CV von Leticia González - Institute for Theoretical Chemistry

CV von Leticia González - Institute for Theoretical Chemistry

Curriculum Vitae
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Leticia González
University of Vienna
Institute of Theoretical Chemistry
Währinger Str. 17
A-1090 Vienna
Tel.: +43-1-4277-52750
Fax: +43-1-4277-9527
e-mail: leticia.gonzalez@univie.ac.at
URL: http://www.theochem.univie.ac.at/
Home address: Severin-Schreiber-Gasse 5/2/12, A-1180 Vienna
Tel. +43 - 664 602 77 52750
1 Background details
Date and place of birth:
Nationality:
Children:
17 March 1971; Madrid (Spain)
Spanish
Laura, born 26 May 2009
Sofía, born 15 November 2012
2 Degrees
Feb. 2005
Venia Docendi in Theoretical Chemistry
Dec. 2004
Habilitation in Theoretical Chemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Topic: Quantum analysis and control of unimolecular chemical reactions.
Mentor: Prof. Dr. Jörn Manz
Mar. 1998
Doctorate in Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
Thesis title: Study of Inter and Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonds.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Otilia Mó and Prof. Dr. Manuel Yáñez
Feb. 1995
MSc in Chemistry, King´s College London, UK
Thesis title: Theoretical Study of the [2+2] Photocycloaddition of ,Enones to Alkenes.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Michael A. Robb
Jun. 1994
Graduated in Chemistry (Licenciada), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid,
Spain
Major: Theoretical Chemistry
1985-1989
Secondary School, Madrid, Spain
3 Employment and academic vita
Sept. 2012–
Feb. 2013
Maternity leave
since Oct.
2011
Full Professor for Computational Chemistry, Theoretical Chemistry and
Scientific Computing
University of Vienna, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry
Sept. 2007–
Sept. 2011
W2-Professorship for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Institut für Physikalische Chemie
April 2009 –
Sept. 2009
Maternity leave
April 2007 –
August 2007
Vacancy Replacement (Vakanzvertretung)
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Institut für Physikalische Chemie
Feb. 2007 –
March 2007
Heisenberg Fellow
Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie.
Nov. 2006
Oct. 2006 –
Jan. 2007
Visiting Scientist
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
Assistant Professor (Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin BAT Ib)
Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie.
Oct. 2005 –
Sept. 2006
Visiting Professor (‘Gastprofessorin’)
Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie.
June 2005 –
Sep. 2005
Assistant Professor (‘wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin BAT IIa’)
Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie.
June 1999 –
May 2005
Assistant Professor (‘wissenschaftliche Assistentin C1’)
Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie.
Jan. 1999 –
May 1999
Part-time Lecturer
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Dept. of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences.
Feb. 1995 –
Dec. 1998
Sep. 1993 –
Sep. 1994
Research Assistant
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Dept. of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences.
Tutor
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Dept. of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences.
4 Teaching experience
since 2011
2007 – 2011
1999 – 2007
1995 – 1999
Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, supervising undergraduate,
doctoral and postdoctoral students at the University of Vienna.
Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, supervising undergraduate,
doctoral and postdoctoral students at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena.
Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, and supervising. M.Sc and
PhD.-Theses, Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie.
Teaching undergraduate laboratories and exercises, Universidad Autónoma
de Madrid, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences.
