Michael DIEDENHOFEN, Ph.D. BIOVIA R&D Scientific Developer and Science Council Fellow, began with a chemical laboratory technician apprenticeship before earning his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Marburg, Germany, in 2000. His work, initially focused on quantum chemical methods for transition metal catalyzed reactions, led him to a role at COSMOlogic, part of Dassault Systèmes. At BIOVIA, he specializes in modeling molecular properties in solutions, contributing to the development of COSMO and COSMO-RS models for diverse applications. Diedenhofen has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers.
Dr. Frank ECKERT is Theoretical Chemist by education (PhD in the group of Hans-Joachim Werner at University of Stuttgart, Germany in 1997-1999). Frank joined COSMOlogic GmbH & Co KG (now Solvation Chemistry, a part of the BIOVIA brand of Dassault Systèmes) when the company was founded in 1999. He wrote most of the COSMOtherm code and is involved in the scientific development, quality management and maintenance of what are now the BIOVIA Solvation Chemistry program packages. Over the years, he has specialized in chemical engineering thermodynamics, including process modelling & CAPE-OPEN, and physicochemical properties. Frank is also an expert for the intersections of molecular modelling, quantum chemistry, and thermodynamics, for example in the modeling of reaction mechanisms and pKa calculation.