Joshua Kretchmer

Joshua Kretchmer is an Assistant Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he leads the Kretchmer Research Group. His work focuses on theoretical and computational chemistry at the intersection of quantum dynamics and electronic structure.

• Education: B.S. from University of California at Berkeley (2009), Ph.D. from California Institute of Technology (2014).

Research interests include:

• Quantum dynamics in complex environments
• Real-time electronic structure methods
• Charge and spin transport in quantum materials
• Light-matter interactions
• Non-equilibrium electron dynamics
• Quantum embedding theory

The Kretchmer Research Group investigates quantum phenomena governed by unique environments, spanning attosecond dynamics in molecular clusters to electron transport in quantum materials. Their work bridges gaps between:

• Electronic structure theory
• Quantum dynamical methods
• Materials science
• Physical chemistry

Publications highlight methodological advancements in:

• Non-adiabatic dynamics
• Density matrix embedding theory
• Proton-coupled electron transfer
• Intersystem Coulombic decay
• Surface-enhanced spectroscopy
• Crystallographic orientation control