Robin GrotjahnView profile
Assistant Professor
Robin Grotjahn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Santa Clara University (SCU), affiliated with the Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation. Their research focuses on computational and theoretical chemistry, particularly in the application of advanced quantum mechanical methods to solve complex problems in catalysis, electronic structure, and material science. Academic Rank: Assistant Professor Department: Chemistry & Biochemistry Institution: Santa Clara University Location: Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation Dr. Grotjahn's work centers on developing and validating high-accuracy quantum mechanical methods, including local hybrid and range-separated functionals, for ground and excited-state properties. Key research areas include: Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Time-Dependent DFT (TDDFT) for excited-state calculations Metalloenzyme reaction mechanisms and catalytic design Electronic coupling and spin-forbidden excitations in transition-metal systems Quantum interference effects in mixed-valence complexes Coordination chemistry of lanthanides and rare-earth elements Computational modeling of phosphorescence, fluorescence, and vibronic spectra Recent publications demonstrate a consistent emphasis on method development, mechanism elucidation, and applications to organometallic systems. Dr. Grotjahn has contributed to software frameworks like TURBOMOLE and explored phenomena such as reactive wetting in high-temperature chemical transport reactors and smectic liquid crystal behavior under flow conditions.
