2014 NOBCChE Lecture

The Research Life of a Minority Chemist: How a Difference in Perspective Aids Chemical Intuition

 

Chemistry is frequently referred to as “The Central Science” in part because of how it impacts the principle and practice of many fields of science and engineering, but also because of the wide range of influences it draws upon. This is particularly evident in the emergence of Computational Chemistry as an important tool for the modern chemist, born of the application of principles developed through Theoretical Chemistry.