Yuhiki Ohtsuka

Education

Ph.D. (2003) Kyoto University, Japan (Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Engineering)
Thesis: "Theoretical studies on the spectroscopy of quasi-degenerate molecules and the electron transfer in the photosynthetic reaction center" M.S. (2000) Kyoto University, Japan (Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Engineering)
B.S. (1998) Kyoto University, Japan (Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Engineering)

Professional Experience

  • Lecturer, Graduate School of System Informatics, Kobe Univ, July 2011 - Present
  • Assistant Professor, Institute for Molecular Science, April 2006 - June 2011
  • Postdoc, Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry, Kyoto Univ, May 2003 - March 2006
  • Postdoc, Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Engineering, Kyoto Univ, April 2003

Area of Specialization

  1. Quantum Chemistry
  2. Molecular Electronic Structure and Spectra
  3. Quantum Monte Carlo method

Selected papers

  • “Inner-shell ionizations and satellites studied by the open-shell reference (OR) symmetry-adapted cluster (SAC)/SAC configuration interaction (CI) method”, Y. Ohtsuka and H. Nakatsuji, J. Chem. Phys. 124 054110-1-5 (2006)
  • “Excited and ionized states of ozone studied by the MEG (multi-exponentially generated) / EX(excited)-MEG method”, Y. Ohtsuka, J. Hasegawa, and H.Nakatsuji, Chem. Phys. 332 262-270 (2007)
  • “Projector Monte Carlo method based on configuration state functions. Test applications to the H4 system and dissociation of LiH”, Y. Ohtsuka and S. Nagase, Chem. Phys. Lett. 463 431-434 (2008)
  • “Projector Monte Carlo Method Based on Slater Determinants: Test Application to Singlet Excited States of H2O and LiF”, Y. Ohtsuka and S. Nagase, Chem. Phys. Lett. 485 367-370 (2010)