Len Herald V. Lim, PhD
Physical Chemistry
Associate Professor
Email: lvlim@up.edu.ph
Office Room and Phone No.: Txxx, Local 3xxx
Lab Room No.: R313
Research Laboratory: Project ROAM
Education & Background
| Undergraduate | BS Chemistry, UP Diliman, 1999 |
| Graduate | Doctor of Science in Theoretical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, 2010 MS Chemistry, UP Diliman, 2006 |
| Previous Employment & Appointments | Director, Institute of Chemistry, 2020-2023 |
Teaching
| Chem 16: General Chemistry I |
| Chem 105: Mathematical Methods for Chemistry |
| Chemistry 153: Physical Chemistry: Foundations of Chemical Thermodynamics |
| Chem 156: Introduction to Quantum Chemistry |
| Chem 235: Theoretical Organic Chemistry |
| Chem 255: Quantum Chemistry |
| Chem 295: Seminar in Physical Chemistry |
| Chem 359: Special Topics in Physical Chemistry |
Research
Research Focus
Theoretical & Computational Chemistry, Chemical Instrumentation
- I specialize in theoretical and computational chemistry. My research interests include molecular dynamic simulations of clathrate hydrate systems and the creation of computer algorithms for analysis of different data from molecular modeling and molecular simulations.
- I also specialize in chemical instrumentation for aerosol measurements, particularly using optical methods and imaging.
- I am currently increasing my expertise in machine learning and image processing algorithms using Python.
Selected Publications
(1) L. H. Lim, A. V. Lloren, R. B. Lamorena. The effect of urea in the nucleation process of CO2 clathrate hydrates. J. Mol. Liq. 2014, 194, 245-250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2014.03.003
(2) M. B. Saniel, L. H. Lim, R. B. Lamorena. An Initial Study on the Feasibility of Using Rudimentary SERS in Quick Chemical Assessment of Ambient Aerosols. Chemistry Select 2019, 4, 14082-14090. https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201903479
(3) L. H. Lim, A. Bhattacharjee, B. R. Randolf, B. M. Rode. Hydrolysis of tetravalent group IV metal ions: an ab initio simulation study. PCCP, 2010, 12, 12423-12426. https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CP00459F