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Prof. Dr. Carmen Herrmann is a full (W3) Professor at the University of Hamburg's MIN Faculty, Department of Chemistry, and leads the Arbeitsgruppe Herrmann at the Institute of Inorganic and Applied Chemistry. Her research bridges theoretical chemistry and molecular spintronics, focusing on quantum effects in nanoscale systems.
- Education: Diploma in Chemistry (2004) from University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, PhD in Theoretical Chemistry (2006) from ETH Zurich and German universities
- Key affiliations: ERC – BioValCat, SFB 1615 "SMART Reactors", and international collaborations with Yale/Northwestern University
Her research spans first-principles modeling of molecular spintronics, including:
- Magnetoresistance in molecular junctions (e.g., organic radicals)
- Spin-orbit effects in nanoscale transport (e.g., circular photogalvanic effect in PbS nanosheets)
- Charge delocalization in mixed-valence compounds (e.g., selenophene/thiophene wires)
- Local property analysis (currents, dipole moments, vibrations)
She develops open-source software like Artaios (spin-dependent transport calculations) and GenLocDip (local dipole visualization), with methodological innovations in Green's function approaches and subsystem analysis.
Notable scientific awards include:
- Chorafas Prize (2007)
- Multiple DFG and DAAD fellowships
- Yale Climate and Energy Institute fellowship
Her work emphasizes both fundamental science and application-driven design of nanoscale molecular devices.
