Regular biography
Ursula Röthlisberger is a Full Professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), affiliated with the Department of Chemistry (CHEM). Her research focuses on computational chemistry and biochemistry, with an emphasis on electronic structure methods and molecular simulations. She has held academic positions at institutions such as the University of Berne, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Physics. She has received numerous awards, including the Ruzicka Prize, Dirac Medal, and several other honors from international scientific societies. Her teaching includes courses on electronic structure methods, molecular dynamics, and computational chemistry projects.
Scholar-generated biography
Ursula Rothlisberger is a researcher at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) specializing in computational materials science and molecular simulations. Her work focuses on understanding the structural and electronic properties of materials at the nanoscale, including metal halide perovskites, sodium microclusters, and silicon clusters. She investigates the role of defects and interfaces in catalytic processes and photovoltaic materials. Rothlisberger also explores the behavior of clusters and their implications for bonding models and electronic properties. Her research integrates ab initio molecular dynamics, quantum mechanics, and machine learning to model complex systems and improve the performance of energy-related materials.