5 Awards and Fellowships
2014
2011
2006
2005
2005
2005
1999
Löwdin lecturer
Dirac medal, "World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists"
Heisenberg Stipendium, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
Guest Professorship Award, Berliner Frauenförderung
SIGMA-ALDRICH Award for best Young Researchers, Spanish Royal Society
of Chemistry, Spain
Rosalind-Franklin Fellowship, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands (not
accepted)
Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship
1999
Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado 1998/1999 (Best PhD Thesis year
1998/1999), Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
1995–1998
PhD Fellowship, Spanish Ministry of Sciences
1994-1995
1994–1995
PhD Scholarship, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Erasmus Scholarship
6 Scientific contributions
151
15
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119
peer-reviewed articles (h-index=21, Citations= 1946, Web of Science, 16/12/2012)
Book contributions
Popular science publications
Guest Editorials
Invited talks (37 Plenary lectures)
7 University services
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Organization of the 50. Symposium on Theoretical Chemistry 2014
Co-organization of COST Workshops for CM702 (Bordeaux 2007, London 2008, Dresden
2009, Creta 2010, Debrecen 2011, Cluj 2012)
Co-organization of COST Workshops for CM1201 (Vienna 2013, Lund 2014)
Austrian delegate in the Management Committee of the COST Action CM1305 “Explicit
Control Over Spin-states in Technology and Biochemistry (ECOSTBio)”, (since 2014).
Austrian delegate in the Management Committee of the COST Action CM1204 “XUV/Xray light and fast ions for ultrafast chemistry (XLIC) “, (since 2012).
Austrian delegate in the Management Committee of the COST Action CM1202 “Supramolecular photocatalytic water splitting (PERSPECT-H2O)“. Leader of Workgroup 4
(since 2012).
Member of the advisory board of the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Vienna
(since 2012)
Editorial board of Chem. Phys. Lett. (Elsevier) and Chemical Monthly (Springer)
Evaluation of scientific projects for the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), the
National Science Foundation (NSF), the Spanish Ministry of Science and Education
(MEC), and the Wiener Wissenschafts-, Forschungs und Technologiefonds (WWTF).
Referee in international scientific journals (PNAS, JACS, JPC, JCP, PCCP, CPL, CPC,
CP, TCA, JCC, JCTC)
Committee member in charge of admission students for the MSc Computational Science
(Mitglied der Zulassungs- und Beratungskommission M.Sc. Computational Science) at
the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2008-2011).
Committee member in charge of students evaluation (Mitglied des Prüfungsausschusses
für Chemie-Diplom) at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (2007-2011).
Committee member to appoint new Professors in Chemistry, Physics and Informatics
(Mitglied von Berufungskomissionen in Chemie, Physik und Informatik) at the FriedrichSchiller-Universität Jena (2007-2011).
German delegate in the Management Committee of the COST Action CM702 “Chemistry
with ultrashort pulses and free-electron lasers (CUSPFEL)“. Leader of Workgroup 3
(2008-2012).
Co-organization of COST Workshops for CM702 (Bordeaux 2007, London 2008, Dresden
2009, Creta 2010, Debrecen 2011, Cluj 2012)
Promotion of the international programs of the Freie Universität Berlin for exchange of
Bachelor/Master students as well as PhD students in Chemistry. Co-initiator of the marketing concept „Berlin Universities“ including the FU, TU and HU Universities. Participation of the Education Fairs organized by DAAD/GATE-Germany; responsible for the
stand, presentation talks and visit to local universities and secondary schools (Chile,
2002; Brazil 2003; Mexico 2004, 2006, 2007; Colombia 2007; Venezuela 2005; Argentina
2005)
Jury in the Frühjahrssymposium of the Forum for Young Chemists of the GDCh. ErwinSchrödinger-Zentrum, Aldershof, Berlin, 2005.
Organization of the Physical-Chemistry Colloquium at the FUB in WS 05/06.
8 Languages
Spanish:
English:
German:
French:
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Mother tongue
Fluent
Fluent
4 years of instruction
Further qualification
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Participation in the program „ProFil“ coordinated by the Berliner Universities for the
qualification of women (Professionalisierung für Frauen in der Forschung und Lehre)
10 Memberships
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GDCh, Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker
RSEQ, Real Sociedad Española de Química (Spanish Royal Chemical Society)
DHV, Deutscher Hochschulverband
ACS, American Chemical Society
AGTC, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Theoretische Chemie
UPV – Österreichischer Universitätsprofessor/innenverband
Vienna, the 5th of June 2014