Prof. Dr. Vera Krewald
Field of activity: Quantum Chemistriy
Contact
vera.krewald@tu-...
work +49 6151 16- 21 650
Work
L202 C 213
Peter-Grünberg-Str. 4
64287
Darmstadt
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| Prof. Dr. Vera Krewald | |
| Technical University of Darmstadt | |
| Department of Chemistry, Theoretical Chemistry | Phone: +49(0)6151-16-21650 |
| Peter-Grünberg-Str. 4, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany | E-mail: krewald@chemie.tu-darmstadt.de |
| Date and place of birth: May 1987 in Aachen, Germany | |
| Research profile | |
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| Employment and academic vita | |
| Since 11/2023 |
Professor for Quantum Chemistry (W3) TU Darmstadt, Dept. of Chemistry |
| 12/2018–10/2023 |
Professor for Theoretical Chemistry (W2, tenure track 12/2018–11/2022) TU Darmstadt, Dept. of Chemistry |
| 01/2017–11/2018 |
Research Group Leader in the Faculty of Science 50th Anniversary Prize Fellowship, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Bath, UK |
| 04/2016–12/2016 |
Postdoctoral Researcher (Marie-S.-Curie fellowship) Prof. Dr. L. González, University of Vienna, Faculty of Chemistry, AT |
| 09/2014–03/2016 |
Postdoctoral Researcher Prof. Dr. F. Neese, Dr. D. A. Pantazis, MPI CEC, Mülheim/Ruhr |
| 10/2010–08/2014 |
Research Assistant (PhD student) Prof. Dr. F. Neese, Dr. D. A. Pantazis, MPI CEC, Mülheim/Ruhr; IPTC, University of Bonn |
| Education and Degrees | |
| 08/2014 |
Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.) in Chemistry Prof. Dr. F. Neese, Dr. D. A. Pantazis, MPI CEC, Mülheim/Ruhr and University of Bonn |
| 09/2010 |
Diploma (Dipl.-Chem.) in Chemistry Prof. Dr. F. Neese, Dr. D. A. Pantazis, University of Bonn |
| Prizes and awards | |
| 2022 | Dozentenpreis, award of the chemical industry fund within the German chemical industry association (Fonds der Chemischen Industrie, VCI) |
| 2021 | Award of the Dr. Hans Messer Stiftung |
| 2021 | ADUC Award of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh) |
| 2014 | Otto Hahn Medal of the Max-Planck-Society |
| 2013 | 63rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting |
| 2008–2013 | German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes; ideational scholarship) |
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| Invited conference and seminar presentations (selection) | |
| (09/2024) | 7th European Colloquium on Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms, Toulouse, France |
| 08/2024 | 17th European Biological Inorganic Chemistry Conference EuroBIC-17, Münster, Germany |
| 05/2024 | 13th ESPA (Electronic Structure: Principles and Applications), Tarragona, Spain |
| 09/2023 | 5th Conference of Theory and Applications of Computational Chemistry (TACC), Japan |
| 08/2023 | Quantum Bio-Inorganic Chemistry VI, Warsaw, Poland |
| 07/2022 | 12th Triennial Congress of the World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists (WATOC), Canada |
| 05/2022 | Computational Catalysis Lecture Series, IIT Roorkee, India (virtual lecture) |
| 09/2021 | CataLight Young Scientist Symposium (TRR234) |
| Lecturing and teaching (selection) | |
| Since 2019 |
Quantum Chemistry I, Quantum Chemistry II, Quantum Mechanics and Symmetry (M.Sc.) Computational Applications in Chemistry (B.Sc., 50%) |
| 2018 | Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK Professional Standards Framework |
| 2017–2018 |
Introduction to Computational Chemistry, University of Bath, 2nd Year, 50% Computational Chemistry Laboratories, University of Bath, 2nd/4th Year, 25% |
| Academic self-governance and commissions of trust (selection) | |
| Since 2024 |
Member of the Hellmann committee for early career researcher awards of AG Theoretische Chemie (AGTC; main organisation for theoretical chemistry in German-speaking countries) |
| Since 2024 | Member of the selection committee on early career researcher awards at TU Darmstadt |
| Since 2023 | Elected member of the department council, Dept. of Chemistry, TU Darmstadt |
| Since 2022 | Elected member, Steering Committee of the research field Matter&Materials at TUDa |
| Since 2022 | Member of the departmental committee on quality assurance funds for teaching |
| Since 2021 | Representative in the Unite! Academic Forum |
| Since 2021 | Member of the NHR4CES Resource Allocation Board |
| 2022–2024 | Member of ESRF Beamtime Allocation Panel C11 |
| Services to the scientific community | |
| Since 2024 | JACS Au Early Career Advisory Board |
| 2022/2023 | Guest editor special issue “Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms” of Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. (Wiley) |
| 2020/21/22 | Co-organiser Lorentz Center workshop „Quantum Bio-Inorganic Chemistry“ |
| 2019/2020 | Guest editor special issue “Germany’s Future in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry: a Special Issue Celebrating DEAL” of the International Journal of Quantum Chemistry (Wiley) |
| Since 2018 |
Co-founder, Secretary General of the Quantum Bio-Inorganic Chemistry Society e.V.; www.qbicsoc.org |
| 09/2018 | Host of the Quantum Bio-Inorganic Chemistry IV Conference (QBIC-IV) |
| Since 2017 | Reviewer for scientific journals and international scientific funders (incl. DFG, US DoE, NCN) |
| CV Vera Krewald 2024-09 (opens in new tab) | |
Collaborative Research Centres and Priority Programmes
SFB 1633 – Pushing Electrons with Protons
SPP 2491 – Interactive Spin-State Switching
Consultation hours
Weekly: Wednesday, 9-10 a.m.
Location: L202 C 2013
Notes: Advance registration by email is requested
About me
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