〈Ernest | Opoku〉
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〈Ernest | Opoku〉
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MIT School of Science Dean's Postdoctoral Fellow • Quantum Chemistry-Theory and Computation • Developing and Applying New-Generation Electron-Propagator Methods • https://www.ernopoku.com
Honored to have my work and journey featured by MIT News. Grateful to my family, teachers, mentors, collaborators, and colleagues — your support and inspiration continue to guide me.

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Quantum modeling for breakthroughs in materials science and sustainable energy
Quantum chemist Ernest Opoku is working on computational methods to study how electrons behave as an MIT School of Science Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellow.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
[Latest publication in Mol. Phys.]-Spin-component-scaled second-order many-body Green's function methods for energy bands calculations

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Performance of the spin-component-scaled methods for energy bands
The performance of various spin-component-scaled parameterisations is examined for the second-order many-body Green's-function [MBGF(2)] calculations of valence energy bands, taking three of the ex...
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May 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🚨 Dive into the world of electron binding energies for open-shell species 🌀 with our recent work in J. Phys. Chem. A! 🧪👇
"Electron-Propagator Self-Energies with UHF Spin-Orbitals"
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Electron Binding Energies of Open-Shell Species from Diagonal Electron-Propagator Self-Energies with Unrestricted Hartree–Fock Spin–Orbitals
For closed-shell molecules, valence electron binding energies may be calculated accurately and efficiently with ab initio electron-propagator methods that have surpassed their predecessors. Advantageo...
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December 18, 2024 at 5:10 PM
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The 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List (by Andrew Spaeth, me) has 428 tenure-track positions and 65 teaching positions: bit.ly/facultychemj... facultychemjobs chemjobs chemsky 🧪
The 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List
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December 3, 2024 at 8:39 PM
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November 22, 2024 at 2:38 PM