Jógvan Magnus Haugaard Olsen

Jógvan Magnus Haugaard Olsen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry (Technical University of Denmark). He holds an adjunct position as Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway (2021–2024). His research focuses on multiscale modeling and fragmentation methods to study optical processes in biomolecular systems, particularly photoactive proteins and biomaterial design.

Education:

• PhD in Chemistry, University of Southern Denmark (2009–2012)
• MSc in Chemistry, University of Copenhagen (2007–2009)

Research Interests: Unraveling mechanisms in photoactive proteins using computational methods such as QM/MM simulations, electrostatic embedding, and vibrational analysis. Key areas include chromophore interactions, molecular dynamics, and spectral tuning in systems like proteorhodopsin and jumping spider rhodopsins. His group develops the MiMiC framework for high-performance multiscale simulations.

Grants & Projects:

• Villum Fonden-funded project (2020–2025): Computational Spectroscopy of Biomolecular Systems
• Supervision of PhD projects on inhibitors for fungal ergosterol transporters, multiscale embedding methods, and vibrational spectroscopy

Labs/Teams: Leads the MiMiC development team and collaborates internationally on biomolecular spectroscopy and computational chemistry.