Prof. Dr. Robert Berger

University Education

1997	Doctoral degree in Chemistry (Dr. rer. nat.), Universität Münster, Dissertation on (translated title:) “Theoretical study on the temperature dependence of vibrational fine structures”, thesis advisor: Prof. Martin Klessinger
1993	Diploma degree in Chemistry (Dipl. Chem.), University Münster, supervisor: Prof. Martin Klessinger
1989-93	Studies in Chemistry, Technical University of Berlin and Universität Münster

Professional Experience

2014-	Professor (W3) for Theoretical Chemistry at Philipps-Universität Marburg
2009-14	Professor (W2) at the Clemens-Schöpf Institute, TU Darmstadt
2005-09	Fellow at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS), JWG-University Frankfurt and Head of Volkswagen foundation research group
2003-05	Head of junior research group (awarded by Volkswagen foundation), Chemistry Department, TU Berlin
2000-03	Researcher and Liebig-Fellow, Chemistry Department, TU Berlin, Prof. Helmut Schwarz
1997-00	Postdoc, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, ETH Zurich, Prof. Martin Quack
1998-99	Postdoctoral scholarship of the German Research Foundation
1993-97	Research Assistant, University of Münster

Honours, Awards and other Proofs of Qualification

2013	Offer for a W3 professorship in Theoretical Chemistry at Philipps-Universität Marburg (accepted)
2012	Offer for a chair in Theoretical Chemistry at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (declined)
2012	Outstanding Young German Scientist Award Lectureship by the Lise Meitner-Minerva Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry, Israel
2009	Offer for a professorship (W2) in Quantum Chemistry and Theoretical Organic Chemistry at TU Darmstadt (accepted)
2009	Offer for associate professorship at the Center for Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, University of Oslo (declined)
2008	Hellmann Award of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Theoretische Chemie

Selected Publications

1. H.-C. Jankowiak, J.L. Stuber, R. Berger
   Vibronic transitions in large molecular systems: Rigorous pre-screening conditions for Franck-Condon factors
   J. Chem. Phys. 127, 23410 (2007).
2. F. P. Diehl, C. Roos, H.-C. Jankowiak, R. Berger, A. Köhn, G. Diezemann, T. Basché
   Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Vibronic Spectra of Perylenecarboximides
   J. Phys. Chem. B 114, 1638 (2010).
3. S. Coriani, T Kjærgaard, P. Jørgensen, K. Ruud, J. Huh, R. Berger
   Vibronic An Atomic-Orbital-Based Lagrangian Approach for Calculating Geometric Gradients of Linear Response Properties
   J. Chem. Theor. Comput. 6, 1028 (2010).
4. T. A. Isaev, S. Hoekstra, R. Berger
   Laser-cooled RaF as a promising candidate to measure molecular parity violation
   Phys. Rev. A 82, 052521 (2010).
5. J. Huh, R. Berger
   Application of time-independent cumulant expansion to calculation of Franck-Condon profiles for large molecular systems
   Faraday Discuss. 150, 363 (2011).
6. T. A. Isaev, R. Berger
   Electron correlation and nuclear charge dependence of parity-violating properties in open-shell diatomic molecules
   Phys. Rev. A 86, 062515 (2012).
7. M. Pitzer, M. Kunitski, A. S. Johnson, T. Jahnke, H. Sann, F. Sturm, L. Ph. H. Schmidt, H. Schmidt-Böcking, R. Dörner, J. Stohner, J. Kiedrowski, M. Reggelin, S. Marquardt, A. Schießer, R. Berger, M. S. Schöffler
   Direct Determination of Absolute Molecular Stereochemistry in Gas Phase by Coulomb Explosion Imaging
   Science 341, 1096 (2013).
8. L. H. Finger, F. Wohde, E. I. Grigoryev, A.-K. Hansmann, R. Berger, B. Roling, J. Sundermeyer
   Access to pure and highly volatile hydrochalcogenide ionic liquids
   Chem. Comm. 51, 10873 (2015).
9. M. Klues, P. Jerabek, T. Breuer, M. Ohzelt, K. E. Herrmann, R. Berger, G. Witte
   Understanding the F1s NEXAFS Dichroism in Fluorinated Organic Semiconductors
   J. Phys. Chem. C 120, 12693-12705 (2016).
10. T. A. Isaev, R. Berger
    Polyatomic candidates for cooling of molecules with lasers from simple theoretical concepts
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 063006 (2016).