Donald Truhlar

Donald G. Truhlar
Truhlar, in his office
BornFebruary 27, 1944 (1944-02-27) (age 81)
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology
Known forDensity functional theory, solvation models, basis sets, quantum chemical methods
AwardsACS Award in Theoretical Chemistry (2019)
Scientific career
FieldsComputational chemistry, theoretical chemistry, quantum chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Minnesota
Doctoral advisorAron Kuppermann

Donald Gene Truhlar (born 27 February 1944, Chicago) is an American scientist working in theoretical and computational chemistry and chemical physics with special emphases on quantum mechanics and chemical dynamics.