WILLIAM GODDARD
Name: William A. Goddard
Born: March 29, 1937 El Centro, California, U.S.
William A. Goddard, III (born March 29, 1937 in El Centro, California, U.S.) is
the Charles and Mary Ferkel Professor of Chemistry and Applied Physics, and
Director, Materials and Process Simulation Center at the California Institute of
Technology. He obtained his B.S. from the University of California, Los Angeles,
in 1960 and his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology, 1965. After
his Ph. D. he remained at the California Institute of Technology as Arthur Amos
Noyes Research Fellow (1964-66), Professor of Theoretical Chemistry (1967-78)
and Professor of Chemistry & Applied Physics (1978-).
Goddard has made many contributions to theoretical chemistry, such as the
generalized valence bond (GVB) method for ab initio electronic structure
calculations and the ReaxFF force field for classical molecular dynamics
simulations.
He is a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science and the
US National Academy of Sciences.
Name: William A. Goddard
Born: March 29, 1937 El Centro, California, U.S.
William A. Goddard, III (born March 29, 1937 in El Centro, California, U.S.) is
the Charles and Mary Ferkel Professor of Chemistry and Applied Physics, and
Director, Materials and Process Simulation Center at the California Institute of
Technology. He obtained his B.S. from the University of California, Los Angeles,
in 1960 and his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology, 1965. After
his Ph. D. he remained at the California Institute of Technology as Arthur Amos
Noyes Research Fellow (1964-66), Professor of Theoretical Chemistry (1967-78)
and Professor of Chemistry & Applied Physics (1978-).
Goddard has made many contributions to theoretical chemistry, such as the
generalized valence bond (GVB) method for ab initio electronic structure
calculations and the ReaxFF force field for classical molecular dynamics
simulations.
He is a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science and the
US National Academy of Sciences.