Jan-michael Mewes
Senior Scientist at beeOLED
Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Top SchoolJan-michael Mewes is a senior scientist and computational chemist with eight years of experience applying free-energy methods and fast electronic-structure techniques (e.g., GFN-xTB) to OLED materials, phase transitions, and superheavy elements. Currently at beeOLED, he blends hands-on method development with pragmatic software skills to move research tools toward industry-relevant applications. His academic track record includes a summa cum laude doctorate from Heidelberg and postdoctoral research funded by a Feodor-Lynen fellowship, reflecting deep theoretical grounding and international collaboration. Known as an effective communicator and AI enthusiast, he bridges computational theory and practical workflows, often coupling dispersion corrections and accelerated quantum methods for tractable simulations. Notably, he brings a rare combination of academic rigor and product-minded engineering that accelerates material discovery for optoelectronic devices.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Promotion, Theoretical Chemistry, Summa cum Laude, Promotion, Theoretical Chemistry, Summa cum Laude at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität HeidelbergBachelor & Master of Science, Chemie, 1.1 (Master), 1.2 (Bachelor), Bachelor & Master of Science, Chemie, 1.1 (Master), 1.2 (Bachelor) at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Github Skills (9)
sampling7
binding7
computational-chemistry7
robust7
computational-science5
quantum-chemistry5
conformer3
ensembles1
sorting1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
drmewes/vasp_tools
Jul 2018 - Oct 2020
Contributions:16 commits, 33 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
drmewes/qchem_tools
Sep 2017 - Mar 2022
A collection of scrips and little programs to make working with Q-Chem more convenient
Contributions:1 PR, 29 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 6 months
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