Prof. Stefan Vogt-Geisse and Dr. Namrata Rani Participate in Pacifichem 2025 with Talks on Astrochemistry

Prof. Stefan Vogt-Geisse and Dr. Namrata Rani from the QCMM group presented their research at Pacifichem 2025 in Honolulu. Dr. Vogt-Geisse gave an invited talk on binding energies of interstellar species on ice mantles, while Dr. Rani delivered a contributed talk on sulfur chemistry and thioethanal formation in the interstellar medium. Their successful participation showcased Prof. Vogt-Geisses group contributions to cutting-edge astrochemistry.

Interdisciplinary Graduate Course in Python Programming at the Escuela de Verano de Postgrado 2026

The summer course Introducción a la Programación en Python (January 19–23, 2026), held within the Escuela de Verano de Postgrado 2026, brought together graduate students from diverse disciplines to develop practical programming and data analysis skills. Through hands-on, research-oriented training, including the use of AI-based tools, the course reinforced QCMM’s commitment to interdisciplinary graduate education and to equipping students with advanced analytical skills essential for research.

Prof. Vöhringer-Martinez Represents Chile and the Associated Max-Planck Laboratory at Latin American Meeting

Prof. Stefan Vogt-Geisse visits Max-Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics to study Cosmic Ray-Driven Chemistry in CO ices

Prof. Stefan Vogt-Geisse collaborated with the Center for Astrochemical Studies (CAS) at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Munich, working with Dr. Alexei Ivlev and Dr. Michela Giuliano on cosmic ray-driven chemistry in CO ices. Using electronic structure calculations, the research focused on identifying reaction pathways behind experimentally observed products. Two manuscripts from this collaboration are currently in preparation.

Prof. Stefan Vogt-Geisse gives talk at Radboud University, Nijmegen

Prof. Stefan Vogt-Geisse presented his BEEP-1 work at Astrochemistry: From Quantum to Cosmos at Radboud University Nijmegen (October 2025). The meeting was particularly important for establishing new contacts and launching collaborations with both experimental and theoretical astrochemists.

Adelio Matamala Rossel Defends Undergraduate Thesis on RuBisCO Selectivity

We congratulate Adelio Matamala Rossel on the successful defense of his biochemistry undergraduate thesis, titled “Cambios en la selectividad de ribulosa 1,5-bifosfato carboxilasa oxigenasa (RuBisCO) mediante simulaciones de dinámica molecular” under the direction of Prof. Esteban Vöhringer-Martinez. Congrats Adelio!

Carlos Castillo Successfully Defends Doctoral Thesis on Protein Engineering Through Non‑Equilibrium Alchemical Free Energy Calculations

Prof. Vöhringer-Martinez will lead the first associated Max-Planck Laboratory in Chile

With the support of Prof. Grubmüller from the Max-Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences in Göttingen and Prof. Erb from the Max-Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg  the associated Max-Planck Laboratory lead by Prof. Vöhringer-Martinez will use computer simulations to improve CO2 fixation in photosynthesis.