Neyman, Konstantin M
ICREA Research Professor at Universitat de Barcelona (UB).
Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
Short biography
Konstantin Neyman is ICREA Professor at Dept. de Ciència de Materials i Química Física & Institut de Química Teòrica i Computacional, Universitat de Barcelona, leading the group Reactivity of Nanostructures. He obtained PhD from Inorganic Chemistry Institute in Novosibirsk and completed Habilitation (Venia Legendi) in Theoretical Chemistry at TU München. He published a book, 9 book chapters, 202 research journal articles and made several hundred conference and university presentations, including148 invited lectures. His publications were cited 10200+ times in WoS, H = 56 and over 12600 times in GoogleScholar, H = 63. Before joining ICREA, Dr. Neyman held senior research positions in Germany at TU München, Ludwig-Maximilian Universität München and Fritz-Haber-Institut (Berlin). He contributed to funding of 40+ research projects. Recipient of Chalmers (SE) Jubilee Professor, Uppsala University (SE) Visiting Professor and University Erlangen-Nueremberg (DE) Invited Scientist awards.
Research interests
The research group Reactivity of Nanostructures of Dr. Neyman at the Universitat de Barcelona deals with computational modelling of advanced, in particular, nanostructured inorganic materials important for catalysis, hydrogen technology, energy storage and related applications. A general aim is to understand at the atomic level by carrying out large-scale quantum mechanical computer calculations how the structure and composition of a material are related with its function in a given chemical process. It is often hardly possible to obtain this information experimentally. Yet, its absence drastically hinders knowledge-driven creation of materials with desired improved properties.