Associate Professor(Fundamental physical chemistry)

ANDO Hideo

In matter, the motions of numerous nuclei and electrons are entangled together, thereby producing a wide variety of macroscopic phenomena. Although this is the case with any physical, chemical, and biological phenomenon, the traditional research philosophies of the three fields are fairly different and often conflict with one another. Physicists intuitively construct simple models to explore universal principles underlying different phenomena. Chemists and biologists focus on the difference itself, avoiding any simplification that ignores the individuality and diversity of phenomena. Recent developments of theoretical methods and computational technology have made a huge change in such a situation; cross-disciplinary research fields, in which a special emphasis is placed on both the universality and the individuality, have been developing over recent years. Using computer clusters and super computers, we develop and apply state-of-the-art molecular quantum theories (e.g., quantum chemistry, quantum dynamics, statistical mechanics, and theoretical spectroscopy) to enrich the conceptual understanding of various phenomena of organic, inorganic, polymeric, and biomolecular systems. Special attention is paid to unique properties and functions that originate from the coupling of the quantum natures of nuclei and electrons.

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