David Manolopoulos

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David E. Manolopoulos
Born (1961-12-14) 14 December 1961 (age 61) [1]
Education University of Cambridge
Awards Marlow Medal (1995)
Corday–Morgan Prize (1997)
Scientific career
Fields Quantum chemistry
Reaction dynamics
Institutions University of Nottingham
University of Oxford
Thesis Close-coupled equations: the log derivative approach to inelastic scattering, bound state and photofragmentation problems.
Doctoral advisor David Clary
Website manolopoulos.chem.ox.ac.uk

David Eusthatios Manolopoulos (born 14 December 1961) is a Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at University of Oxford. His research focuses on the computational modeling of the dynamics of elementary chemical reactions in the gas phase and quantum mechanical effects in chemical dynamics. His research highlights include work on path integral approach to molecular dynamics and chemical topics as diverse as fullerenes, [2] ring polymers, [3] reactive scattering, [4] [5] [6] and more recently, the molecular and quantum mechanism of avian magnetoreception. [7] [8]

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He was awarded the Marlow Award and the Corday–Morgan Prize. He has been involved with editing the Journal of Chemical Physics. [9]

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References

  1. "International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science". www.iaqms.org. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  2. Fowler, Patrick W.; Manolopoulos, David E. (1992-01-30). "Magic numbers and stable structures for fullerenes, fullerides and fullerenium ions". Nature. 355 (6359): 428–430. Bibcode:1992Natur.355..428F. doi:10.1038/355428a0. ISSN   1476-4687. S2CID   4321712.
  3. Habershon, Scott; Manolopoulos, David E.; Markland, Thomas E.; Miller, Thomas F. (2013-04-01). "Ring-Polymer Molecular Dynamics: Quantum Effects in Chemical Dynamics from Classical Trajectories in an Extended Phase Space". Annual Review of Physical Chemistry. 64 (1): 387–413. Bibcode:2013ARPC...64..387H. doi:10.1146/annurev-physchem-040412-110122. ISSN   0066-426X. PMID   23298242.
  4. Manolopoulos, David E.; Stark, Klaus; Werner, Hans-Joachim; Arnold, Don W.; Bradforth, Stephen E.; Neumark, Daniel M. (1993-12-17). "The Transition State of the F + H 2 Reaction". Science. 262 (5141): 1852–1855. Bibcode:1993Sci...262.1852M. doi:10.1126/science.262.5141.1852. ISSN   0036-8075. PMID   17829631. S2CID   36556126.
  5. Skouteris, Dimitris; Manolopoulos, David E.; Bian, Wensheng; Werner, Hans-Joachim; Lai, Lih-Huey; Liu, Kopin (1999-11-26). "van der Waals Interactions in the Cl + HD Reaction". Science. 286 (5445): 1713–1716. doi:10.1126/science.286.5445.1713. ISSN   0036-8075. PMID   10576733.
  6. Kim, Jongjin B.; Weichman, Marissa L.; Sjolander, Tobias F.; Neumark, Daniel M.; Kłos, Jacek; Alexander, Millard H.; Manolopoulos, David E. (2015-07-31). "Spectroscopic observation of resonances in the F + H 2 reaction". Science. 349 (6247): 510–513. Bibcode:2015Sci...349..510K. doi: 10.1126/science.aac6939 . ISSN   0036-8075. PMID   26228142. S2CID   206639988.
  7. Hiscock, Hamish G.; Worster, Susannah; Kattnig, Daniel R.; Steers, Charlotte; Jin, Ye; Manolopoulos, David E.; Mouritsen, Henrik; Hore, P. J. (2016-04-26). "The quantum needle of the avian magnetic compass". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113 (17): 4634–4639. Bibcode:2016PNAS..113.4634H. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1600341113 . ISSN   0027-8424. PMC   4855607 . PMID   27044102.
  8. Hiscock, H. G.; Hiscock, T. W.; Kattnig, D. R.; Scrivener, T.; Lewis, A. M.; Manolopoulos, D. E.; Hore, P. J. (2019-10-22). "Navigating at night: fundamental limits on the sensitivity of radical pair magnetoreception under dim light". Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics. 52: e9. doi:10.1017/S0033583519000076. ISSN   0033-5835. PMID   31637984. S2CID   204834701.
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