David Casanova Casas is presently Ikerbasque researcher at the University of the Basque Country and at the Donostia International Physics Center. Currently, his research interests mainly focus on the development and implementation of electronic structure methods for the study of molecular excited states, the computational study of organic cromophores to be employed as molecular sensitizers in Grätzel solar cells, as well as in the development and application of computational tools for the study of the symmetry properties of the molecular electronic structure

I studied chemistry and a master of science in chemistry  at the Universidad Católica del Norte (Chile). Currently, I did my PhD thesis in the Electronic Structure Group under the supervision of Prof. P. Alemany. My PhD research focused on the study of  the electronic structure, transport and magnetism of inorganic solids using standard quantum chemistry techniques (wave function and DFT based ab initio methods) employing the CRYSTAL and SIESTA programs. In my free time I enjoy running, salsa dancing and cooking. I am currently carrying out postdoctoral research at Bristol University, under the advice of Prof. Neil Allan.

I was born in Linares, Chile in 1985 and studied Chemistry at the University of Chile. I started my PhD thesis at the Electronic Structure Group in 2010 under the supervision of Prof. Eliseo Ruiz. My main research focus is the calculation of magnetic properties of molecular systems that are interesting in molecular electronics. After a postdoctoral stay at Mülheim with Prof. Frank Neese, I am currently Associate Professor at the Materials Chemistry Department of the Universidad de Santiago, Chile.

I was born in 1982 in Chartres, France. I studied physics and chemistry at the university of Nantes in France and had a Master degree in molecular chemistry with theoretical chemistry as speciality at the university of Rennes, France. I joined the Electronic Structure Group in september 2006 in order to carry out my PhD thesis on the diatomic molecules complexation and activation by biomimetic systemes under the supervision of Dr. Gabriel AULLÓN.

In addition to my interest in computational chemistry, I love cooking and rollerskating.

I was born in 1983 in Berga and studied chemistry at the Universty of Barcelona. I joined the Electronic Structure Group in 2007 where I presented a PhD thesis on the dynamics of molecular gears under the supervision of Dr. M. Llunell and Prof. P. Alemany.

Besides my interest in theoretical chemistry and computers I’ve been learning japanese (よろしく!!) and I’m a big fan of manga and anime. I am currently carrying out postdocoral research in the group of Prof. Isao Tanaka at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto University.

I am about to finish my PhD thesis in the Electronic Structure Group with Prof. Eliseo Ruiz which I started on 2006. I am interested in single molecule magnets, from polynuclear 3d complexes to mononuclear 3d and lanthanide single ion magnets. Primilary, I work with SIESTA, GAUSSIAN and MOLCAS to compute the exchange coupling constants and anisotropy constants or g tensors. I have been working also with transport calculation through single molecules with SMEAGOL software.

I was born in 1983 in Madrid (Spain). In 2007 I received my Bachelor in Chemistry from University of Alicante. At the end of 2007 I started to perform graduate research at the Electronic Structure Group under the supervision of Prof. Eliseo Ruiz. In 2010, I obtained a Master degree in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Barcelona. Currently, I’m pursuing my PhD working in the theoretical and experimental study of single molecule magnets and Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes. Currently carrying out postdoc research at Texas A&M with Prof. Kim Dunbar.