Christian Ochsenfeld

Prof. Dr. Christian Ochsenfeld holds the Chair of Theoretical Chemistry at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), leading the Theoretical Chemistry Group within the Faculty for Chemistry and Pharmacy. He has been actively contributing to academia since his appointment in 2010, with prior professorial roles at Universität Tübingen and Universität Mainz.

• Current Director of the Department of Chemistry at LMU (since 2023)
• Deputy Director of the Department of Chemistry at LMU (2021–2023)
• Scientific Advisory Board member at Heidelberg University’s IWR
• Panel member of the European Research Council (2014)

His research focuses on theoretical and computational chemistry, particularly in quantum chemical methods and electronic structure calculations. His work bridges chemical physics, molecular modeling, and electronic structure theory, enabling efficient computational simulations of molecular systems.

Notable honors include the ERC Advanced Grant, Max-Planck-Fellow, and membership in the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Sciences. He has also received the Bavarian Teaching Award and prestigious grants like the Emmy Noether and Liebig fellowships.