ETH Zurich: VandeVondele, Joost, Prof. Dr.

ETH Zurich, Switzerland	Nov 2011 - NA	Assistant Professor Nanoscale Simulation, ERC starting grant: development of modeling tools for the nanoscale, solar cells
University of Zurich, Switzerland c/o Prof. J. Hutter	Nov 2005 - Oct 2011	Oberassistent: Dye sensitized solar cells, radicals in solution, massively parallel DFT, large scale atomistic simulations, new methods for Hartree-Fock exchange.
University of Cambridge, UK c/o Prof. M. Sprik	Jan 2003 - Oct 2005	Marie Curie Fellow: Early steps in radiation damage, electron transfer reactions and radicals, ab initio simulation of liquids.
University of Zurich, Switzerland c/o Prof. J. Hutter	Jan 2002 - Nov 2002	Postdoctoral researcher: Linear scaling DFT and efficient ab initio molecular dynamics for large systems. CP2K/Quickstep development.
ETH Zurich, Switzerland c/o Prof. U. Rothlisberger	Oct 1998 - Dec 2001	Ph.D. student (awarded the ETH medal): Extending length and time scales of ab initio molecular dynamics, QM/MM simulations and enhanced sampling. CPMD development.
University of Ghent, Belgium	Oct 1993 - Jul 1998	Engineering with specialisation in physics: Final total grade: great distinction Diploma grade: greatest distinction.(*)  Socrates year at the EPF Lausanne, Switzerland.() () Spent the 4th year at EPFL, CH, Physics department (final average mark: 9.5/10).  (*) The diploma work ‘Ab initio molecular dynamics for metallic systems’ c/o A. De Vita in the group of Prof. R. Car, (IRRMA) EPFL.

Research

For a detailed summary of past research and current research interests I refer to an extensive online summary.

Teaching Experience

Teaching Regular course at bachelor level: Physical Chemistry VI
'Molecular Simulations', 4 ECTS points
Supervising 5 Ph.D. Students (2 have already obtained their degree)
Teaching Ab initio molecular dynamics at tutorials and summer schools (CECAM, Max Planck Gesellschaft, XRQTC)
Tutoring (semester) students and supervised exercises and lab work.

Funding

Several successful grant applications (PI/co-PI) funding people

ERC starting grant (1780 kEuro)
Personal Marie-Curie Grant (EU FP5)
Three Ph.D. students (2 SNF, 1 UZH)
A 900kCHF grant funding several Ph.D. and postdocs (HP2C programme)
Funding for a shared post doctoral researcher (EPSRC , UCL)
Grants covering application specialists (1.5 FTE, EPSRC, PRACE)

Several grants (PI/co-PI) for significant amounts of computer time at european and US computer centers. These represent significant external funding.

8M CPUh High Impact grant at CSCS
12M CPUh INCITE at ORNL
20M CPUh INCITE at ORNL
Regular grants at CSCS, SARA, CINECA, DEISA

Publications and presentations

Extensive publication list, several highly cited papers, publications in journals with high impact factor, several international collaborations.
Regularly presented at international conferences and workshops (chairing, invited talks, contributed talks and posters).
Gave seminar talks at top universities, e.g. Berkeley, MIT, Cambridge, UCL, ETH, and institutes e.g. PNNL
Organised international workshops (CECAM, Lyon)

ISI Citation report as of 03.08.2012

Citations each year:

Number of publications:
Number of different co-authors:
Sum of times cited:
Average citations per item:
h-index:
Papers cited >100 times:

66
73
2125
34.61
24
4

Citations each year

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