Prof. Dr. Jeremy Mark Hutson

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsTheoretical Chemistry: Electron Structure, Dynamics, Simulation,Atomic Physics, Molecular Physics, Laser Physics
KeywordsIntermolecular forces, Molecular collisions, Ultracold molecules, Quantum control

Current contact address

CountryUnited Kingdom
CityDurham
InstitutionUniversity of Durham
InstituteDepartment of Chemistry

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Christiane KochFachbereich Physik, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Gerard MeijerAbteilung Molekülphysik, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/08/2010

Programme(s)

2010Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Prof. Jeremy M. Hutson, Professor of Chemistry and Physics, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom: Professor Jeremy M. Hutson is one of the world-leading experts on intermolecular forces in general and on the theory of collisions of ultracold molecules in particular. He has developed methods to determine globally accurate potential energy surfaces from experimental results and he has made seminal contributions to the theory of Van der Waals complexes and clusters. In Germany, he will collaborate with experimental and theoretical groups on cold collision studies and on schemes to control molecular interactions.