October 23, 2006

Professor Hans Andersen wins the 2006-07 Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry

Prof. Hans Andersen, the David Mulvane Ehrsam and Edward Curtis Franklin Professor in Chemistry, is the winner of the 2006-07 Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry.

Andersen, a member of the National Academy since the early nineties, is famous for developing theories of the structure and dynamics of liquids, for inventing algorithms for molecular dynamics simulations used by thousands throughout the world, for understanding behavior near the glass transition, and for understanding melting in two-dimensions.