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Teresa Head-Gordon is a Chancellor's Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, in the College of Chemistry. She holds a B.S. from Case Western Reserve University (1983) and a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University (1989). With a career that began as a Postdoctoral Member of the Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories, she has made significant contributions to the fields of chemistry, materials, and biophysics. Joining UC Berkeley in 2001, she has held numerous prestigious positions, including Schlumberger Professor at Cambridge University and a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical Biological Engineering. Her research focuses on theoretical and computational chemistry, encompassing a wide range of science drivers to develop computational models and methodologies, particularly in the study of molecular liquids, macromolecular assemblies, and catalysis. Head-Gordon has significantly impacted scientific computing, particularly in complex chemistry model development and the dissemination of software codes for high-performance computing.
University of California, Berkeley • Berkeley, CA, US
Tenured faculty member in the College of Chemistry, conducting research in theoretical and computational chemistry.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory • Berkeley, CA, US
Conducting research in computational chemistry and biophysics.
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