The THEO group is at the origin of the creation of the LTC Theoretical Chemistry and Physics at the Quantum Scale ("QuantumChemPhys")  (LTC - Laboratoire Transfrontalier Conjoint)  between the

    Université de Bordeaux (UBx)

    Universidad del País Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU)

    Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC)

The involved Bordeaux Labs are the ISM (UMR 5255) and LOMA (UMR5798). In the Basque country the LTC involves the CFM (EHU-UPV/CSIC), the Theoretical Chemistry group from EHU-UPV, the DIPC.

The purpose of the QuantumChemPhys lab is to strengthen the scientific collaboration among researchers from Euskadi and Aquitaine on the theoretical aspects of chemistry and physics at the quantum scale, i.e. the quantitative description of the motion of electrons and nuclei (and their coupling) in solids, at gas-solid interfaces, as well as in the interaction with light. Such a challenge requires the developments of theoretical methods and numerical simulations within the framework of quantum/classical/semiclassical mechanics.

The QuantumChemPhys lab also serves as an efficient tool to further structure such area of research within the context of the Aquitaine-Euskadi EuroRegion. In particular and more specifically, QuantumChemPhys fortifies the strategic a alliance between the Basque Country Campus of Excellence program Euskampus and the Bordeaux Initiative of Excellence program IdEx Bordeaux.

In the last 4 years, more than 25 peer-reviewed paper have been published in the field of quantum chemistry and physics within the LTC. (http://www.quantumchemphys.org/scientific-output)