Help us to uncover the origins of optical activity with the help of
computational chemistry! There are several research projects available
that are directed at the investigation of what structural features in a
molecule cause its optical activity (optical rotation, circular
dichroism). This has been an open question for more than a century. With
the help of modern chemistry software it is now possible to
investigate such intriguing scientific problems. Prior experience with
computational chemistry is not required.

We are also working on other projects that are suitable for REU research.
Examples are computational studies of NMR parameters of metal complexes
and of carbon nanotubes, and computational studies of nonlinear optical
properties of organic and organometallic molecules. We also study reaction
mechanisms with the help of computational chemistry.

Check out the group web site at http://www.nsm.buffalo.edu/~jochena/