Dr. Adam Wasserman

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Biography

Adam Wasserman is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Purdue University. His research focuses on developing methods to calculate the electronic properties of molecules, with a particular emphasis on understanding molecular reactivity and the role of electron-electron interactions. He leverages modern supercomputers to tackle the complexities of the Schrödinger equation, striving to achieve 'chemical accuracy' of approximately 1 kcal/mol for real molecules. His current work involves Partition Density Functional Theory (P-DFT), a method he formulated that reformulates popular Density Functional Theory using fragment densities as main variables. This innovative approach has shown the potential to reach chemical accuracy, allowing for efficient electronic-structure calculations.

Research Interests

Awards

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Purdue University Faculty Scholar

#2014

Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar

#2014

College of Engineering Team Award: Colombia-Purdue Institute

#2013

Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow

#2013

American Chemical Society OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award

#2012

NSF CAREER Award

Requirements for Purdue University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:14
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:18
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:88
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
35 semester hours of undergraduate chemistry Courses in General, Quantitative, Inorganic, Organic, and Physical Chemistry
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GRE scores (General and Subject) are NOT considered.