The Mulliken center presently consists of two subgroups (Grimme, Bredow) conducting basic research in quantum chemistry. The full implementation of the center will include a third permanent professorship. Prof. Peyerimhoff as the former chair of theoretical chemistry is still active as professor emeritus. Consequently, there is a rather wide variety of research topics and methods that are partly pursued in close collaboration with experimental or other theoretical groups. The main activities are:

Ab initio quantum chemistry.
Density functional theory.
Dispersion corrections and non-covalent interactions
Theoretical optical spectroscopy (absorption, CD, vibrational structure).
Theoretical thermochemistry.
Reaction mechanisms in organic and organometallic chemistry.
Theoretical solid state chemistry (cyclic cluster model, CCM).
Semi-empirical quantum chemistry (MSINDO).

News

A new position as Full Professor (W3) for Theoretical Chemistry is available. Specification in English and German. Applications should be send before 01.02.2012.
Prof. Stefan Grimme is elected as a member of the DFG "Fachkollegium Molekülchemie".
On July 15th, 2011, the University of Ulm awarded a honorary doctorate to Prof. em. Dr. Sigrid D. Peyerimhoff.
Press release by the idw
Prof. Frank Neese left the University of Bonn on June 30th, 2011, and is now Director of the Max-Planck-Institut for Bioinorganic Chemistry in Mülheim an der Ruhr. His successor is Prof. Stefan Grimme from the University of Münster since October 1st, 2011.