Dr. Cristina Afonso
Physical sciences
Physical sciences
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Development of quantum mechanical methodologies, and application of quantum chemical methods to problems in materials science, life sciences, and general studies
Fellow of the American Association of the Advancement of Science, 2001
Fellow of the American Physical Society, 2000
Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award, March, 2000
Fulbright Award, 1997
Visiting Professor, UC-San Diego, 1995 – 1996
Visiting Professor, University of Basel, 1996
NSF Visiting Professorship for Women Award, 1995
NSF Research Opportunities for Women Award, 1993
NIH Postdoctoral Fellow Award, 1989
Symposium Fellow of the 1987 American Conference Theoretical Chemistry, 1987
Symposium Fellow of the 8th Internat. Symposium on Organosilicon Chemistry, 1987
Roy Milde graduate fellowship, 1985
English, Spanish
Associate Director, Computational Science Department, San Diego Supercomputer Center
First: Baldridge, K.K.; Gordon, M.S., J. Organomet. Chem. 1984, 271, 269.
Most highly cited: Schmidt, M.W.; Baldridge, K.K.; Boatz, J.A.; Elbert, S.T.; Gordon, M.S.; Jensen, J.H.; Koseki, S.; Matsunaga, N.; Nguyen, K.A.; Su, S.; Windus, T.L. J. Comp. Chem. 1993, 14, 1347.
Key Methods: Baldridge, K.K.*; Klamt, A. J. Chem. Phys. 1997, 106, 6622.
Key Methods: Kobayashi, C.; Baldridge, K. K.*; Onuchic, J.*, J. Chem. Phys. 2003, 119, 3550.
Key Methods: Peverati, R.; Baldridge, K.K.* J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2008, 4, 2030 – 2048.
Key Methods: Zoppi, L.; Garcia, A.; Baldridge*, K.K. J. Phys. Chem. A., (Ruedenberg Festschrift), 2010, 114, 8864-8872.
Recent Highlight: Allemann, O.; Duttwyler, S.; Romanato, P.; Baldridge,* K.K.; Siegel,* J.S. Science 2011, 332, 574.
Key Methods: Zoppi, L.; Martin-Samos, L.; Baldridge, K.K.* ,. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133, 14002 – 14009.
Key Methods: Abramson, R.; Baldridge, K. K.* Mol. Phys, 2012, DOI:10.1080/00268976.2012.687465.
New Area: Zoppi, L.; Siegel, J.S.; Baldridge, K. K.* WIREs, 2012, 1107
Estabilshed a Grid Competence Center for the University of Zürich in 2008-present
Founder of 2 annual symposia highlighting women in prominent research fields:
1) Maria Goeppert-Mayer Symposium, 12 years running,
2) Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Symposium, since 2006
American Chemical Society
Fellow of the American Association of the Advancement of Science (Fellow)
American Physical Society (Fellow)
American Association of University Women
Iota Sigma Pi
Swiss Chemical Society
Chemical Society of Zürich
Panel on Armor and Armaments
Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board
Contribute to development and maintenance of the Internationally renowned computational software, GAMESS (General Atomic and Molecular Electronic Structure Systems), and QMView (Quantum Mechanical Viewing Tool), GEMSTONE (Grid-Enabled Science for Online Environments), to support research and education nationally and internationally. These efforts additionally include an eye on e-learning to develop technologies for e-communication and e-chemistry learning (e.g., http://ocikbws.uzh.ch/education/qmcourse/). Past development also includes the following software: GAUSSIAN, MOPAC, and CADPAC, in addition to smaller auxiliary tools.
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