About Clemence Corminboeuf

The research of Clémence Corminboeuf focuses on the computational/theoretical description of chemical concepts. Rooted in quantum chemistry, concepts such as electron delocalization have considerable impact in all areas of chemistry. The arrival at the EPFL of this 30 years old scientist, who co-authored more than 30 publications, will bring novel expertise and open new research areas at the crossing of quantum chemistry, material sciences and biochemistry.

In 2007, Clémence Corminboeuf was the awardee of the Sandoz Family Foundation, which will support her first years of research activities at the EPFL. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemistry from the University of Geneva (Switzerland). She completed her master thesis in computational chemistry at the Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences (Canadian NRC, Ottawa) and obtained her PhD in computational/theoretical chemistry conducting research at both University of Geneva and TU-Dresden. In 2005, she became a Swiss NSF post-doctoral fellow at New York University working with the groups of Prof. Yingkai Zhang and Mark E. Tuckerman. In 2006, she joined the group of Profs. Paul von Ragué Schleyer and R. Bruce King at University of Georgia (Athens, USA).