Sangwoo Shim (심상우)
Graduate Student
12 Oxford st #63, Cambridge, MA 02138
Office: M110
sshim@chemistry.harvard.edu
Research interests
- Quantum Monte Carlo: I like the concept of solving deterministic problems with non-deterministic, random number distribution. Quantum Monte Carlo is a fascinating technique to obtain multidimensional wavefunctions and associated properties. Currently working on spectroscopic application by evaluating vibrational wavefunctions
- Semiclassical molecular dynamics: While time evolution of quantum mechanical system has tremendous amount of information of the system, simulation of time evolution is usually very expensive. Semiclassical molecular dynamics is a great approximation in many cases, because it greatly reduces computational costs while retaining essential quantum mechanical description.
- Quantum annealing: Some optimization problems, especially locating global minimum of several frustrated system are known to be treated well with quantum annealing. In conjunction with quantum Monte Carlo, quantum annealing would become a powerful tool for optimization problems.
Education
- BS, Chemistry, Seoul National University, Korea, 2002
- MS, Physical Chemistry, Seoul National University, 2007
Publication
- Michele Ceotto, Sule Atahan, Sangwoo Shim, Gian Franco Tantardini and Alán Aspuru-Guzik "First-Principles Semiclassical Initial Value Representation Molecular Dynamics", Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 11, 3861 (2009)
