Andreas Dreuw

Prof. Dr. Andreas Dreuw is the Vice-Rector for Research and Digitalisation and First Vice-Rector of Heidelberg University. He holds the Chair of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry at the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR). His academic career includes roles such as Managing Director of the IWR, Dean of Chemistry Studies, and Heisenberg Professor. He earned his PhD (2001) and Habilitation (2007) in Theoretical Chemistry from Heidelberg and Frankfurt Universities, respectively. His research focuses on quantum chemical methods, molecular solar thermal systems, singlet fission, and computational spectroscopy. He leads the COSINE European Training Network and chairs the Collaborative Research Center SFB 1249. Awards include the Hermann Willkomm Award (2008) and the Heisenberg Fellowship (2009–2011). He is a Fellow of the Marsilius Kolleg and Emmy Noether Programme, and a member of the German Chemical Society (AG Theoretische Chemie), Bunsen Society, and American Chemical Society.

Research Highlights: Development of novel quantum chemical methods, design of energy storage materials, and computational analysis of excited-state dynamics. His work bridges theory and experiment in materials science and optoelectronics.

Affiliations: Member of the DFG Review Board for Theoretical Chemistry, Research Council for Field of Focus II, and Managing Board of the SFB 1249. He coordinates interdisciplinary research within the HEiKA partnership between Heidelberg and Karlsruhe.