Lars Goerigk is a senior lecturer at the School of Chemistry at The University of Melbourne. In 2011, he obtained his PhD in the group of Prof. Stefan Grimme at the University of Muenster, Germany.
He then relocated to The University of Sydney on a postdoctoral scholarship funded by the Germany Academy of Sciences “Leopoldina”, where he worked in the group of Prof. Jeffrey R. Reimers and also established a successful collaboration with Prof. Leo Radom. In 2014, Lars joined the School of Chemistry at The University of Melbourne as an ARC DECRA Fellow, where he transitioned to a continuing role in June 2016.
Lars’ area of expertise is Theoretical and Computational Quantum Chemistry with special emphasis on density functional theory (DFT) method development, the treatment of electronic excited states, and applications to bio-, inorganic- and organic-chemical problems. He has made decisive contributions towards the development of one of the most accurate density functionals currently available (PWPB95), and his work also contributed towards a better understanding of the role of London-dispersion (van-der-Waals forces) in chemical reactions and molecular structures. One of his research passions is to close the gap between method developers and method users by promoting a better understanding of DFT methods, of what they can and — more importantly — of what they cannot achieve.
Lars' work has been acknowledged with several awards, including the 2017 RACI Physical Chemistry Division Lectureship, the 2018 Dean's Award for Excellence in Research (Early Career), and a 2019 Le Fevre Medal by the Australian Academy of Science.
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A look at the density functional theory zoo with the advanced GMTKN55 database for general main group thermochemistry, kinetics and noncovalent interactions
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships
2017 RACI Physical Chemistry Division Lectureship
2014 Selby Researcher Award
Prize for the best Academic-staff poster, RACI PhysChem Student Conference 2012
Prize for the best Phd thesis 2011
Postdoctoral research scholarship
IBM Zerner Award
PhD scholarship
PhD scholarship
Credentials
Positions
Snrlecturer In Computational&Theoretical Chemistry
Chemistry
Member Of The Royal Australian Chemical Institute
Royal Australian Chemical Institute
German Society Of Theoretical Chemists (Part Of The German Bunsen Society)
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Theoretische Chemie
Member Of The German Bunsen Society For Physical Chemistry
German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry
Education
Doctor of Natural Sciences with summa cum laude
University of Münster
"Diplomchemiker" with distinction (German equivalent to Master of Science)
University of Münster