The Theoretical Chemistry Institute (TCI) is housed within the Physical Chemistry path and comprises the department’s theoretical chemists. Students in theoretical chemistry ordinarily work toward doctorates in physical chemistry, in an environment that emphasizes interactions among all theoretical research groups and faculty members. We interact closely with other groups having primarily experimental interests that strongly enhance the environment for theoretical research.
Theoretical Chemistry Institute Faculty
JR Schmidt
Professor of Chemistry
608.262.2996
Room 8305D, Department of Chemistry
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
Ned Sibert
Director, Theoretical Chemistry Institute
Professor of Chemistry
608.262.0265
Room 8305C, Department of Chemistry
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
Yang Yang
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
608.262.9801
Room 8305I, Department of Chemistry
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
Arun Yethiraj
V. W. Meloche-Bascom Professor of Chemistry
608.262.0258
Room 8305B, Department of Chemistry
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize
Each year, TCI awards the internationally recognized Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry. The prize-winner spends a week visiting the department and presents three lectures during his or her stay. We also have an active visitor program and seminar series, which bring leading theorists to campus.
The annual Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry was established by the Theoretical Chemistry Institute (TCI) in 1991 from funds donated by Professor Joseph O. Hirschfelder (1911-90) and his widow, Dr. Elizabeth S. Hirschfelder. Professor Hirschfelder had a distinguished career of teaching, research and public service at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for more than 40 years.
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Hirschfelder Prize Recipients
2018-19 – Peter Rossky, Rice University
2017-18 – Abraham Nitzan, University of Pennsylvania, Tel Aviv University
2016-17 – J. Andrew McCammon, University of California, San Diego
2015-16 – Emily Carter, Princeton University
2014-15 – George Schatz, Northwestern University
2013-14 – Jack Simons, University of Utah
2012-13 – Michele Parrinello, ETH-Zurich
2011-12 – Daan Frenkel, Univeristy of Cambridge
2010-11 – John C. Tully, Yale University
2009-10 – Peter Wolynes, University of California, San Diego
2008-09 – Mark A. Ratner, Northwestern University
2007-08 – Robert J. Silbey, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2006-07 – Hans C. Andersen, Stanford University
2005-06 – Henry F. Schaefer, University of Georgia
2004-05 – James T. Hynes, University of Colorado
2003-04 – Eric J. Heller, Harvard University
2002-03 – Stuart A. Rice, University of Chicago
2001-02 – Bruce J. Berne, Columbia University
2000-01 – Roald Hoffmann, Cornell University
1998-99 – David Chandler, University of California, Berkeley
1997-98 – Ernest R. Davidson, Indiana University
1996-97 – William H. Miller, University of California, Berkeley
1995-96 – Michael E. Fisher, University of Maryland
1994-95 – Martin Karplus, Harvard University
1993-94 – John A. Pople, Northwestern University
1992-93 – Rudolph Marcus, California Institute of Technology
1991-92 – Benjamin Widom, Cornell University