David Benoit

David is a molecular astrophysicist with interests in planetary biosignatures, molecules in extreme environments, quantum computing and machine learning.

He is an award-winning senior lecturer in molecular physics and astrochemistry at the University of Hull and teaches advanced quantum mechanics, astrochemistry, data science and scientific computing. He holds a (bio-)chemistry degree (U. Lausanne), a PhD in theoretical chemistry (UCL) and a German habilitation in theoretical chemistry (U. Ulm). David has authored over 80 peer-reviewed publications and has 25+ years’ experience in developing high-performance computing solutions for problems in quantum chemistry, molecular physics and astrochemistry.

He is an associate editor of Frontiers in Astronomy & Space Sciences (Astrochemistry division), the principal UK investigator for the EU-ATMOS project and a collaboration partner for the KM3Net neutrino experiment.