Guohua Tao William H. Miller Research Group Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 Phone: 510-642-1463 (office) 510-495-5110 (cell) Email: gtao@berkeley.edu Web: http://sites.google.com/site/taoguohua/
EDUCATION l Ph.D., Theoretical Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI, May 2007 Thesis Title: “Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Theoretical Analysis of Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Rotational Intermolecular Dynamics in Liquids” Advisor: Professor Richard M. Stratt l M.S., Applied Mathematics, Brown University, Providence, RI, May 2004 l B.S., Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, China, July 2000
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENT University of California at Berkeley, Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2007-present PUBLICATIONS 1. Guohua Tao and William H. Miller, “Time-dependent importance sampling in semiclassical initial value representation calculations for time correlation functions”, J. Chem. Phys., submitted. 2. Joerg Tatchen, Eli Pollak, Guohua Tao, and William Miller, "Renormalization of the frozen Gaussian approximation to the quantum propagator", J. Chem. Phys. 134, 134104 (2011). 3. Guohua Tao and William H. Miller, "Semiclassical Description of Electronic Excitation Population Transfer in a Model Photosynthetic System" J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 1, 891 (2010). 4. Guohua Tao and William H. Miller, "Gaussian Approximation for the Structure Function in Semiclassical Forward-Backward Initial Value Representations of Time Correlation Functions", J. Chem. Phys., 131, 224107 (2009). 5. Guohua Tao and William H. Miller, "Semiclassical description of vibrational quantum coherence in a three dimensional I2Arn(n<=6) cluster: A forward-backward initial value represetation implemetation", J. Chem. Phys., 130, 184108 (2009). 6. Guohua Tao and Richard M. Stratt, “Anomalously Slow Solvent Structural Relaxation Accompanying High-Energy Rotational Relaxation”, (James T. (Casey) Hynes Festschrift), J. Phys. Chem. B, 112, 369 (2008). 7. Guohua Tao and Richard M. Stratt, “The Molecular Origins of Nonlinear Response in Solute Energy Relaxation: The Example of High-energy Rotational Relaxation”, J. Chem. Phys., 125, 114501, (2006). 8. Amy C. Moskun, Askat E. Jailaubekov, Stephen E. Bradforth, Guohua Tao and Richard M. Stratt, “ Rotational Coherence and a Sudden Breakdown in Linear Response Seen in Room-Temperature Liquids”, Science, 311, 1907 (2006). 9. Guohua Tao and Richard M. Stratt, “Why Does the Intermolecular Dynamics of Liquid Biphenyl so Closely Resemble that of Liquid Benzene? Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Optical-Kerr-Effect Spectra”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 110, 976 (2006). AWARDS l Potter Prize for a Doctoral Thesis of Outstanding Merit, Brown University, 2007 l Sigma Xi Award for Excellence in Research, Brown University, 2007 l Dissertation Fellowship, Brown University, 2006-2007 l Huikai Scholarship, Peking University, 1999
PRESENTATIONS 1. Guohua Tao and William H. Miller, “Vibrational quantum coherence in I2Arn clusters: An implementation of the semiclassical forward-backward initial value representation method”, Sci Mix and Physical Chemistry Poster Session, the 239th ACS National Meeting, California, CA, March 21-25, 2010. 2. Guohua Tao and William H. Miller, “Semiclassical description of vibrational quantum coherent and decoherence in condensed phase systems”, Gordon Conference poster session, Chemistry and Physics of Liquids, Holderness School, NH, 2009. 3. Guohua Tao and Richard M. Stratt, “Slow Solvent Dynamics in High-energy Solute Rotational Energy Relaxation”, Sci Mix and Physical Chemistry Poster Session, the 233th ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 24-29, 2007. 4. “Relaxation of Rotationally Hot CN in Liquid Argon”, Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, December, 2004. 5. Guohua Tao and Richard M. Stratt, “Relaxation of Rotationally Hot CN in Liquid Argon”, Physical Chemistry Poster Session, the 228th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 22-26, 2004. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES American Chemical Society
SERVICE Berkeley Chinese Students & Scholars Association, Committee member, 2008 Peking University Alumni Association at Berkeley, President, 2011
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