Paul Bagus

Dr. Paul Bagus is a Research Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of North Texas (UNT). He specializes in Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, with research focused on Surface Chemistry, Electronic Structure Theory, and Core-Level Spectroscopies, particularly modeling nanoclusters and nanomaterials and interpreting spectroscopic properties using computational approaches.

Fields of Interest

• Surface Chemistry
• Electronic Structure Theory
• Core-Level Spectroscopies
• Computational Chemistry
• Nanomaterials
• X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Scientific Honors

• Fellow of the American Physical Society
• Fellow of the American Vacuum Society (2021), cited for groundbreaking work in X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
• AVS Gaede-Langmuir Award (2016)
• IBM Outstanding Innovation Award
• IBM Outstanding Contribution Award

Dr. Bagus’ research is currently funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, and he serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Electron Spectroscopy. While no specific students are listed in the provided text, his academic role implies involvement in mentoring and advising in computational and theoretical chemistry disciplines.