Gershom (Jan M.L.) Martin
Professor of Chemistry and Scientist in Rehovot, Israel
Field of research: "Computational quantum chemistry and more"
Research interests: high-accuracy ab initio benchmarking, density functional theory, homogenous catalysis, noncovalent interactions, unusual bonding patterns, computational rovibrational spectroscopy,...
Awards: Dirac Medal (2004), Foreign member of the Royal Academy of Belgium (2012), Israel Chemical Society Prize (2017)
Other professional interests: information technology, ESL/EFL teaching.
Favorite quote: 'Once you can sincerely say: "I don't know" then it becomes possible to get at the truth" (Robert A. Heinlein)