Theory – Computational Modeling & Materials Simulations (Pillar C) Challenges Model complex catalytic processes on the mesoscale under realistic conditions Approach Use quantum mechanics and scale the results to the relevant regime (millions of atoms) via machine learning Unit Heads Georg Kresse Computational Materials Physics Georg K. H. Madsen Theoretical Chemistry Key Researchers Leticia González Theoretical Chemistry and Scientific Computing Florian Libisch Multi-Scale Modeling on the Nanoscale