A microscopic method for simulating quantum mechanical, nuclear tunneling effects in biological electron transfer reactions is presented and applied to several electron transfer steps in photosynthetic bacterial reaction centers. (science.sciencemag.org)
This award is in recognition of his accomplishments that include seminal and novel theoretical advancements in understanding electron transfer reactions at environmental interfaces and their impact on the field of geochemistry. (pnnl.gov)
A world leader in theoretical and computational chemistry, Hammes - Schiffer created a general theoretical formulation for proton - coupled electron transfer reactions that elucidates how protons behave in reactions. (pnnl.gov)