Yair Litman
Group Lead at Molecular Spectroscopy Group, MPIP
Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Top SchoolYair Litman is a theoretical chemist and group leader with nine years of international research experience probing molecular motion and spectroscopy at complex aqueous and electrified interfaces. Starting the STREAM group at the Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research, he develops atomistic simulations—classical, ab initio and machine-learned potentials—augmented by enhanced sampling and path-integral methods to connect theory with IR, Raman, SFG and TERS experiments. He has pioneered methodological advances in adiabatic and non-adiabatic quantum rate theories and applied them across diverse spectroscopies to reveal quantum dynamical effects. A collaborator by temperament, he forges close ties with experimental groups to ensure theoretical predictions map onto measurable observables. He is also a vocal advocate for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, believing inclusive teams yield better science. Early hands-on experience operating a medical cyclotron and designing radiosyntheses gives him an uncommon practical perspective on instrumentation and applied laboratory workflows.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Dr. Rer. Nat., Theoretical Chemistry, Dr. Rer. Nat., Theoretical Chemistry at Freie Universität BerlinDr. Rer. Nat., Theoretical Chemistry, Dr. Rer. Nat., Theoretical Chemistry at Max Planck SocietyLicentiate degree, Chemistry, Licentiate degree, Chemistry at University of Buenos Aires
Spanish, English, Hebrew, German
Github Skills (9)
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github-actions-runner6
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dnd-tools2
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
i-pi/i-pi
Aug 2019 - Jan 2023
i-PI: a universal force engine
Contributions:1 release, 99 reviews, 219 commits in 3 years 6 months
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litman90/i-pi
Mar 2020 - Mar 2025
i-PI: a universal force engine
Contributions:7 PRs, 222 pushes, 41 branches in 5 years
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