Theresa Windus
Theresa Lynn Windus | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Minot State University Iowa State University |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Iowa State University Ames Laboratory |
| Thesis | Strange bonding in a parallel world (1993) |
Theresa Lynn Windus is an American chemist who is a distinguished professor at Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory. Her research involves the development and use of high performance computational chemistry methods to tackle environmental challenges, including the development of new catalysts and renewable energy sources. She was elected a Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2020.
Early life and education
Windus was an undergraduate student at Minot State University, where she majored in chemistry, mathematics and computer sciences.[1] She moved to Iowa State University for her graduate studies, where she considered chemical bonding in various molecular systems as well as early development of algorithms for the use of high performance computers in chemistry.[2]
Research and career
Windus worked at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, where she led the Molecular Science Software Group.[3] She has developed advanced algorithms for high performance computing in chemistry and materials science.[4]
In 2006, Windus joined the Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory.[1] She currently serves as director of the United States Department of Energy Exascale Computing NWChemEx Project and was involved with the creation of GAMESS.[5][6] She has been responsible for the creation of computational chemistry software that can run on desktop to petascale and soon exascale computer systems. In 2016, she helped to create the National Science Foundation funded Molecular Sciences Software Institute (MolSSI), which looks to create open source software to support bimolecular simulations, quantum chemistry and materials science.[7]
Awards and honors
- 2017 Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[8]
- 2018 Distinguished Professor at the Iowa State University[9]
- 2018 Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's Professorship[10]
- 2020 Elected Fellow of the American Chemical Society[11]
Selected publications
- Michael W. Schmidt; Kim K. Baldridge; Jerry A. Boatz; et al. (November 1993). "General atomic and molecular electronic structure system". Journal of Computational Chemistry. 14 (11): 1347–1363. doi:10.1002/JCC.540141112. ISSN 0192-8651. Wikidata Q56017006.
- M. Valiev; E.J. Bylaska; N. Govind; et al. (September 2010). "NWChem: A comprehensive and scalable open-source solution for large scale molecular simulations". Computer Physics Communications. 181 (9): 1477–1489. doi:10.1016/J.CPC.2010.04.018. ISSN 0010-4655. Zbl 1216.81179. Wikidata Q56485185.
- Karen L. Schuchardt; Brett T. Didier; Todd Elsethagen; Lisong Sun; Vidhya Gurumoorthi; Jared Chase; Jun Li; Theresa L. Windus (May 2007). "Basis Set Exchange: A Community Database for Computational Sciences". Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. 47 (3): 1045–1052. doi:10.1021/CI600510J. ISSN 1549-9596. PMID 17428029. Wikidata Q28649331.
References
- ^ a b "Meet CMI Researcher Theresa Windus | Ames Laboratory". www.ameslab.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ Windus, Theresa (1993-01-01). "Strange bonding in a parallel world". Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. doi:10.31274/rtd-180813-12916.
- ^ "Theresa Windus – MERCURY Conference 2017". Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ "Theresa Windus". Department of Chemistry. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ "Expert | Theresa Windus | LPS". www.labpartnering.org. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ "NWChemEx: Computational Chemistry Code for the Exascale Era". HPCwire. 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ "Better Scientific Software". bssw.io. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ "U.S. association honors Iowa State scientists for studies of plant viruses, computational science • News Service • Iowa State University". www.news.iastate.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ "College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty and staff honored for learning, discovery and engagement". news.las.iastate.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ "Three LAS professors honored with inaugural Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's Professorship". news.las.iastate.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ "2020 ACS Fellows". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
