Daniel R. Nascimento

Daniel R. Nascimento is an Assistant Professor and UMRF Research Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Memphis. He received his PhD in Theoretical Physical Chemistry from Florida State University in 2017 and held postdoctoral positions at Georgia Tech and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

• BS in Chemistry, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Brazil (2013)
• MS in Chemistry, Florida State University (2015)
• PhD in Physical Chemistry, Florida State University (2017)

His research focuses on quantum mechanical methods for light-matter interactions, particularly in X-ray spectroscopy, time-dependent DFT, and electronic structure theory. The group develops algorithms for core-level spectroscopies and confined environments like optical cavities.

Recent publications (2024-2020) highlight his work on metal-ligand covalency, iSPECTRON software, and confined electric field modeling in transition metal complexes. Articles span TD-DFT benchmarks, resonant X-ray scattering, and nonlinear optical response.

• 2024 CAS Early Career Research Award

The Nascimento Lab includes graduate students Sarah Pak, Muhammed Dada, and Nathaniel Gillispie. He has secured NSF CAREER and Collaborative grants for method development in Psi4 and NWChem software. His group collaborates with institutions like Stanford, University of Bologna, and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.