Barbara J. Garrison

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Barbara Jane Garrison
Born (1949-03-07) March 7, 1949 (age 75)
Alma mater Purdue University
Camelback High School
Arizona State University
Spouse Nicholas Winograd
Scientific career
Fields Computational chemistry, surface science
Institutions Pennsylvania State University
Purdue University
University of California, Berkeley
Thesis Cooling of interstellar formaldehyde by collison with helium : an accurate quantum mechanical calculation.  (1975)

Barbara Jane Garrison (born March 7, 1949) is an American chemist who is emeritus professor at Pennsylvania State University. She is the former Shapiro Professor of Chemistry and head of the department. She is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science and American Vacuum Society.

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Early life and education

Garrison was born in Big Rapids, Michigan. [1] [2] Her father, "Gary" Garrison, was a medic during World War II. Upon returning to the United States, he studied at Ferris State University, the first in his family to attend college. [1] Her mother grew up in Missouri. In 1956, the Garrison family moved to Phoenix, Arizona. [1] She was encouraged by her father to work on maths and physics. As a teenager, Garrison played clarinet in the marching band, and was involved with the Girl Scouts of the USA. She attended Camelback High School, where she eventually decided to focus on physics. She graduated as one of the top five students in the class, and was awarded a scholarship to attend the Arizona State University. [1] She majored in physics and maths, but took her quantum mechanics classes in chemistry. After graduating, she moved to the University of California, Berkeley, where she realized she was interested in the physics of molecules. She transferred her speciality to chemistry, and worked on Penning ionization. During her graduate degree, she started to work with IBM in San Jose on molecular modeling. After graduating, Garrison joined Purdue University. [1]

Research and career

Garrison moved to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where she used a super computer to perform basic molecular dynamics simulations. [1] In 1979, she moved to Pennsylvania State University, where IBM provided her with a mainframe for computational calculations. She was particularly interested in simulating the sputtering process. [1] Garrison was interested in surface structures and the emission of organic molecules. She started a collaboration that saw her simulating ablative photodecomposition. [1]

Awards and honors

Selected publications

Personal life

Garrison was married on April 19, 1978. [1]

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