Prof. Gustavo Scuseria
Rice University
Houston, Texas, USA
Robert A. Welch Professor of Chemistry
Professor of Physics & Astronomy
Professor of Materials Science & Nano Engineering
Scientific Contributions
Coupled cluster theory, linear scaling electronic structure methods, exchange-correlation functionals and range separation, quantum chemistry with periodic boundary conditions, time-dependent density functional theory, symmetry breaking and restoration, methods for strong correlation based on symmetry-projected states. Applications to fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, graphene nanoribbons, and solid-state heavy elements chemistry.
Selected Awards
- ACS Award in Theoretical Chemistry (2022)
- S F Boys – A Rahman Award of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2018).
- Humboldt Research Award (2015)
- Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology Theory (2010)
- Fellow of the American Chemical Society (2010)
- Member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Sciences (2009)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2009)
- Thomson-Reuters ISI Highly Cited Researcher (2003)
- John Simon Guggenheim Fellow (2003)
- Fellow of the American Physical Society (2002)
- Creativity Extension Award from the US National Science Foundation (2002)
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1999)