David Luckhaus

Sessional Lecturer

Office: Wesbrook W220
Office Phone: (604) 827-5650

FAX: (604) 822-2847
Email: dluckhaus@chem.ubc.ca

Curriculum Vitae: Dipl.Chem. (1987, Univ. Goettingen), Dr. sc. nat. (1991, ETH Zuerich), Postdoc (1992-1993, Univ. of Wisconsin), Visiting Scientist (1994/1997 Univ. of Wisconsin), Habilitation (1998 ETH Zuerich), Venia Legendi (1999, ETH Zuerich), Visiting Professor (2001-2004, Univ. Goettingen),Visiting Scientist (2005 Max-Planck-Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Leipzig). Awards/Fellowships: Fellow of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (1982-1987). Kekule-Fellow (1988-1990, Stiftung Volkswagenwerk/Chemical Industry Foundation). Medal of the ETH Zuerich (1991). Postdoctoral Fellow (1992-1993 Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft). Latsis Award (2000, ETH Zuerich). Chemistry Award of the Academy of Sciences (2000, Goettingen). Werner Award of the Swiss Chemical Society (2001).

Physical/Theoretical: Molecular spectroscopy and quantum dynamics. Applied quantum chemistry. Teaching: CHEM 304 (Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry. Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics). CHEM 408/508 (Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics).

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Research/Teaching Interests

Theoretical molecular spectroscopy, nuclear quantum dynamics. Large amplitude vibrational quantum dynamics at high excitation. Reaction path Hamiltonian models of chemical reactions. Multi-dimensional grid methods in quantum dynamics. Applied quantum chemistry. Construction of multidimensional potential- and dipole hypersurfaces. Direct quantum dynamics. Teaching: Univ. Goettingen (2001-2004): Physical Chemistry for Biologists I (Thermodynamics, Kinetics, Electrochemistry), Physical Chemistry for Biologists II (Theory of Matter, Statistical Thermodynamics, Transport Phenomena), Molecular Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis (advanced graduate course). ETH Zuerich (since 1998): Physical Chemistry II (Chemical Reaction Kinetics), Physical Chemistry III (Quantum Mechanics), Reaction Paths in Chemistry and Spectroscopy (advanced graduate course). UBC (since 2005): CHEM 304 (Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry. Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics). CHEM 408/508 (Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics).