Frank Neese

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Frank Günther Neese (born December 13, 1967 in Wiesbaden ) is a German theoretical chemist . The focus of his scientific work is the calculation of the electronic structure of large molecules. From 2011 to the end of 2017 he was director at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion , and since 2018 he has been director at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research , both in Mülheim an der Ruhr.

Life

After graduating from the Martin-Niemöller-Schule in Wiesbaden in 1987, Neese studied biology at the University of Konstanz from 1987 to 1993 , where he also received his doctorate in 1997. After a two-year research stay at Stanford University in the United States, he completed his habilitation in 2001 in Constance. Until 2006 he was at the Max Planck Institute for Bioinorganic Chemistry in Mülheim, whereupon he accepted an appointment at the University of Bonn. He declined further offers to the University of Heidelberg , the University of Manchester and the Pennsylvania State University .

Research area

With his work on the calculation of the electronic structure of large molecules, Frank Neese enables experimental natural scientists in many fields of work to interpret their results precisely and efficiently and to design new, meaningful experiments. His theoretical work is based on the knowledge of quantum mechanics, the laws of which determine the behavior of all matter on an atomic scale. Frank Neese has recorded approximate solutions for the complicated quantum mechanical equations and made them easily accessible worldwide for experimental physicists, chemists and biochemists with his program package ORCA.

Awards

In 2005 Neese was awarded the Karl Arnold Prize of the Academy of Sciences of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Hans Hellmann Prize of the Working Group for Theoretical Chemistry. In 2008 he was appointed a Max Planck Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Bioinorganic Chemistry. Also in 2008 he received the Klung Wilhelmy Weberbank Prize for Chemistry, endowed with 100,000 euros , the most highly endowed award for younger scientists in Germany. In 2010 he received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize awarded by the DFG , which is endowed with 2.5 million euros, for his research achievements in the field of theoretical chemistry . In 2013 he was elected to the Leopoldina .

Fonts

  • Physicochemical analysis of polynuclear metal centers in nitrous oxide reductase, cytochrome c oxidase and manganese superoxide dismutase . 1993, sn, OCLC 312039251 (diploma thesis, University of Konstanz).
  • Electronic structure and spectroscopy of novel copper chromophores in biology . UFO, Atelier for Design and Publishing, Allensbach 1997, ISBN 978-3-930803-11-8 (plus dissertation, University of Konstanz).

literature

  • ORCA “snaps” for molecules , in: Annual Report of the Max Planck Society 2011, Munich 2012, supplement page 12 (page about Neese)

Web links

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  1. ↑ Frank Neese is the new director at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research. In: kofo.mpg.de. Max Planck Institute for Coal Research , January 9, 2018, accessed on March 13, 2018 .
  2. ^ Entry by Frank Neese at stayfriends.de
  3. ↑ German Research Foundation: Curriculum Vitae by Frank Neese (PDF; 43 kB)
  4. ↑ Frank Neese receives the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize. University of Bonn , December 3, 2009, accessed on July 21, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Member entry by Prof. Dr. Frank Neese (with picture) at the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina , accessed on June 6, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Neese, Frank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Neese, Frank Günther (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theoretical chemist
DATE OF BIRTH December 13, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Wiesbaden