Main Focus

1. Theory of multi-minima-energy landscapes:
           - barrier structure, free energy computation
           - methods for the exploration and description of energy landscapes
             (for the curent manual of the G42+ code, c.f. web page
             www.chemie.uni-bonn.de/ac/schoen/forschung/g42-manual)
2. Investigation of the energy landscapes of chemical systems:
    structure and dynamics
          - Prediction and analysis of molecular structures and clusters
             in vacuum and on surfaces
          - Prediction of kinetically stable solid compounds
             and study of their synthesis
3. Development of computer algorithms for the investigation of
    energy landscapes
4. Modelling of structures and properties of molecules, clusters, surfaces,
    amorphous and crystalline compounds
5. Rational synthesis planning
6. Geometric and finite time thermodynamics


For further information, including list of publications and teaching,
c.f. www.chemie.uni-bonn.de/ac/schoen



Curriculum Vitae

Date of birth:   7. 10. 1957 in Bonn, BRD
10/77 - 8/80:   Study of physics at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University
                      Bonn

9/80 - 8/88:     Study of physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in
                      Cambridge (USA) 
6/82:               M. S. in mathematical physics
7/88:               Ph. D. in theoretical solid state physics
9/88 - 11/91:   Lecturer and Postdoctoral Fellow at the San Diego State
                      University (Dept. Mathematical Sciences) in San Diego (USA)
12/91:             Guest researcher at the University of Southern Denmark
                      (Dept. Physics) in Odense (Denmark)
1/92 - 12/92:   Research scientist at the Niels Bohr Institute of the University
                      Copenhagen (Dept. Physics) in Copenhagen (Denmark)
1/93 - 9/97:     Research Scientist at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-
                      University Bonn (Dept. Chemistry)
6/97:               Habilitation in theoretical inorganic chemistry 
8/97:               Guest researcher at the University of Southern Denmark
                       (Dept. Physics) in Odense (Denmark) 
10/97 - 3/99:   Assistant Professor at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-
                       University Bonn (Dept. Chemistry)  
4/99 - 12/12:    Senior research scientist at the MPI for Solid State Research,
                      Stuttgart (Department: Prof. Dr. M. Jansen) 
Since 1/13:       Senior research scientist at the MPI for Solid State Research,
                      Stuttgart (Department: Prof. Dr. K. Kern)
7/14 - 9/14:     Guest professor at the Laboratoire d'Analyse et d'Architecture
                       des Systemes (CNRS) in Toulouse, France
Since 1/08:       Professor (apl) at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University
                       Bonn
  (Dept. Chemistry)
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