Dr. Aaron Dinner

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Biography

Aaron Dinner is a Professor of Chemistry and the Deputy Dean of the Physical Sciences Division at the University of Chicago. He serves as the Faculty Co-Director of the AI + Science initiative. Dinner obtained his A.B. in Biochemical Sciences in 1994 and his Ph.D. in Biophysics in 1999 from Harvard University. Following his doctoral studies, he conducted postdoctoral research at Oxford University from 1999 to 2001, and thereafter at the University of California, Berkeley, until 2003. He joined the faculty at the University of Chicago in 2003, where he also directed the James Franck Institute from 2012 to 2018. His research focuses on understanding the complex behaviors of living systems that arise from molecular interactions. He has pioneered machine learning methods to interpret molecular dynamics simulations. Dinner has received various honors, including the Searle Scholarship, the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the Sloan Fellowship, and a fellowship from the American Physical Society.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

— Present

University of Chicago • Chicago, IL

Leading research in chemistry and biophysics, focusing on complex molecular interactions.

Director

— Present

James Franck Institute • Chicago, IL

Oversaw a major interdisciplinary research institute.

Awards

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Searle Scholarship

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National Science Foundation CAREER Award

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Sloan Fellowship

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American Physical Society Fellowship

Requirements for University of Chicago

Doctorate Program
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TOEFL
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Required:26
Reading
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Writing
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IELTS
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Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
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Required:7
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
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Department of Philosophy