Computational chemistry in Canada

Russell J. Boyd, The Development of Computational Chemistry in Canada. 

The development of computational chemistry in Canada is inextricably linked with the emergence of theoretical chemistry as one of Canada s strongest scientific disciplines. For this reason, the present account chronicles the history of both computational and theoretical chemistry in Canada. 

As noted elsewhere in this chapter, 1965 was a very significant year for the development of theoretical and computational chemistry in Canada. After completing his Ph.D. under the supervision of J. O. Hirschfelder at the University of Wisconsin, Bill Meath immediately took up an appointment at the University of Western Ontario, where he developed a strong research program in three, often interconnected, areas. 

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