The Group
Current Members
Phone: +49-(0)6221-54 xxxxx
Group Leader
Dr. Philipp Pracht
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philipp.pracht@iwr
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Dr. Philipp Pracht
Curriculum Vitae
| Education | |
|---|---|
| 11/2021 | PhD in Chemistry, University of Bonn, Germany with Prof. Stefan Grimme |
| 09/2017 | Master of Science (MSc) in Chemistry, University of Bonn, Germany |
| 09/2015 | Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Chemistry, University of Bonn, Germany |
| Professional Career | |
|---|---|
| Since 10/2024 | Liebig Fellow (FCI) at the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing, Heidelberg University, Germany & Habilitation with Prof. Andreas Dreuw |
| 07/2024 – 09/2024 | DAAD Postdoctoral Fellow at the Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Masachussetts Institute of Technology, USA, with Prof. William H. Green |
| 07/2022 – 06/2024 | Feodor Lynen Fellow (Humboldt Foundation) at the Yusuf Hamied Dept. of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, UK, with Prof. David J. Wales |
| 12/2021 – 06/2022 | Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Physical Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Germany, with Prof. Christoph Bannwarth |
PhD Student
Lukas Sebastian Rindt
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lukas.sebastian.rindt@stud
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Lukas Sebastian Rindt
Lukas is working on numerical procedures for molecular Hessian matrix calculation, analogous to quasi-Newton optimization algorithms. The goal is an efficient approximation of free energies, e.g. in a global optimization context.
| Curriculum Vitae | |
|---|---|
| Since 08/2026 | PhD studies in Chemistry at University of Heidelberg, Germany |
| 2024 – 2026 | Master of Science (MSc) in Chemistry, University of Heidelberg, Germany |
| 2020 – 2023 | Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Chemistry, University of Heidelberg, Germany |
| 2022 – 2023 | Internship in the group of Prof. Natalie Fey, University of Bristol, United Kingdom |
Visiting PhD Student
Paula C. P. Teeuwen
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Paula C. P. Teeuwen
Paula is visiting the Pracht & Amirjalayer groups from the University of Cambridge as an HGS MathComp & IWR Guest Fellow, working on the enhancement of computational molecular structure prediction for large-scale porous materials, metal-organic frameworks, high symmetry architectures and solvent clusters.
| Curriculum Vitae | |
|---|---|
| 09/2026 – 11/2026 | Visiting PhD student at the Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing, Heidelberg University, Germany (HGS MathComp & IWR Guest Fellows Program) |
| Since 10/2022 | PhD studies in Chemistry, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, with Prof. Jonathan R. Nitschke and Prof. David J. Wales, within the SynTech Centre for Doctoral Training |
| 2020 – 2022 | Master of Science (MSc) in Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam / VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| 2016 – 2019 | Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Chemistry, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
Former group members
| Simon Gehl , student intern |
| Julian Brech , student intern |
| Fabian Michel , student intern |
| Daniel Ammenn , student intern |
| Benedikt Semenowicz , BSc student |