Troy Van Voorhis
Troy Van Voorhis is an American chemist currently the Haslam and Dewey Professor of Chemistry at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1]
Early life and education
Van Voorhis graduated from North Central High School, Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1994[2].
He graduated with a B.A. from Rice University in 1997.[3] While at Rice, Van Voorhis conducted research under Gus Scuseria, notably developing the first practical implementation of a Meta-GGA in Density Functional Theory (DFT).[4] He went on to pursue a Ph.D. in theoretical chemistry under Martin Head-Gordon at the University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 2001.[5]
References
- ↑ "Troy Van Voorhis". mit.edu. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ↑ The Northerner North Central High School, 1994
- ↑ "Troy Van Voorhis". mit.edu. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ↑ "A novel form for the exchange-correlation energy functional". American Institute of Physics. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Troy Van Voorhis". mit.edu. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
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