William Andrew Goddard III

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William Andrew Goddard III
BornMarch 29, 1937 (1937-03-29) (age 86)
Alma mater
Known for Generalized valence bond
Scientific career
Fields Theoretical chemistry
Institutions California Institute of Technology
Thesis An improved many-electron theory for atoms and molecules which uses eigenfunctions of total spin  (1965)
Doctoral advisor Pol Duwez
Doctoral students
Other notable studentsPost-docs:
Notes
See festschrift. [1]

William Andrew Goddard III (born March 29, 1937) is the Charles and Mary Ferkel Professor of Chemistry and Applied Physics, and director of the Materials and Process Simulation Center at the California Institute of Technology. [2] [3]

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Early life and education

William A. Goddard III was born in El Centro California and lived his early years in farm towns across California (El Centro, Delano, Indio, Lodi, Oildale, MacFarland, Firebaugh, also Yuma AZ), where his dad made the wooden boxes used to ship agricultural products. He always dreamed of living in Los Angeles. [1] Goddard earned a BS in engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1960 and PhD in engineering science with a minor in physics from Caltech in 1964. [4] [5] He has four children (Bill, Suzy, Cecilia, Lisa) and has been married for 58 years. [ citation needed ]

Career

He joined the chemistry faculty at Caltech in November 1964 where he remains today as a professor and researcher.

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-). [2] [6] 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 U.S. National Academy of Sciences. [2]

In August 2007, the American Chemical Society at its biannual national convention celebrated Goddard's 70th birthday with a 5-day symposium titled, "Bold predictions in theoretical chemistry."

As of November 2017, Goddard has published 1160 peer-reviewed articles. [7]

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References

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