Summary
Dr. Sergey Varganov is a theoretical and computational chemist and chemical physicist interested in molecular electronic structure and spin dynamics with applications in molecular magnetism, catalysis and astrochemistry. He obtained his Ph.D. with Prof. Mark Gordon at Iowa State University and was a postdoctoral researcher with Prof. Peter Gill at the Australian National University and Prof. Todd Martinez at Sandford University. His work has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Research interests
- Molecular dynamics
- Chemical kinetics
- Molecular magnetism
- Spin dynamics
Honors and awards
- Hyung K. Shin Award, 2025
- National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2017
- Department of Energy Leadership Computing Challenge Award, 2017
- 夜色视频 Westfall Scholar Mentor Award, 2012
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Education
- Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, Iowa State University, 2005
- Candidate of Sciences in Condensed Matter Physics, Kirensky Institute of Physics, 2003
- M.S. in Physics, Siberian State Aerospace University, 1999
Selected publications
- Dergachev, V. D.; Chibotaru, L.; Varganov, S. A. . Phys. Chem. Lett. 2025, 16, 2309-2313.
- Rooein, M.; Varganov, S. A. . Chem. Phys. 2024, 161, 164306.
- Mahmud, T.; Moore, D. C.; Dergachev, I. D.; Sun, H.; Varganov, S. A.; Tucker, M. J.; Jeffrey, C. S. . Cell Reports Physical Science 2024, 5, 102242.
- Li, K.; Dergachev, V. D.; Dergachev, I. D.; Zhang, S.; Varganov, S. A.; Ping, Y. . Rev. B 2024, 110, 184302.
- Mirzanejad, A.; Varganov, S. A. . Molecular Physics 2024, 123, e2360542.
- Dergachev, V. D.; Tran Tan, H. B.; Varganov, S. A.; Derevianko, A. . Chem. Lett. 2024, 15, 4111-4116.
- Dergachev, V. D.; Nakritskaia, D. D.; Alexeev, Y.; Gaita-Ariño, A.; Varganov, S. A. . Chem. Phys. 2023, 159, 184111.
- Dergachev, I. D.; Dergachev, V. D.; Pooein, M.; Mirzanejad, A.; Varganov, S. A. . Accounts of Chemical Research 2023, 56, 856-866.
- Jiang, N.; Nakritskaia, D.; Xie, J.; Ramanathan, A.; Varganov, S. A.; La Pierre, H. . Chemical Science 2023, 14, 4302.
- Mirzanejad, A.; Varganov, S. A. . Chem. Chem. Phys. 2022, 24, 20721-20727.
- Dergachev, V. D.; Nakritskaia, D. D.; Varganov, S. A. . Chem. Lett. 2022, 13, 6749-6754.
- Dergachev, V. D.; Rooein, M.; Dergachev, I. D.; Lykhin, A. O.; Mauban, R. C.; Varganov, S. A. . Topics in Current Chemistry 2022, 380, 15.
- Mukherjee, S.; Varganov, S. A. . Chem. Phys. 2021, 155, 174107.
- Zhang, T.; Bhattarai, C.; Son, Y.; Samburova, V.; Khlystov, A.; Varganov, S. A. . Energy Fuels 2021, 35, 9994-10008.
- Mukherjee, S.; Fedorov, D. A.; Varganov, S. A. . Annual Review of Physical Chemistry 2021, 72, 515-540.
- V.D. Dergachev, M. Rooein, I.D. Dergachev, A.O. Lykhin, R.C. Mauban, and S.A. Varganov (2022). . Topics in Current Chemistry 380, 15.
- Mukherjee, D.A. Fedorov, and S.A. Varganov (2021). . Annual Review of Physical Chemistry 72, 515-540.
Professional History
- Visiting Scholar, University of Valencia, Spain, 2019
- Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, 2018
- Assistant Professor, 夜色视频, 2011-2017
- Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University, 2009-2011
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Australian National University, 2006-2008