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Degrees:
Ph.D., Univ. of Grenoble, France
DEA, Univ. of Douala, Cameroon
Maîtrise, Univ. of Douala, Cameroon
B.S., Univ. of Buea, Cameroon
Dr. Steve Ndengué joined Trinity College's Physics Department in 2023. He is passionate about physics teaching and particular enjoys teaching calculus and computer-based physics courses. His area of research is molecular quantum dynamics where he develops and uses computational models to understand the spectroscopy and dynamics of molecules of small and medium size. The studied models find applications in astrochemistry/astrophysics, atmospheric chemistry, and catalysis.
Dr. Ndengué studied Physics at the University of Buea and Douala (Cameroon) before enrolling for a PhD at Université Grenoble Alpes (France). He held some teaching and research positions at the University of Douala, Missouri University of Science and Technology, and the ICTP-East African Institute for Fundamental Research.
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Classical mechanics
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Modern Physics
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Quantum Mechanics
PHYS-101
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Principles of Physics I
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PHYS-102
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Principles of Physics II
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PHYS-231
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Physics II: Electricity, Magnetism, and Waves
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Molecular Quantum Dynamics
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Quantum Scattering and Spectroscopy Method Development
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Photochemistry, Astrochemistry and Catalysis
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Selected Publications:
- Tela, H.T., Quintas-Sánchez, E., Dubernet, M.L., Scribano, Y., Dawes, R., Gatti, F. and Ndengué, S., 2023. Rovibrational state calculations of the H2O-HCN heterodimer with the multiconfiguration time dependent Hartree method. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 25, pp.31813-31824.
- Ndengué, S., Quintas-Sánchez, E., Dawes, R., Blackstone, C. and Osborn, D., 2023. Temperature dependence of the electronic absorption spectrum of NO2. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 127(29), pp.6051-6062.
- Ndengué, S., Quintas-Sánchez, E., Dawes, R. and Osborn, D., 2021. The low-lying electronic states of NO2: Potential energy and dipole surfaces, bound states, and electronic absorption spectrum. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 125(25), pp.5519-5533.
- Ndengué, S., Scribano, Y., Gatti, F. and Dawes, R., 2019. State-to-state
inelastic rotational cross sections in five-atom systems with the
multiconfiguration time dependent Hartree method. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 151(13).
- Han, S., Zheng, X., Ndengué, S., Song, Y., Dawes, R., Xie, D., Zhang, J.
and Guo, H., 2019. Dynamical interference in the vibronic bond breaking
reaction of HCO. Science Advances, 5(1), p.eaau0582.
- Ndengué, S., Dawes, R., Wang, X.G., Carrington, T., Sun, Z. and Guo,
H., 2016. Calculated vibrational states of ozone up to dissociation.
The Journal of chemical physics, 144(7).
- Majumder, M., Ndengue, S.A. and Dawes, R., 2016. Automated
construction of potential energy surfaces. Molecular Physics, 114(1),
pp.1-18.
- Ndengué, S., Madronich, S., Gatti, F., Meyer, H.D., Motapon, O. and Jost, R., 2014. Ozone photolysis: Strong isotopologue/isotopomer selectivity in the stratosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 119(7), pp.4286-4302.
- Ndengué, S.A. and Motapon, O. Spatial and shell-confined one electron atomic and molecular systems: Structure and dipole polarizability. In Electronic Structure of Quantum Confined Atoms and Molecules, edited by K.D. Sen, 169-204. Springer International, 2014.
Selected Presentations:
- Ndengue, S.A.. Wavepacket studies of the water-dimer: Insights from 12D quantum dynamics. In: 2022 Workshop on Recent Developments in Electronic Structure (ES22), New-York, NY, USA, June 3, 2022.
- Ndengue, S.A., R. Dawes, Y. Scribano and F. Gatti. MCTDH Computations of Inelastic Scatter- ing and Molecular Spectroscopy for Astrochemically Relevant Molecules In: ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, August 22, 2018.
- Ndengue, S.A. Time Independent and Dependent Ideas and Comparisons in Spectroscopy and Dynamics In: Dynamics of Cold Molecular Collisions, Orsay, France, November 7, 2019.
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- Junior Faculty Development Grant ($767,000), Excellence in Africa (EXAF), 2021.
- PhD Fellowship, Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), 2008-2011.
- Best Student Prize, African School on Electronic Structure Methods and Applications (ASESMA), 2008 & 2010.
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