Luuk Visscher

Prof. Luuk Visscher holds dual professorships at the Faculty of Science and AIMMS at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He specializes in computational quantum chemistry, focusing on subsystem methods, relativistic calculations, and algorithm optimization for supercomputing/GPU architectures. His work bridges quantum mechanics and classical methods to model complex systems in catalysis, drug design, and actinide chemistry.

Education: PhD in Relativity and Electron Correlation (University of Groningen, 1993 cum laude), Master's in Chemistry (Groningen, 1989).

Research Themes: (1) Density Functional Theory subsystem approaches; (2) High-performance computing for quantum chemistry; (3) Relativistic methods for heavy elements. Notable achievements include the DIRAC computational chemistry code and collaborations with Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Awards: Dirac Medal (2006), Vici Grant (2005), Clemens Roothaan Award (1996).

Teaching: Courses in quantum chemistry, scientific computing, and thermodynamics at BSc/MSc levels. Supervised 13 PhD theses.