BERTA FERNANDEZ RODRIGUEZ

Berta Fernández Rodríguez is a Professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela, affiliated with the Department of Physical Chemistry within the Faculty of Chemistry. She leads the QTEC research group focusing on theoretical and computational chemistry. Her doctorate (1991) from the same university involved a ab initio study of compounds with NCO units. Her research spans molecular modeling, noncovalent interactions, and chiral polymer design. She is a key contributor to semiempirical methods like PM6-FGC and studies intermolecular forces in clusters and supramolecular systems.

Education:

• PhD: University of Santiago de Compostela, 1991 (Thesis: Theoretical structural study of compounds with NCO units)

Research Interests: Her work emphasizes computational approaches to polymer chirality, electronic structure calculations of metal clusters, and correction methods for semiempirical models. She explores how intermolecular interactions influence material properties, from helium droplet-mediated deposition to dynamic luminescent polymers.

Publications: Recent work highlights advancements in semiempirical methods, chiral polymer dynamics, and cluster stability. Key themes include controlling helical polymer structures and analyzing substituent effects in spectroscopy.

Lab/Team: The QTEC group develops theoretical tools for understanding molecular systems, with applications in material design and chemical physics.