I’m delighted to share that we had a fantastic and engaging CECAM Flagship Workshop in Lausanne: Beyond Ground State Simulations: Navigating Challenges in Excited States of Extended Molecules and Materials (November 5-8, 2024).
A heartfelt thank you to all participants for their active contributions! Through our four working groups, we discussed key challenges in describing charge transfer and long-range interactions, performing non-adiabatic molecular dynamics, and integrating machine learning. It was truly inspiring to see such collaborative effort in advancing our understanding of excited states in complex molecular and material systems.
Excited to welcome Zhala as the newest PhD student in our group! She'll be diving into selective energy transfer catalysis and light-induced reactions, working at the intersection of quantum chemistry and cheminformatics. Looking forward to the great work ahead—welcome to the team, Zhala!
Martina officially became a Ph.D. student in the CPC group today! Her research will focus on exploring the dynamic 'dance' of photomotors and photoswitches using non-adiabatic molecular dynamics simulations. 🌟💡 With her arrival, our group has expanded, transitioning from a duo into a collaborative group.
#NewPhD #NAMD #Photoswitches
Theodor is now part of the CPC group, where he will delve into the fascinating field of excited state properties, starting from a precursor and moving towards understanding 2D materials. 🧱🌟💡 #NewPhD #ComputationalMaterialsScience
Today I started my position as tenure track junior professor for the theory of electronically excited states at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg! It has been an exciting journey through academia, starting with a PhD at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the Leibniz Institute for Photonic Technologies with Benjamin Dietzek-Ivansic, followed by a PostDoc period in Jena and as a Feodor Lynen Researcher of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation at the University of Luxembourg with Alexandre Tkatchenko, and now the creation of my own group.
I am super grateful for this fantastic opportunity to pursue my own research at the age of just 28! A big thank you goes out to all the people who have supported and encouraged me and with whom I have collaborated over the years! Without you, this would not have been possible!
