Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Group
Prof. Dr. Andreas Dreuw
Andreas Dreuw
  • Prof. Dr. Andreas Dreuw
  • Chair of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
  • Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Wissenschaftliches Rechnen
  • Ruprecht-Karls Universität Heidelberg
  • Mathematikon, Im Neuenheimer Feld 205
  • 69120 Heidelberg
  • Tel.: +49-6221-5414735
  • Raum: 3/235
  • E-mail: dreuw@uni-heidelberg.de
Curriculum Vitae
Date of birth: January, 25th 1972
Place of birth: Neuss/Germany
Education
1991 Abitur at the Quirinus-Gymnasium Neuss
1994 Vordiplom in Chemistry at the University of Düsseldorf
1997 Diplom in Chemistry at the University of Heidelberg
Thesis: Free stable silicon-carbon dianions
Supervisor: Prof. L. S. Cederbaum
2001 Ph.D received from the University of Heidelberg
Thesis: Unusual anionic systems stabilized by their electrostatics and spin state
Supervisor: Prof. L. S. Cederbaum
2007 Habilitation in Theoretical Chemistry at the Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry of the University of Frankfurt/Main
Thesis: Quantum chemical methods for the description of large and medium-sized molecules: theory and application
Professional Career
2001-2003 Post-Doc at the University of California at Berkeley in the Theoretical Chemistry group of Prof. M. Head-Gordon
2003-2009 Independent junior research group leader in the Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Frankfurt
2009-2011 Heisenberg-Professor in the Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Frankfurt
2009-2011 Managing Director of the Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Frankfurt
2011-2017 Member of the Hellmann-Jury of the AG Theoretische Chemie
since 4/2011 Chair of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry at the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing at the University of Heidelberg
2012-2017 Dean of Chemistry Studies at the Faculty for Chemistry and Earth Sciences of the University of Heidelberg
since 1/2014 Member of the Managing Board of Directors of the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing
since 1/2016 Managing Director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing
since 2017 Member of the Managing Board of the Collaborative Research Center N-Heteropolycycles as Functional Materials (SFB 1249)
2018-2021 Coordinator of the European Training Network Computational Spectroscopy in Natural Science and Engineering (COSINE)
since 1/2020 Member and Spokesperson of the Reaserch Council of Field of Focus II of the University of Heidelberg
since 1/2020 Member of the Commission for Research and Strategy of the University of Heidelberg
since 1/2020 Elected Member of the Review Board for Chemistry of the German Science Foundation
Honors and Awards
2001 Sophie Bernthsen Award of the University of Heidelberg for outstanding Ph.D. theses
2001-2008 Fellow of the Emmy Noether Programme of Excellence of the DFG
2007 Hellmann Award of the German speaking Theoretical Chemistry Community
2008 Hermann Willkomm Award of the University of Frankfurt for an outstanding Habilitation in the natural sciences
2009 The Outstanding Young German Scientist Award of the Lise Meitner-Minerva Center of Computational Quantum Chemistry
2009-2011 Heisenberg fellow of the DFG
2015 Annual Award of Heidelberg University for outstanding achievements as Dean of Studies
2021-2022 Fellow of the Marsilius Kolleg of Heidelberg University
Memberships
Member of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Theoretische Chemie
Member of the Bunsengesellschaft
Member of the American Chemical Society
Honarary Member of the Israeli Chemical Society