Expertise in Research and Complementarity
The Warsaw team is lead by Dr. Robert Moszynski, with a strong support
from Professor Bogumil Jeziorski. The team has a long-standing
expertise in the theory of intermolecular forces, spectroscopy of Van
der Waals complexes, and in the dynamics of molecular collisions.
Moszynski received his PhD degree in chemistry in 1993 from the
University of Warsaw. After two years of post-doctoral work at the
University of Nijmegen he was appointed as an assistant professor at
the University of Warsaw. He defended his habilitation thesis in 1997,
and in 1998 he was appointed as a tenured associate professor at the
University of Warsaw. The major scientific interests of Moszynski
include the theory of intermolecular forces including the problem of
electron correlation, and the dynamics of Van der Waals molecules.
Jeziorski serves as a full professor at the University of Warsaw since
1991. He made several major contributions to the theory of
intermolecular forces, to the theory of electron correlation, and to
the theory of exotic (muonic and antiprotonic) molecules. The
scientific achievements of Jeziorski are worldwide recognised. In 1999
he was elected as a member of the International Academy of Quantum
Molecular Sciences, and in 2002 as a member of the Polish Academy of
Sciences. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the
International Society for Theoretical Chemical Physics. The team is part
of the Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw (graded A for
research by the Polish National Research Council). According to the
Polish National Research Council the University of Warsaw is the
leading chemical research center in Poland. As such it is well-equipped
for research, especially for computations with very good IT facilities.
The team has been active in European collaborative research. Moszynski
was a post-doctoral fellow at University of Nijmegen (1993-1995). The
Warsaw team has collaborated with the University Louis Pasteur in
Strasbourg, where Moszynski was appointed as a PAST professor
(1997-1999). In 2000 the Warsaw team started a very fruitful
collaboration with the Rennes team. Moszynski was appointed as a
visiting professor in Rennes in years 2000-2002, and this year he will
serve as a visiting research associate of the Centre National de
Recherche Scientifique again at the University of Rennes. The Warsaw
team has also benefited from collaborative grants co-founded by the
Polish and French governments (Polonium Programme, 1997-1999 and 2003).
Expertise in Training and Knowledge Transfer
The seconded PhD student will be epected to attend (and contribute
to) the programme of research seminars, which include weakly seminars
of the Quantum Chemistry Laboratory devoted to quantum chemistry and
theoretical chemical physics and seminars of the Department devoted to
more general chemical topics. Members of Dr Moszynski group regularly
attend and present their work at national and international meetings.
These various activities will ensure that a PhD student in Warsaw will
acquire all the necessary skills to run difficult research projects.
Over the past four years, Moszynski has supervised 2 PhD students (2M).
Involvement of Key Scientific Staff.
| Name | Position | M/F | Expertise |
| R. Moszynski | Associate Professor | M | Theory of Van der Waals molecules |
| B. Jeziorski | Full Professor | M | Theory of intermolecular forces |
| T. Korona | Assistant Professor | F | Theory of Van der Waals molecules |
| P. Zuchowski | PhD student | M | Theory of intermolecular forces |
| M. Przybytek | PhD Student | M | Theory of intermolecular forces |
Significant References
1. Elastic and rotationally inelastic differential cross sections for
He+H2O collisions, J. Brudermann, C. Steinbach, U. Buck, K.
Patkowski, and R. Moszynski, J. Chem. Phys. 117, 11166-11174 (2002).
3. Density shift and broadening of transition lines in antiprotonic
helium, D. Bakalov, B. Jeziorski, T. Korona, K. Szalewicz, and E.
Tchoukova, Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 2350-2353 (2000).