Professor Jochen Blumberger

Research summary

• How oxygen degrades hydrogenase (and how to avoid it)
• The oxidative inactivation of FeFe hydrogenase reveals the flexibility of the H-cluster
• Hugging hemes help electrons hop
• Carbon Fixation Through a Temporary Tunnel
• Simulating gas transport in proteins
• Multiscale simulation of small molecule transport in proteins

Our research includes developing and applying quantum and classical molecular simulation methods to study:

• Electron transport in soft condensed matter
• Ab-initio redox chemistry
• Gas diffusion in proteins
• Enzyme catalysis

Keywords:

Biofuel Cells, Energy Conversion, Energy Materials, Aqueous Solutions, Electron Transfer Mechanisms, Ab Initio M.D., QM/MM, Biomolecular Systems

Links:

• Publications