Igor Schapiro

Professor Igor Schapiro is a Research Professor at the Faculty of Physics, Technical University of Dortmund. His office is located in room P2-02-422 at Otto-Hahn-Str. 4, 44227 Dortmund, Germany.

Professor Schapiro's research focuses on the theoretical and computational description of light-induced processes in condensed matter. His work spans both application and method development:

• Application: studying excited state reactions in solvated molecules and chromophore-protein complexes as they occur in nature
• Method development: creating advanced multireference methods for accurate description of electronic wavefunctions at critical points

His research group specializes in handling degeneracies of electronic states, particularly conical intersections, which are pivotal in photochemical reaction pathways. They employ multiscale simulation techniques capable of modeling systems with thousands of atoms, bridging quantum mechanical accuracy with computational feasibility for complex biological and chemical systems.

Professor Schapiro maintains an active research presence within the Condensed Matter Physics research focus area at TU Dortmund, collaborating with other faculty members in the department. His group's work contributes to fundamental understanding of light-matter interactions with potential applications in photobiology, materials science, and quantum chemistry.

For more information about his research activities and group members, visit the Schapiro Group website at https://cmt.physik.tu-dortmund.de/schapiro-group/.