Daniel Crawford

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Daniel Crawford, Virginia Tech 

Prof. T. Daniel Crawford is the University Distinguished Professor and Ethyl Chair of Chemistry at Virginia Tech, as well as the Director of the Molecular Sciences Software Institute in Blacksburg, Virginia. He received his bachelor's degree in chemistry and mathematics in 1992 from Duke University and his Ph.D. in 1996 from the University of Georgia's Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry under the direction of Prof. Henry F. Schaefer.  He held joint postdoctoral positions at U.  Georgia and U. Texas before joining the Virginia Tech faculty in 2000.  Prof. Crawford's research focuses on the development of accurate quantum mechanical models for simulating the optical and vibrational spectra of chiral molecules.  He has given more than 230 lectures in 27 countries.  Prof. Crawford is the winner of 2010 Dirac Medal of the World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists, winner of the 2023 Cottrell STAR Award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement, and an elected member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science. He is a Fellow of the American Chemical Society and the Deputy Editor of the Journal of Physical Chemistry A.