Erin R. Johnson
Professor, Herzberg-Becke Chair in Theoretical Chemistry
Related Information
Email: erin.johnson@dal.ca
Mailing Address:
Department of Chemistry
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6243 Alumni Crescent
P.O. Box 15000
Halifax NS B3H 4R2
Research Topics:±«Óãtv University
6243 Alumni Crescent
P.O. Box 15000
Halifax NS B3H 4R2
- Theoretical chemistry
- Computational chemistry
- Quantum chemistry
- Density functional theory
- Intermolecular interactions
- Physical chemistry
- Materials
Education:
- BSc: Carleton University
- PhD: Queen's University
- PDF: Duke University
Research interests:
Development and applications of density-functional theory for study of electronic structure. Current applications include non-covalent interactions, molecular crystals, layered solids, electrides, and organometallic complexes.
Selected awards and honours
- 2021 Steacie Price
- 2020 Rutherford Memorial Medal in Chemistry
- 2019 E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship
- 2018 Dirac MedalÂ
- 2018 Tom Ziegler Award
- 2017-2018 Faculty of Science Killam Prize
Selected publications:
- A. J. A. Price, R. A. Mayo, A. Otero de la Roza, and E. R. Johnson, Accurate and efficient polymorph energy ranking with XDM-corrected hybrid DFT. CrystEngComm (2023).
- A. J. A. Price, A. Otero de la Roza, and E. R. Johnson, XDM-corrected hybrid DFT with numerical atomic orbitals predicts molecular crystal energetics with unprecedented accuracy. Chem. Sci. (2023).
- R. A. Mayo, A. Otero de la Roza, and E. R. Johnson, Development and assessment of an improved powder-diffraction-based method for molecular crystal structure similarity. CrystEngComm. 24, 8326-8338 (2022).
- K. R. Bryenton, A. A. Adeleke, S. G. Dale, and E. R. Johnson, Delocalization Error: The Greatest Outstanding Challenge in Density-Functional Theory. Wiley Interdiscip. Rev. Comput. Mol. Sci. e1631 (2022).
- A. J. A. Price, K. R. Bryenton, and E. R. Johnson, Requirements for an Accurate Dispersion-Corrected Density Functional. J. Chem. Phys. 154, 230902 (2021).
- F. Kaadou, J. Maassen, and E. R. Johnson, Improved Charge Transport across a Metal-MoS$_2$ Interface through Insertion of a Layered Ca2N Electride. J. Phys. Chem. C 125, 11656-11664 (2021).