Erik Hoy

Erik Hoy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Rowan University, part of the College of Science & Mathematics. He holds a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Chicago and postdoctoral training at Johns Hopkins University and Northwestern University. His research focuses on quantum chemistry methods for studying electron transport, molecular devices, and organic materials. Key areas include developing novel Green’s function approaches combined with high-accuracy quantum chemistry techniques to design quantum sensors, electronic devices, and renewable energy materials.

Education: Postdoctoral Associate at Johns Hopkins University and Northwestern University; Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry (University of Chicago); B.S. in Chemistry (Tennessee Tech University).

Research Interests: Quantum Chemistry, Electron Transport, Quantum Sensors, Molecular Electronics, Computational Organic Reactions. His group emphasizes high-accuracy electronic structure methods and their application to nanoscale systems, with recent work on molecular junctions and electrocatalysis.

Awards: NSF CAREER Award (2024), NSF ExpandQISE Award (2024), Eppley Foundation Grant (2023). His group has secured grants for projects like 'Strongly Correlated Molecular Qubits' and 'Quantum Sensors.'

Advising & Grants: Supervises a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate students, including notable advisees such as Grace McGowan and Kale Kroenke. Collaborates with industry and academic partners, such as the Lofland group at Rowan and the Sand group at Butler University.

Lab Activities: The Hoy Research Group develops computational tools like pyRUQT and contributes to software like MoleMod. Their work is highlighted in journals like Advanced Functional Materials and Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.