Brett Dunlap [2011]
Naval Research Laboratory
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the development of variational fitting methods that enable reliable density-functional and ab initio calculations on large molecules and clusters.
Nominated by: DCP
Rigoberto Hernandez [2011]
Georgia Institute of Technology
Citation: For theoretical and computational advances in modeling and characterizing chemical and molecular dynamics in complex environments.
Nominated by: DCP
Ralf Kaiser [2011]
University of Hawaii
Citation: For pioneering experimental investigations of the chemical evolution of the Solar System and the Interstellar Medium, using crossed molecular beams and surface scattering to probe the underlying phenomena on the most fundamental, microscopic molecular level.
Nominated by: DCP
Anna Krylov [2011]
University of Southern California
Citation: For developing and implementing robust theoretical models and accurate computational tools for treating complicated open-shell electronic structure problems ranging from small radicals to the complex environment of solution and proteins.
Nominated by: DCP
Bruce Law [2011]
Kansas State University
Citation: For fundamental contributions in vapor-liquid interface science of critical binary liquids, including surface-tension, adsorption, wetting, and orientational ordering phenomena.
Nominated by: DCP
Kirk Peterson [2011]
Washington State University
Citation: For his substantial accomplishments in quantum chemistry, notably his development of quantum chemical methods including the extension of the correlation consistent basis sets to nearly the entire Periodic Table and for his elegant applications in main group chemistry.
Nominated by: DCP
Alexander Shluger [2011]
University College London
Citation: For contributions to the theory of local excited states and atomic forces at insulating surfaces.
Nominated by: DCP
Xiaoyang Zhu [2011]
University of Texas, Austin
Citation: For pioneering investigations of surface molecular structure, electronic band alignment, and femtosecond electron and nuclear dynamics at molecule-solid interfaces, including applications to surface photochemistry, molecular electronics, and solar energy conversion.
Nominated by: DCP