News
REU students join the CTC for summer research!
We have a cohort of REU students, through both MRSEC and NSF/Lando programs, joining CTC groups this summer! This group includes:
56th Midwest Theoretical Chemistry Conference
We hosted the 56th Midwest Theoretical Chemistry Conference this past weekend where we had over 100 researchers join us here on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus! There was a lot of UMN
2026 Research Computing Exhibition
Many graduate students from the CTC gave poster presentations at the 2026 Research Computing Exhibition! A few highlights include:
Graduate student awards!
Recently several graduate students from the Chemical Theory Center have been recognized with prestigious awards:
MWTCC56 at the University of Minnesota!
The University of Minnesota is hosting the 56th Midwest Theoretical Chemistry Conference from May 21st-23rd, 2026 in Minneapolis! More information can be found at the MWTCC56 website linked here,
New quantum algorithms research from the Head-Marsden group
Led by graduate student Koray Aydoğan and postdoctoral fellow Dr. Maryam Abbasi, the Head-Marsden group has recently published two papers on quantum algorithms with demonstrations on current quantum
New paper from the Head-Marsden group!
A recent publication led by second year graduate student, Mikayla Fahrenbruch, titled "Preserving fermionic statistics for single-particle approximations in microscopic quantum master equations
New paper from the Boyn group!
A recent publication from Shelby Davis and Daniel Gibney in the Boyn Group titled "Disentangling Cooperative Electron Correlation and Primary Coordination Sphere Effects in [4Fe-4S]+ Structural
Ramirez Lab awarded ACS Early Career Postdoctoral-Faculty Bridge Grant!
The Ramirez Lab was award the Early Career Postdoctoral-Faculty Bridge Grant from the American Chemical Society! Congratulations to Prof. Ramirez and her team!
New papers from the Truhlar group
On December 15th, Prof. Don Truhlar gave an invited talk titled “New Methods and Concepts for Nonadiabatic Chemical Dynamics" at Pacifichem in Honolulu, Hawaii. Since then, the Truhlar group has
2025 highlights from SAMPEL (Sarupria) lab
Highlights from the SAMPEL Lab, led by Prof. Sapna Sarupria, from the year 2025 can be found here!
Notable alumni news
Sijia Dong, Assistant Professor at Northeastern University, who was a postdoc in the Truhlar group from 2017 to 2019, has been chosen as the 2026 InterAmerican Photochemical Society Young