Garashchuk, Sophya V

Professor

Theoretical and computational chemistry including quantum effects in dynamics of nuclei, development of approximate quantum potential method applicable to large molecular systems and studies of reactivity of hyperthermal oxygen.

Biographical Profile

College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Tenure Status
Tenured

Interest Background

Do you include students in your research?
Undergraduates and Graduates
Interest Keywords
Quantum mechanics, scattering theory, dynamics, quantum effects,reaction rates
Institutional Focus Areas
Nanotechnology, Science and Engineering (Other)
Personal Focus Areas
Theoretical & computational chemistry. Fundamental description and , simulations of chemical reactons in gas and condensed phases

Professional Preparation(Education & Training)

Dates Institution Location Degree Field of Study
1998 University of Notre Dame Ph.D. Chemistry
1992 Mosscow Institute of Physics and Technology M.S. Chemistry
1998 - 2001 University of Chicago Postdoctoral Fellow Chemistry

Positions & Appointments

Dates Description Institution/Entity
2002 - 2004 University of South Carolina Research assistant Professor
2005 Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Research associate
2006 - 2007 University of South Carolina, Research assistant professor
2008 University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC Assistant Professor
Scientific consultant at Montana State University for "Theoretical studies of Gas-Phase hyperthermal O (3P) reactions"
Chemical Physics Letters, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Reviewer for NSF, PRF
Reviewer for the Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal of Physical Chemistry

Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Dates Type Description Foundation/Entity
2004 Award Lowdin-IBM fellowship at Sanibel Symposium
2011 Award National Science Foundation CAREER Award NSF
2016 Fellowship Visiting Professor California Institute of Technology
2023 Fellowship Visiting Professor Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden, Germany
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