Alexander Soudackov: Research

Curriculum Vitae

Department of Chemistry
The Pennsylvania State University
104 Chemistry Building
University Park, PA 16802
United States

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M.Sc. in Chemistry: June 20, 1986: Moscow State University, Chemistry Department, Moscow, Russia.
The title of the MSc Thesis: "The system of parameters of the effective Hamiltonian for the titanium atom and its ions".
Scientific advisor: Professor I. A. Misurkin
Ph.D. in Physics and Mathematics: May 8, 1992: Karpov Institute of Physical Chemistry, Moscow, Russia.
The title of Ph.D. Thesis: "Electronic Structure of Transition Metal Complexes".
Scientific advisor: Professor I. A. Misurkin.
Subject of examination: Chemical physics and theory of elementary processes

1981-1986:: Moscow State University, Chemistry Department, Moscow, Russia; Major in Physical chemistry, Quantum and Computational Chemistry; Minor Theoretical Physics.
1986-1989:: Postgraduate course at L. Y. Karpov Institute of Physical Chemistry, Moscow, Russia. Chemical Physics and theory of elementary processes; Quantum Chemistry and Solid State Physics; Theory of chemical reactions.

The First Award on the Annual Conference for Young Researchers, Moscow State University, 1988.
International Science Foundation Research Award, 1993.
Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship, 1994-1996

August 2002 - present:: Research Assistant Professor.
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Group of Professor S. Hammes-Schiffer
August 2000 - July 2002: Postdoctoral Research Associate.
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. Group of Professor G. Voth.
April 1998 - July 2000:: Postdoctoral Research Associate.
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN. Group of Professor S. Hammes-Schiffer
July 1996 - March 1998:: Senior Research Scientist.
Karpov Institute of Physical Chemistry, Moscow, Russia. Laboratory of Professor M. V. Basilevsky.
November 1994 - June 1996:: Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow.
Theoretische Chemie, Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany. Group of Professor Dr. K. Jug.
January 1992 - October 1994:: Research Scientist.
Karpov Institute of Physical Chemistry, Moscow, Russia. Laboratory of Professor M. V. Basilevsky.

New method for calculations on the excited states of the transition metal atoms and ions (M.Sc. Thesis)
Development of a new quantum-chemical method for calculation of the electronic structure, magnetic properties, and optical spectra of transition metal complexes
Calculations of free energy surfaces for electron and proton transfer reactions in condensed medium
Development of a new method for numerical integration of the one-dimensional Schrädinger equation for an arbitrary potential
Theoretical formulation of the dynamics of charge-transfer and proton transfer reactions in a polar solvent
Investigation of non-adiabatic effects in the systems with multiple degrees of freedom
Development of the multistate continuum theory for proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) reactions in condensed phases
Development of computer algorithms for molecular dynamics simulations of the proton transfer processes in condensed phases and biological environment. Molecular dynamics simulations of weak acid dissociation processes in water

Course "Introduction to Theoretical Physics", College of Information Technologies, Moscow, 1992/1993.
Undergraduate level course "Applied Quantum Chemistry: Potential Energy Surfaces for chemical reactions in the gas phase and in condensed medium", Higher Chemical College of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Fall Semester 1997.
Undergraduate level course "Introduction to the theory of charge transfer reactions in condensed phase", Higher Chemical College of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Beginning of Spring Semester 1998.
Teaching assistance: Quantum Mechanics for chemistry graduate students, Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA