John M. Herbert

John M. Herbert works in computational and theoretical chemistry, developing and applying quantum chemistry methods to study molecular electronic structure, spectroscopy, and interactions between molecules such as proteins and ligands. His research involves creating new computational tools (e.g., fragment-based methods, density functional theory approaches) and using them to model chemical systems ranging from small molecules to large biomolecular complexes. Prospective students would likely work on method development in computational chemistry using tools like Q-Chem, alongside applications in spectroscopy and molecular interaction modeling.

Publication output has grown substantially over the past decade, rising from roughly 5-14 papers per year in 2017-2020 to a sustained higher rate of 20-31 papers per year from 2021 onward.

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