ computational methodology: The current focus is on olefin polymerization, as well as on understanding the accuracy of density functional (DFT) and solvation methods (benchmarking). Metal-protein interactions. Hydroxyproline derivatives are being characterized by quantum chemistry. Our calculations provide unique complementary data to the experimental work. Method and code development aiming at (i) solvation models and (ii) analysis of calculated NMR parameters. (All of this work is computational/theoretical in nature.) If writing to me, then please indicate which project(s) might be of interest to you and why. Moreover, please provide a detailed CV, list of publications (if available), the names and contact details of referees, inofficial transcripts or a list of courses and grades, as well as a statement on your English language ability in case English is not your first language. Admission into our graduate program is the joined responsibility of the Department of Chemistry and the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Please see the Departmental Webpages for details regarding the graduate program and admission requirements. Postdocs Currently, I am not actively looking for any additional postdoc(s), and I have no funding, though this may, of course, change over time. However, interested persons with an excellent publication record and a strong background in quantum chemistry, quantum-chemical program development, or inorganic chemistry may contact me at any time − especially if partial or full external funding is available. Candidates qualifying for fellowships from external funding sources such as NSERC are particularly encouraged to contact me directly.

Last update: January 9, 2012
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