Dr. Riley John Preston

Profile

Academic positionPost Doc
Research fieldsTheoretical Chemistry: Molecules, Materials, Surfaces,Surface Physics
Keywordstheoretical surface scattering, non-adiabatic modelling, quantum dynamics simulations, theoretical surface physics, open quantum systems
Honours and awards

2019: Australian Government Research Training Program Stipend Scholarship

Current contact address

CountryGermany
CityFreiburg
InstitutionAlbert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
InstitutePhysikalisches Institut

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Michael ThossPhysikalisches Institut, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg
Start of initial sponsorship01/10/2024

Programme(s)

2023Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2025Riley J. Preston, Yaling Ke, Samuel L. Rudge, Nils Hertl, Raffaele Borrelli, Reinhard J. Maurer, Michael Thoss: Nonadiabatic Quantum Dynamics of Molecules Scattering from Metal Surfaces. In: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 21, 2025,
2025Samuel L Rudge, Christoph Kaspar, Rudolf Smorka, Riley J Preston, Joseph Subotnik, Michael Thoss: The role of quantum vibronic effects in the spin polarization of charge transport through molecular junctions. In: The Journal of Chemical Physics, 162, 2025,
2025Martin Mäck, Riley J Preston, Michael Thoss, Samuel L Rudge: Vibrational instabilities in charge transport through molecular nanojunctions: The role of nonconservative current-induced electronic forces. In: Physical Review B, 112, 2025, 075430
2024Nicholas S Davis, Julian A Lawn, Riley J Preston, Daniel S Kosov: Current-driven mechanical motion of double stranded DNA results in structural instabilities and chiral-induced-spin-selectivity of electron transport. In: The Journal of Chemical Physics, 161, 2024,