April 30, 2014

Thom Dunning to join faculty

We are delighted to announce that Thom H. Dunning, Jr. will be joining the Department as Affiliate Professor of Chemistry.

Dr. Dunning is Co-Director of the Northwest Institute for Advanced Computing (NIAC), jointly founded in 2013 by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Washington. NIAC, which has a physical location at the University of Washington, was established to advance the use of computing in discovery through a focus on research in big data, advanced computing, and high performance computing. Dr. Dunning is a leader in theoretical and computational chemistry, widely recognized for his expertise in electronic structure theory and scientific computing.

Dr. Dunning’s appointment is effective July 1, 2014. As Affiliate Professor of Chemistry with graduate faculty status, Professor Dunning will be able to serve as a graduate advisor, and his students will be located on the main University of Washington campus in Seattle.

For more information, please visit his faculty page, his NIAC staff page, or contact him directly via email at thdjr@uw.edu.