Erin R. Johnson
Professor, Herzberg-Becke Chair in Theoretical Chemistry

Related Information
Email: erin.johnson@dal.ca
Mailing Address:
Department of Chemistry
Dalhousie University
6274 Coburg Road
P.O. Box 15000
Halifax NS B3H 4R2
Research Topics:Dalhousie University
6274 Coburg Road
P.O. Box 15000
Halifax NS B3H 4R2
- Theoretical chemistry
- Computational chemistry
- Quantum chemistry
- Density functional theory
- Intermolecular interactions
- Physical chemistry
- Materials
Education:
- BSc: Carleton University
- PhD: Queen's University
- PDF: Duke University
Research interests:
Development and applications of density-functional theory for study of electronic structure. Current applications include non-covalent interactions, molecular crystals, layered solids, electrides, and organometallic complexes.
Selected awards and honours
- 2020 Rutherford Memorial Medal in Chemistry
- 2019 E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship2018 Dirac MedalĀ
- 2018 Tom Ziegler Award
- 2017-2018 Faculty of Science Killam Prize
Selected publications:
- R. A. Mayo, E. R. Johnson, Improved Quantitative Crystal-Structure Comparison using Powder Diffractograms via Anisotropic Volume Correction, CrystEngComm 23, 7118-7131 (2021).
- A. J. A. Price, K. R. Bryenton, E. R. Johnson, Requirements for an Accurate Dispersion-Corrected Density Functional, J. Chem. Phys. 154, 230902 (2021).
- F. Kaadou, J. Maassen, E. R. Johnson, Improved Charge Transfer and Barrier Lowering across a Au-MoS2 Interface through Insertion of a Layered Ca2N Electride, J. Phys. Chem. C 125, 11656-11664 (2021).
- X. Feng, A. D. Becke, E. R. Johnson, Theoretical Investigation of Polymorph- and Coformer-Dependent Photoluminescence in Molecular Crystals, CrystEngComm 23, 4264-4271 (2021).
- A. Otero-de-la-Roza, L. M. LeBlanc, E. R. Johnson, What Is "Many-Body" Dispersion and Should I Worry About It?, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 22, 8266-8276 (2020).
- L. M. LeBlanc, E. R. Johnson, Crystal-Energy Landscapes of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Using Composite Approaches, CrystEngComm 21, 5995-6009 (2019).