ACS Physical Division Awards - The American Chemical Society’s Physical Division Award in Theoretical Chemistry

Sep 21, 2026

ACS Physical Division Awards outlines the American Chemical Society’s Physical Division Award in Theoretical Chemistry, created to recognize theoretical chemists who have not yet won an ACS National Award and to connect the award to Telluride School on Theoretical Chemistry (TSTC). The division selects an annual awardee who presents a seminar at TSTC and receives the award from the TSTC Board Chair, with recipient examples listed by year including David Reichman and others.

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Award recipients by year

ACS Physical Division Awards The American Chemical Society’s Physical Division Award in Theoretical Chemistry When asked to contribute $90 ,000 toward establishing an on-going funding stream for the Telluride School on Theoretical Chemistry (TSTC) , the Physical Chemistry Division of ACS decided to create a new award to honor theoretical chemists who have not yet won an ACS National Award and to tie this new award to TSTC. Each year, the division selects an awardee who is then invited to TSTC where he or she will present a seminar and receive the award from the TSTC Board Chair. Award Recipients 2019 No recipients in 2019 2017 David Reichman, Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University Dave Thirumalai , Professor of Chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin 2015 Horia Metiu, Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Santa Barbara Douglas Tobias , Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Irvine, received the award "for theoretical studies that have revealed new and unexpected aspects of ions at interfaces and membrane-bound proteins, and their impacts on atmospheric and biological systems. 2013 Gregory A. Voth , Haig P. Papazian Distinguished Service Professor of Chemistry and the James Frank Institute at the University of Chicago, has research interests that include multiscale theory and computer simulation of biomolecular and soft matter systems; proton and charge transport processes in chemistry, biology, and material science; and complex liquids and solvation phenomena. 2012 Anna Krylov, Professor of Chemistry at the University of Southern California, works in the area of theoretical and computational quantum chemistry, specifically, theoretical modeling of open-shell and electronically excited species. 2011 James L. Skinner, Joseph O. and Elizabeth S. Hirschfelder Professor of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin Madison, whose research interests include theoretical chemistry of condensed phases; non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, chemical reaction dynamics; dephasing and relaxation processes; and linear and non-linear spectroscopy. 2010 Kenneth Jordan, Distinguished Professor of Computational Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh, whose research is focused on understanding charge accommodation by H-bonded networks, in particular, excess photons and electrons in water, chemical reactions on solid surfaces, and the properties of gas hydrates. 2009 Peter Rossky, Marvin K. Collie-Welch Regents Chair in Chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin. His research at Texas is focused on understanding the underlying molecular events occurring during chemical processes in condensed phases, primarily in liquids and other amorphous condensed phases.

FAQs

What is the ACS Physical Division Award in Theoretical Chemistry for?

It honors theoretical chemists who have not yet won an ACS National Award and links the recognition to TSTC. Each selected awardee presents a seminar at TSTC and receives the award from the TSTC Board Chair.

How does the physical division select the awardee each year?

Each year, the division selects an awardee. The awardee is then invited to TSTC to present a seminar.

Who were some of the award recipients mentioned in the document?

The document lists recipients including David Reichman (2017), Dave Thirumalai (2017), Horia Metiu (2015), Gregory A. Voth (2013), and Anna Krylov (2012), among others.

Sep 21, 2026

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