THEORY

The fast-paced advances in computing technologies and the continued development of new theoretical models, combined with the growing sophistication of experimental techniques, render theoretical and computational chemistry among the most exciting fields within the chemical sciences. The Chemistry Department at Northwestern University is a long-standing world leader in the advancement of theoretical chemistry, with a strong faculty representation of theoretical chemists, and with a tradition of close collaborations with experimentalists. The result of this exceptional activity is a robust research program covering such diverse topics as autonomous molecular motors, the self-assembly of DNA, and the light-to-energy conversion in photosynthesis. The synergy with experiments in the department extends all the way from suggesting new molecules for optoelectronic applications to developing insights into ultra-short dynamics of quantum systems. Many graduate students and postdoctoral fellows..