Dr David Benoit
David has carried out international research in the field of computational chemistry including at the University of Ulm and MPI-FKF in Germany. He also lectured at Queen Mary, University of London and University College London before joining Hull.
Faculty of Science and EngineeringSchool of Digital and Physical SciencesPhysicsAbout Dr David Benoit
David is a molecular astrophysicist with interests in planetary biosignatures, molecules in extreme environments, quantum computing and machine learning.
He is an award-winning senior lecturer in molecular physics and astrochemistry at the University of Hull and teaches advanced quantum mechanics, astrochemistry, data science and scientific computing. He holds a (bio-)chemistry degree (U. Lausanne), a PhD in theoretical chemistry (UCL) and a German habilitation in theoretical chemistry (U. Ulm). David has authored over 70 peer-reviewed publications and has 25+ years’ experience in developing high-performance computing solutions for problems in quantum chemistry, molecular physics and astrochemistry.
He is an associate editor of Frontiers in Astronomy & Space Sciences (Astrochemistry division), the principal UK investigator for the EU-ATMOS project and a collaboration partner for the KM3Net neutrino experiment.