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Pascal Vermeeren: TeamMember

Pascal Vermeeren

Assistant Professor

Pascal Vermeeren is an assistant professor of Theoretical Chemistry in the division of Theoretical Chemistry since 2022. Vermeeren’s research focuses on understanding the principles that drive and control chemical bonding and reactivity on the various interfaces of surfaces, by using state-of-the-art quantum mechanical simulations. His research can be divided into three themes: (i) From Homogeneous to Heterogeneous Catalysis; (ii) Single-Atom Heterogeneous Catalysis; and (iii) On-Surface Self-Assembly of Supramolecular Polymers. An important part of these research lines is dedicated to developing powerful and robust models, rooted in Kohn-Sham density functional theory, to analyze these chemical processes.

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Curriculum Vitae

2022–present  Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent)

                        Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

 

2022                Postdoctoral Researcher

                        Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

                        Topics: Chemical Bonding and Reaction Mechanisms

                        Supervisors: Prof. Dr. F. M. Bickelhaupt and Dr. T. A. Hamlin

 

2017–2022      Ph.D. in Theoretical Chemistry (Cum Laude)

                        Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

                        Title: (Astro)Chemistry: From Molecules to Reactions

                        Promotor: Prof. Dr. F. M. Bickelhaupt; Co-promotor: Dr. T. A. Hamlin

 

2017–2020      Research Fellow

                        Universiteit Utrecht

                        Topic: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Adsorption on an Iron Oxide Surface

                        Supervisor: Dr. I. Swart

 

2015–2017      M.Sc. in Chemistry

                        Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam / Universiteit van Amsterdam

                        Track: Molecular Sciences

 

2012–2015      B.Sc. in Chemistry

                        Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam / Universiteit van Amsterdam

Organizational Experience

2023                Member Organizing Committee

                        Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

                        Scientific Conference ESOR2023

 

2022                Member Organizing Committee

                        Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

                        Scientific Conference CBOND2022 online

 

2021                Member Organizing Committee

                        Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

                        Scientific Conference ESOR2021 online

 

2020                Member Organizing Committee

                        Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

                        Scientific Conference CBOND2020

 

2019                Member Organizing Committee

                        Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

                        Scientific Conference HBOND2019

 

2018–2021      Member Organizing Committee

                        Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam / Universiteit van Amsterdam Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen

                        Dutch Astrochemistry Network Students and Postdocs (DANS) Meetings

Key Publications

P. Vermeeren, S. C. C. van der Lubbe, C. Fonseca Guerra, F. M. Bickelhaupt, T. A. Hamlin 

Understanding Chemical Reactivity using the Activation strain model

Nat. Protoc. 2020, 15, 649

 

P. Vermeeren, T. A. Hamlin, I. Fernández, F. M. Bickelhaupt

How Lewis Acids Catalyze Diels-Alder reactions

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 6201

 

P. Vermeeren, T. A. Hamlin, F. M. Bickelhaupt

Chemical Reactivity from an Activation Strain Perspective

Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 5880

 

P. Vermeeren, W.-J. van Zeist, T. A. Hamlin, C. Fonseca Guerra, F. M. Bickelhaupt

Not Carbon s–p Hybridization, but Coordination Number Determines C–H and C–C Bond Length

Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 7074

 

P. Vermeeren, F. M. Bickelhaupt

The Abnormally Long and Weak Methylidyne C–H Bond

Nat. Sci. 2022, e20220039

 

For all publications of Pascal Vermeeren, see Research portal or Web of Science page

Teaching

B.Sc. and M.Sc. Chemistry:

  • Quantum Chemistry & Modelling

  • Advanced Molecular Orbital Theory

 

B.Sc. Pharmaceutical Sciences:

  • Basis Natuurkunde

  • Computational(Pharmaco)Chemistry

 

B.Sc. Science, Business, and Innovation:

  • Fysica: Mechanica

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