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Adam Wasserman

Physics and Astronomy · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1966
Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesMachine Learning in Materials ScienceCrystallography and molecular interactionsMolecular Junctions and Nanostructures

Publications

114

Citations

1,533

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

60

Publishing since 1966

Research summary
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Adam Wasserman works in theoretical and computational chemical physics, focusing on density functional theory (DFT), a widely used method for predicting the electronic structure of molecules. Much of his work develops improved or alternative versions of DFT, such as 'partition density functional theory' which divides molecules into fragments or embedded pieces to make calculations more efficient or accurate, and methods for handling difficult cases like stretched chemical bonds or strongly correlated electrons. He also works on software tools that let researchers test and benchmark these methods.

Density functional theory (DFT) methodsPartition and embedding approaches for molecular fragmentsElectron correlation and bond-stretching problems in quantum chemistryDensity-to-potential inversion techniquesScientific software development for computational chemistry

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade with no strong upward or downward trend, showing periods of higher activity (e.g., 2017-2018, 2020, 2022-2023) interspersed with quieter years, averaging just over 2 publications per year in the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.2/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 7 publications7182019: 3 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 4 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×11
  • International Journal of Quantum Chemistry×4
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics×3
  • Bulletin of the American Physical Society×3
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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