Filipp Furche

Filipp Furche is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Irvine, with a distinguished academic career spanning from 2008 to the present. His work bridges theoretical and computational chemistry with experimental organometallic synthesis, focusing on actinide and lanthanide complexes, redox reactions, and advanced quantum mechanical modeling.

• PhD, Theoretical Chemistry, University of Karlsruhe (TH), 2002
• Diplom, Chemistry, University of Karlsruhe (TH), 1998

Dr. Furche’s research interests include density functional theory (DFT), time-dependent DFT (TDDFT), molecular dynamics simulations, and the study of non-adiabatic processes in photochemistry. His computational work extends to organometallic chemistry, particularly exploring coordination geometries in lanthanide and actinide systems.

His recent publications (2024-2025) highlight advancements in

• Organometallic synthesis (rare-earth and actinide complexes)
• Quantum-chemical methods for excited states and ionization energies
• Redox chemistry and ligand effects
• Development of software tools like TURBOMOLE and Libkrylov

Scientific accolades include AAAS Fellowship (2023), Dirac Medal (2013), and the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize (2004). He has contributed to major conferences as Chair of the Gordon Research Conference on Time-Dependent DFT (2011).