Saeed Amirjalayer

Prof. Dr. Saeed Amirjalayer is a Professor at the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR) at Heidelberg University, leading the Stimuli-Responsive Nanomaterials Group. His research bridges chemistry, physics, and materials science to develop atomic-scale control mechanisms for adaptive functional materials.

His group pioneers multi-scale computational methods integrating theoretical chemistry with machine learning and evolutionary algorithms to investigate hierarchical nanomaterials. This work focuses on encoding atomic-scale information that translates into targeted functionality for applications in catalysis, sensing/photonics, energy storage, soft robotics, separation systems, and drug delivery platforms.

Recipient of the prestigious Heisenberg Fellowship from the German Research Foundation (DFG), supporting his transition to an independent research group.

Currently recruiting multiple PhD students for projects in multiscale simulations of stimuli-responsive materials, molecular switches/machines, computational surface chemistry, porous materials (MOFs/COFs), and machine learning applications for dynamic phenomena visualization.

The Stimuli-Responsive Nanomaterials Group operates within Heidelberg University's Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing, advancing computational approaches to create cell-like intelligent materials.