Prof. Dr. Weitao Yang

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietTheoretische Chemie: Elektronenstruktur, Dynamik, Simulation
Keywordselectronic excitations, exchange-correlation functionals, linear scaling methods, reactions in chemical and biological systems, transport

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtDurham
Universität/InstitutionDuke University
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of Chemistry

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Matthias SchefflerAbteilung Theorie, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.06.2006

Programm(e)

2005Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Naturwissenschaftler*innen aus den USA

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Weitao Yang has made major contributions to both fundamental and methodological concepts in computational chemistry and materials science. His work has significantly extended the applicability of modern electronic structure theory, in particular for simulating intrinsically complex biological molecules and nanosystems. While in Germany he will explore novel approaches to deal with processes involving excited electronic states.