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Dragan Conić visits Gagliardi group!
Dragan Conić, a Ph.D. student at the Department of Chemistry at KU Leuven in Belgium, joins the group as a visiting scholar during Fall 2019 to collaborate with Gagliardi Group members on a computational study of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).Welcome, Dragan!
Laura has received the American Chemical Society’s 2020 Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry.
She is honored for her leadership in developing and applying quantum mechanical electronic structure methods to multi-configurational problems in bonding, catalysis, and inorganometallic chemistry.
Laura has been elected as a member to the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science (IAQMS).
The IAQMS is an international scientific society, covering applications of quantum theory, including chemistry and chemical physics. IAQMS members are chosen because of their distinguished scientific work, and their leadership in the application of quantum mechanics to the study of molecules and macromolecules.
Sam Stoneburner successfully defended his doctoral thesis!
On June 11, graduate student, Sam Stoneburner successfully defended his doctoral thesis, “Accurate quantum mechanical study of singlet-triplet gaps in organic radicals and of metal catecholates for air separation in metal organic frameworks.”Dr. Stoneburner will head next to a faculty position at Messiah College in Pennsylvania. Congratulations, Sam!
Gagliardi group hosts a summer high school student.
High School student, Maddy Oakes has joined the group this summer and will primarily work on understanding noncovalent interactions in supramolecular systems.Welcome, Maddy!
Meagan Oakley has joined the group as a postdoc.
She recently completed her Ph.D. in Computational Chemistry at the University of Alberta. Welcome, Meagan!
Laura has been awarded a prestigious McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair by University President Eric Kaler.
This is one of the University’s highest faculty awards. It acknowledges the critical contributions of important University faculty who have distinguished themselves and their departments in the missions of research, education, and public engagement.
Prachi Sharma awarded a Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship.
Fourth-year graduate student, Prachi Sharma has been awarded a highly competitive Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship for the 2019-20 academic year. Prachi’s research interests focus on developing novel quantum mechanical methods that can accurately describe electron-electron interactions. She is using these methods to predict chemical properties of actinide-transition metal complexes, which are important for catalysis, study of electronic spectra and excited state properties of various organic and inorganic molecules.
Gagliardi group hosts a summer visiting scholar!
Ph.D. student, Eva Vos of the Department of Chemistry at Universidad Autonoma de Madrid in Spain, joins the group as a visiting scholar during Summer 2019 to collaborate with Gagliardi Group members. Welcome Eva!</p>