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Computational and Theoretical

Computational and theoretical chemistry uses quantum mechanics and thermodynamics to assist in solving a broad range of chemical problems.

Research in computational and theoretical chemistry spans the areas of electronic structure theory and cheminformatics, with strong connections to the fields of physical, organic and inorganic chemistry. Our faculty focuses both on the development of new approaches for modeling complex chemical systems and on the application of computational modeling to various problems in catalysis, photochemistry, magnetic materials and drug discovery.

Researchers in This Area

Sabre Kais

Professor, Associate Faculty of Chemistry

Jim Pfaendtner

Professor, Associate Faculty of Chemistry

919-515-2311
Brian Space

Professor, AAAS Fellow, Associate Department Head

813-765-4846
Laura Sremaniak

Teaching Professor, Associate Department Head

919-515-2937
Mike Whangbo

Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Computational/Theoretical Chemistry

919-515-3464
Jerry Whitten

Professor Emeritus, Theoretical Chemistry

919-515-7960