Sigrid D. Peyerimhoff

Sigrid Doris Peyerimhoff (born January 12, 1937, in Rottweil) is a theoretical chemist and Emeritus Professor at the Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Bonn, Germany.

Sigrid D. Peyerimhoff
Alma materUniversity of Gießen
Awards1977 Medal of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science

1988 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Prize

1994 Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

2007 Cothenius-Medaille of the Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

2008 Grand Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

2011 Honorary doctor of the University of Ulm
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Gießen,

University of Chicago, University of Washington, Princeton University, University of Mainz,

University of Bonn
Doctoral advisorBernhard Kockel
Doctoral studentsChristel Marian, Stefan Grimme, Matthias Ernzerhof

Education

After completing her abitur, Peyerimhoff studied physics at the University of Gießen, completing her degree in 1961 and receiving her doctorate under supervision of Bernhard Kockel in 1963.[1] After researching at the University of Chicago, the University of Washington, and Princeton University, she returned to Germany and gained her habilitation at the University of Gießen in 1967. She became professor for theoretical chemistry at the University of Mainz in 1970, and at the University of Bonn in 1972.

Quantum chemistry

Her contributions have been to the development of ab initio quantum chemical methods, in particular, multireference configuration interaction, and to their application in many fields of physics and chemistry. Particular emphasis has been given to electronically excited states, molecular spectra and photochemistry. Many studies are on atmospheric molecules and ions, their lifetimes in excited states and decomposition due to radiative and non-radiative processes, and on stability and spectra of clusters.

Some of her students became well known for their contribution to quantum chemistry, including Bernd Engels, Stefan Grimme, Bernd A. Hess, Christel Marian, Matthias Ernzerhoff and Bernd M. Nestmann.

Awards and honors

During her career, she received several awards and memberships:

She is also a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science

Publications

She is the author of over 400 original articles in various international journals[5] and coauthor of Umweltstandards: Fakten und Bewertungsprobleme am Beispiel des Strahlenrisikos. Her history of computational chemistry in Germany is of particular note.[6] She edited Interactions in Molecules.[7]

Partial bibliography
  • Peyerimhoff, Sigrid D. Interactions in Molecules: Electronic and Steric Effects. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, 2003. ISBN 3-527-27732-3
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References
  1. Jug, Karl (2014). Zweihundert Jahre Entwicklung der Theoretischen Chemie im deutschsprachigen Raum. Berlin [Germany]: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 9783662433652. OCLC 894508769.
  2. Sigrid Peyerimhoff auf der Website der International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science.
  3. Minister Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart überreicht Bonner Professorin Sigrid Peyerimhoff das Große Verdienstkreuz, Landesregierung Nordrhein-Westfalen, 29. Februar 2008, abgerufen am 20. Oktober 2010.
  4. Sigrid Peyerimhoff erhält Ehrendoktorwürde, academianet.de, 3. August 2011.
  5. "Publication list". uni-bonn.de. Archived from the original on 2007-01-04.
  6. "The Development of Computational Chemistry in Germany", Reviews in Computational Chemistry, Volume 18, pg 257, 2002
  7. Wiley page on Interactions in Molecules
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