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Profile
| Academic position | Emeritus |
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| Research fields | Theoretical Chemistry: Electron Structure, Dynamics, Simulation |
| Keywords | Intermolecular Forces, floppy molecules, Van der Waals complexes, complexes of open-shell systems, (in) elastic molecular scattering |
Current contact address
| Country | Netherlands |
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| City | Nijmegen |
| Institution | Radboud University |
| Institute | Theoretical Chemistry |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Gerard Meijer | Abteilung Molekülphysik, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin |
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| Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Domcke | Lehrstuhl für Theoretische Chemie, Technische Universität München, Garching |
| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/06/2008 |
Programme(s)
| 2007 | Humboldt Research Award Programme |
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Nominator's project description
| Professor Van der Avoird is one of the world-leading experts on intermolecular forces and on the dynamics and spectroscopy of molecular complexes. He has developed new methods to treat complexes held together by weak Van der Waals forces or by hydrogen bonding, as well as to study complexes of open-shell systems and (in)elastic molecular scattering. In Germany, he will collaborate with experimentalists who perform spectroscopic measurements on the benzene-dimer, and with theoreticians who work on the treatment of solvated electrons in water and on the role of the hydronium radical. |