Prof. Dr. Michael Springborg heads up of the three groups in Physical Chemistry at the University of Saarland where the main activities concentrate on teaching and research. The major part of Prof. Dr. Michael Springborg's research concentrates on the development and application of theoretical methods, including accompanying computer programs, for the determination of materials properties. Quantum theory forms the theoretical foundation for most of our work. The materials of the group's interest range from atoms, via clusters and polymers, to solids. They study their structural, electronic, energetic, and opitcal properties.

• Preface;Uncovering molecular secrets of ionic liquids;interaction-induced electric properties;Modeling biological cells;Particle based multiscale simulation methods and applications;Size-dependent electronic structure of semiconductor nanoparticles;On choosing the best density functional approximation;Molecular dynamics simulation of ionic liquids adsorbed onto a solid surface and confined in nanospace