I obtained a bachelor degree in Chemistryfrom the Technical University of Munich, where I finished the first two semesters in 6 months and hereafter finished a Master's degree in Computational and Theoretical Chemistryat the University of Oxford within 12 months. At the age of 26 I obtained a PhD in Computational Chemistry from the Centre of Theoreitcal and Computational Chemistry (CTCC), a Norwegian Centre of Excellence. This centre is now the Hylleraas Centre in Oslo, Norway.
While earning the PhD degree I simulataneously qualified for the World Championship in Hearthstone, a strategic card game played by millions across the globe. Since 2019 I have been competing in Hearthstone, where I applied the analytical and computational skills from my previous education to become the world's most accomplished competitor (including 1st place at both the Team and Individual World Championship). I am currently looking for a new challenge!
Raphael Peltzer
Peltzer Gaming AS
Tromsø
E-mail: raphaelpeltzer@gmail.com
Twitter/X: @TL_bunnyhoppor
Github: raphaelp92
Research Gate: Raphael-Peltzer-2
2019 - Present• Norway
2014 - 2018• Oslo, Norway
Centre for Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (CTCC), Oslo, Norway.
Supervisor: Michele Cascella.
Title: Multi-scale computational modeling of bio-chemical systems in the condensed phase.
Summary:Investigation of organic Chemistry reactions and large biochemical systems using a large scale of methods. From single-point calculations to fully quantum mechanical
Molecular Dynamics simulations to coarse-grained systems of a patchy particle model for protein-protein macromolecule self-assembly.
Additionally work was done using Bioinformatics to investigate particular protein motifs and QM/MM (quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics) of ligands inside a protein, surrounded by water or in presence of a lipid bilayer were performed.
2013-2014• UK
University of Oxford Oxford, UK. A full course overview can be found here and include: Quatum Mechanics, Advanced Statistical Mechanics, Reaction Dynamics, Statistics, Chemical Informatics. Thesis Supervisor: Jonathan Doye. Thesis Title: Simulating folding of a DNA pyramid.
2011 - 2013•Germany
Finished semesters 1 and 2 within 6 months (TUM-twoinone) with outstanding grades.
Awarded TUM-Deutschlandstipdium for merit.
Awarded Max-Weber-Stipedium der deutschen Studienstiftung on merit and extracurricular activity.
(top3 % academically and further selected by stipend committee)
Thesis Supervisor: Gerd Gemmecker.
Thesis Title: Investigation of conformation exchange of dimethylated arginine as a recognition motif.
4. | The Grignard Reaction – Unraveling a Chemical Puzzle Raphael Mathias Peltzer, Jürgen Gauss, Odile Eisenstein*, and Michele Cascella* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 6, 2984–2994 Publication Date:January 17, 2020 |
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3. | Self-Assembly of α-Tocopherol Transfer Protein Nanoparticles: A Patchy Protein Model Raphael Mathias Peltzer, Hima Bindu Kolli, Achim Stocker*, and Michele Cascella* J. Phys. Chem. B 2018, 122, 28, 7066–7072 Publication Date:June 26, 2018 |
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2. | How Solvent Dynamics Controls the Schlenk Equilibrium of Grignard Reagents: A Computational Study of CH3MgCl in Tetrahydrofuran Raphael M. Peltzer†, Odile Eisenstein†‡Orcid, Ainara Nova*†, and Michele Cascella*† J. Phys. Chem. B 2017, 121, 16, 4226–4237 Publication Date:Match 30, 2017 |
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1. | Turbulence properties associated with interplanetary shock waves Raphael Mathias Peltzer, Hima Bindu Kolli, Achim Stocker*, and Michele Cascella* J. Phys. Chem. B 2018, 122, 28, 7066–7072 Publication Date:March, 2012 |
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