About


I am a PhD student in Computational Chemistry at Lund University, Sweden. My main research is in the field of statistical mechanics, specifically, using classical density functional theory, integral equation theories, and Metropolis Monte Carlo simulations to model ionic systems, and their interactions with electrodes. By using various theoretical approaches, we wish to explore the physical foundations of experimentally observed phenomena, for example, anomalous underscreening in highly concentrated electrolyte solutions.

Keywords

  • Theoretical and computational chemistry
  • Classical density functional theory (cDFT)
  • Integral equation theories (multidensity Ornstein-Zernike)
  • Ionic fluids
  • Molecular simulations (MC)
  • Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS)
  • Machine learning and data science

Current research focus 

  • Theoretical understanding of electrostatic underscreening in concentrated electrolyte solutions. 
  • Potential-induced phase transitions of ionic fluids, with industrial applications.
  • Clay particle systems investigated using SAXS as a model charged system in hypersaline conditions.

Latest publications


Cluster Formation Induced by Local Dielectric Saturation in Restricted Primitive Model Electrolytes


David Ribar, Clifford E. Woodward, Sture Nordholm, Jan Forsman

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, vol. 15(32), 2024, pp. 8326-8333


Cluster Formation induced by local dielectric saturation in Restricted Primitive Model Electrolytes


David Ribar, Clifford E. Woodward, Sture Nordholm, Jan Forsman

arXiv, 2024


An efficient method to establish electrostatic screening lengths of restricted primitive model electrolytes


Jan Forsman, David Ribar, Clifford E. Woodward

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol. 26, 2024, pp. 19921-19933


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David Ribar

PhD Student



Division of Computational Chemistry

Lund University

Box 124, 221 00 Lund
Sweden