ABOUT ME
I am the Senior Staff Scientist in charge of the Computatational Chemistry Unit. I obtained my Ph.D. with Prof. Jan (Gershom) Martin. The research for my thesis involved studying the reactivity of late transition metal complexes. My postdoctoral research with Prof. Truhlar involved developping empirical methods for studying aluminum nanoparticles.
EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Density Functional Theory (DFT)
DFT is one of the most commonly used tools in computational chemistry.
2007 - present
Weizmann Institute of Science
Senior Staff Scientist (promoted in 2020, promoted to Associate Staff Scientist in 2013) in charge of the Computational Chemistry Unit, Department of Chemical Research Support
Reaction Mechanisms
Only by understanding how and why a reaction proceeds can one direct the reaction in the desired direction.
Prediction of Molecular Properties
One can use DFT to predict a wide variety of molecular properties, including geometries, relative energies, electron (charge) distribution and excited states.
Prediction of Spectroscopic Properties
DFT and related methods can be used to predict molecular spectra, including IR, Raman, UV-VIS, NMR, EPR, VCD and ECD.
1999 - 2005
Weizmann Institute of Science
Ph.D. with Prof. Jan M. L. (Gershom) Martin, Department of Organic Chemistry
1992 - 1995
Technion - Israel Institute of Science
B.A. (Chem)
2005 - 2007
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Postdoctoral Associate with Prof. Donald Truhlar, Department of Chemistry