Victor Batista

Victor Batista is the John Gamble Kirkwood Professor of Chemistry at Yale University, affiliated with the Department of Chemistry. His research spans theoretical chemistry, chemical biology, inorganic chemistry, materials chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, biophysical chemistry, machine learning chemistry, quantum computing chemistry, and green chemistry. His work focuses on developing computational methods to describe quantum processes in complex systems and applying these methods to study photochemical processes in proteins, semiconductor materials, and environmental systems. Batista has been a Yale faculty member since 2001 and is a member of the Yale Quantum Institute and Energy Sciences Institute. His research has led to advancements in understanding quantum effects in biological and materials systems.

Victor Batista is a Kirkwood Professor of Chemistry at Yale University, specializing in solar energy, photosynthesis, GPCRs, catalysis, and allostery. His research explores the mechanisms of light-driven water oxidation for solar fuels, quantum dynamics simulations of interfacial electron transfer, and catalytic cycles in photosystem II. He investigates electrochemical CO2 reduction, heterogeneous catalysts for water splitting, and allostery in proteins. His work combines quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) methods with experimental studies to understand catalytic processes and protein function. Batista's research bridges theoretical and experimental approaches to advance sustainable energy and biochemical processes.