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03/03/2015
Recent research from the research group of Professor
The spring 2015 National American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting in Denver, March 22-26, features a symposium honoring Regents Professor Donald Truhlar. The symposium is titled, "Computational Chemical Dynamics: Advancing our Understanding of Chemical Processes in Gas-Phase, Biomolecular & Condensed-Phase Systems: A symposium in Honor of Donald Truhlar."
The symposium announcement says, "This symposium will highlight the central role of theory and computation in our understanding of the structure, energetics, and dynamics of molecules in gas phase, macromolecular, and condensed-phase systems. It will emphasize theoretical and experimental studies that have advanced novel computational techniques and experiments validating theoretical results. In addition, this symposium will recognize contributions made by Professor Donald G. Truhlar and his collaborators in advancing computational tools and their application in these areas."
For three and a half days, the symposium will feature leading experts in
their fields. The speakers are clustered in themes that include Accurate
Energies for Dynamics, Gas-Phase Kinetics and Dynamics, Enzyme Kinetics
and Dynamics, Catalysis, Properties and Processes in Solvated Systems,
Nonadiabatic Dynamics, and Macromolecular Dynamics.
Speakers from
the University of Minnesota include Truhlar, Christopher Cramer, Jiali
Gao, Laura Gagliardi, and Ilja Siepmann who are all members of the
Department of Chemistry’s Chemical Theory Center.
ACS National Meetings do not typically sponsor symposia honoring individuals, said Gao. “This symposium is an exception, attesting to the significance of Don’s scientific contributions and respect of the chemical community.”
On behalf of the ACS Division of Physical Chemistry, this symposium was
organized by Gao, Bruce Garrett, Ph.D., from the Pacific
Northwest National Laboratory, and Professor Benedetta Menniucci of the
University of Pisa. The Division of Computers in Chemistry is co-sponsor.
Click here for a PDF of the symposium program.
