Advancing the Field

Dr. Robert Kalescky, Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Ph.D. graduate and Southern Methodist University (SMU) HPC Applications Scientist, is responsible for assisting the research community at SMU with their use ...

Chemistry, the science that studies all matter, has its roots in antiquity — but rapid advances in technology in the 20th century have created entirely new ways of exploring physical reality. Massive increases in ...

What do Aristotle, Sir Francis Bacon, René Descartes, and Dr. Dieter Cremer, founder of SMU’s Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Group, all have in common? They were all fascinated by the same mysterious natural ...

“Creativity is seeing what everyone else has seen, and thinking what no one else has thought.” – Albert Einstein The history of science is full of stories about discoveries made by delightful accident and coincidence. ...

Are you interested in a PhD in Chemistry, but unsure what to expect? It can be difficult to tell what a program is like when you are first looking around, and a website description can only give you so much information. ...

We are excited to introduce a brand-new Ph.D. program at SMU!   The Ph.D. in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (TCC), offered through our Department of Chemistry, is the first program to offer a dedicated TCC ...