Norman Allinger
Norman L. Allinger | |
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| Born | April 6, 1928 Alameda, California, U.S. |
| Died | July 8, 2020 (aged 92) Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
| Education | University of California (BS) University of California, Los Angeles (PhD) |
| Known for | MM2, MM3 and MM4 |
| Awards | Sloan Research Fellowship (1957) Arthur C. Cope Scholar (1989) Benjamin Franklin Medal (2002) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computational chemistry Molecular mechanics |
| Institutions | University of Georgia |
| Thesis | The paracyclophanes. (1954) |
| Doctoral advisor | Donald J. Cram |
Norman "Lou" Allinger (April 6, 1928 – July 8, 2020)[1] was an American organic and computational chemist and Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens.
Allinger received his B.S. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1951 and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1954. He was on the faculty at Wayne State University before coming to the University of Georgia as a research professor in 1969. He is known for his pioneering efforts in the use of computational chemistry, especially molecular mechanics, to solve a variety of chemical problems. He is the author of the MM2, MM3 and MM4 software packages.[2]
Allinger served in the United States Army. He died on 8 July 2020 at the age of 92.[3]
Honors and awards
- 1989 Arthur C. Cope Award[4]
- 1991 Elected to the National Academy of Sciences[5]
- 1994 Chemical Pioneer Award from the American Institute of Chemists[6]
- 1996 Schrödinger Medal[7]
- 2002 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry[8]
References
- ^ Who's who in the South and Southwest. Marquis Who's Who. 2005. ISBN 9780837908359. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ Vanommeslaeghe, K.; Guvench, O.; MacKerell Jr, A. D. (2014). "Molecular Mechanics". Current Pharmaceutical Design. 20 (20). Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov: 3281–3292. doi:10.2174/13816128113199990600. PMC 4026342. PMID 23947650.
- ^ Norman L. "Lou" Allinger 1928 - 2020
- ^ "Arthur C. Cope Scholar Awards". ACS. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ Norman L. Allinger listing in National Academy of Sciences Member Directory
- ^ "Chemical Pioneer Award". American Institute of Chemists. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ^ "WATOC Schrödinger medal winners". World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ "The Franklin Institute Awards: Norman L. Allinger". The Franklin Institute. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
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