Research Areas - Theory and Computation
The theoretical chemistry group at UCSB is interested in a wide variety of fields ranging from the electronic structure of small molecules and polymers to developing methods for simulating quantum and statistical dynamics to surface science and to biochemistry at both the molecular and cellular level. The unique interdisciplinary nature of the UCSB campus coupled with the presence of the Institute for Theoretical Physics (ITP) and strong theoretical programs within the chemistry, physics and engineering departments on campus makes for an incredibly diverse and vibrant theoretical chemistry community at UCSB.
Theoretical Faculty
- Frank Brown
Biophysics, single/few molecule statistics - Bernard Kirtman
Polymeric nonlinear optical properties, heterogeneous catalysis - Horia Metiu
Statistical and quantum dynamics, surface science - Joan Shea
Molecular biochemistry, biophysics, statistical mechanics - Vojtech Vlcek
Many-body theory for electronic structure, stochastic methods for chemical physics