Péter R. Surján (born August 30, 1955[1]) is a Hungarian theoretical chemist who is known for his research on application of the theory of second quantization in quantum chemistry.

Péter R. Surján
Born (1955-08-30) August 30, 1955 (age 68)
EducationEötvös Loránd University
Known forResearch on applications of second quantization
Scientific career
InstitutionsEötvös Loránd University
Technical University of Budapest

In 2016 a festschrift from Theoretical Chemistry Accounts journal was published in his name[2] which is also published as a book in Highlights in Theoretical Chemistry series by the Springer Nature.[3] He is currently a professor and a former dean of the Faculty of Science of the Eötvös Loránd University.[4]

Academic career edit

Surján received his Master's degree in physics in 1978 and his PhD in quantum chemistry in 1981, both from (Eötvös Loránd University.[citation needed] In 1986, he was a Candidate of Science.[5] From there, he worked at the Technical University of Budapest as a senior researcher in physics from 1990 to 1995 before moving to Eötvös Loránd University, where he has been since. He has taught in the Department of Theoretical Chemistry since 1991, becoming a full professor in 1998, and has been the Director of the Bolyai College (2007-2012) and the Institute of Chemistry (2008-2012).[citation needed] He was also the dean of the Faculty of Science.[4]

Surján is a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1998)[5] and has been on the editorial boards of the Journal of Mathematical Chemistry[6] and Interdisciplinary Sciences: Computational Life Sciences.[7] He has also been a guest editor for the International Journal of Quantum Chemistry.[8] Surján has published more than 190 papers in his scientific career. His first paper was published in 1980.

Selected publications edit

Papers edit

  • "Optical Rotatory Strength Calculation by Evaluating the Gradient Matrix through the Equation of Motion", Theoretica Chimica Acta 55, 103 (1980); doi:10.1007/BF00576955
  • "Higher excitations in coupled-cluster theory", The Journal of Chemical Physics 115, 2945 (2001); doi:10.1063/1.1383290
  • "A general state-selective multireference coupled-cluster algorithm", The Journal of Chemical Physics 117, 980 (2002); doi:10.1063/1.1483856
  • "Computing coupled-cluster wave functions with arbitrary excitations", The Journal of Chemical Physics 113, 1359 (2000); doi:10.1063/1.481925
  • "An observable-based interpretation of electronic wavefunctions: application to “hypervalent” molecules", Computational and Theoretical Chemistry 255, 9 (1992); doi:10.1016/0166-1280(92)85003-4

Books edit

References edit

  1. ^ Péter Surján (June 15, 2017). "Curriculum vitae". The homepage of Péter Surján. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  2. ^ Szabados, Ágnes; Kállay, Mihály; Szalay, Péter G. (2016). "Preface to the special collection of theoretical chemistry accounts in honour of Péter R. Surján". Theoretical Chemistry Accounts. 135: 19. doi:10.1007/s00214-015-1771-y.
  3. ^ Szabados, Ágnes; Kállay, Mihály; Szalay, Péter G., eds. (2016). Péter R. Surján: A Festschrift from Theoretical Chemistry Accounts. Highlights in Theoretical Chemistry. Vol. 12. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. p. 266. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-49825-5. ISBN 9783662498255. S2CID 183014238.
  4. ^ a b "Természettudományi Kar - A Kar vezetése és elérhetősége". Magyar Tudományos Akadémia (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Az MTA köztestületének tagjai". Magyar Tudományos Akadémia (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  6. ^ "Editorial Board". Journal of Mathematical Chemistry. Springer International Publishing AG. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  7. ^ "Editorial Board". Interdisciplinary Sciences: Computational Life Sciences. Springer International Publishing AG. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  8. ^ Lendvay, György; Surján, Péter R.; Szalay, Péter G. (2009). "Preface to the Special Issue of IJQC dedicated to the 65th birthday of Professor István Mayer". International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 109: 2039. doi:10.1002/qua.22274.

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