Eric Heller

Eric Heller is the Abbott and James Lawrence Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics at Harvard University's Department of Physics. He joined the physics faculty at Harvard in 1993 and became a CCB faculty member in 2009. Heller received his PhD in Chemical Physics from Harvard. His research centers on time-dependent and semiclassical quantum mechanics of molecules and devices, including electron flow in semiconductors. Current interests include tunneling in complex systems, imaging of electrons in molecules, graphene, and semiconductors, as well as classical-quantum correspondence in nonlinear dynamical systems. Heller's research has extended to acoustics and oceanography, and he teaches a Harvard GenEd course on acoustics and psychoacoustics called "Why You Hear What You Hear." He has published a textbook with Princeton University Press by that name. Heller is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Science.

Eric Heller is a Professor of Chemistry and Physics at Harvard University, specializing in condensed matter physics, chemical physics, quantum mechanics, and semiclassical methods. His research focuses on semiclassical approximations for quantum systems, including time-dependent dynamics, molecular spectroscopy, and photodissociation processes. Heller's work explores quantum corrections to classical models, coherent electron flow, and the application of semiclassical methods to molecular and condensed matter systems. His publications address topics such as Raman scattering, quantum dynamical tunneling, and the behavior of electrons in quantum corrals. His research bridges theoretical and experimental approaches to understand complex quantum phenomena in chemical and physical systems.