CASUS Institute Seminar
Molecular level insight into solvents: From understanding, via media effects, to developing methods
CASUS Institute Seminar, Dr. Vahideh Alizadeh, Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg, Germany
Abstract of the talk// With the increasing demand for resources in modern society and the impacts of climate change, there is a growing need for innovative and environmentally friendly solutions. Achieving sustainability in chemistry and materials science is crucial for enhancing human well-being and reducing energy consumption. In this context, solvents and their effects play a vital role in daily life, various chemical processes, as well as many research fields. This talk focuses on understanding tunable classes of solvents, such as deep eutectic solvents (DES) and ionic liquids (IL), and developing new computational techniques like Hybrid Monte Carlo. These efforts aim to advance the overarching goal of sustainability in chemistry.
CV// Vahideh is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter in Hamburg. Her work focuses on implementing new computational techniques within the i-PI program to study non-Markovian effects in quantum rate calculations. She employs advanced molecular simulations to gain insights into chemical processes and materials. Vahideh completed her Ph.D. at the University of Bonn in 2024, where she investigated molecular-level phenomena in liquids to better understand their structural and dynamic properties as well as solvent effects.
Vahideh Alizadeh will be talking live in Görlitz. However, as the event is organized in a hybrid format that includes a videoconferencing tool by Zoom Inc., people not present in Görlitz and interested in the topic have the chance to also join the talk. Please ask for the login details via contact@casus.science.
CASUS – Center for Advanced Systems Understanding, Conrad-Schiedt-Str. 20, D-02826 Görlitz, Deutschland
23 October 2025, 2 pm