| Charles L. Brooks III | |
|---|---|
| Born | Detroit |
| Alma mater | Alma College (BS) Purdue University (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biophysics Computational chemistry Theoretical chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Michigan |
| Doctoral students | Teresa Head-Gordon |
| Website | brooks |
Charles L. Brooks III is an American theoretical and computational biophysicist. He is the Cyrus Levinthal Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry and Biophysics, the Warner-Lambert/Park-Davis Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Biophysics and Chair of Biophysics at the University of Michigan.
Career and research
Born in Detroit, Michigan, Brooks co-authored Proteins: A Theoretical Perspective of Dynamics, Structure, and Thermodynamics with 2013 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Martin Karplus, and B. Montgomery Pettitt. He has authored over 250 peer reviewed journal articles and is also an Editorial Board Member for the journals Molecular Simulation and Proteins. Since 2004, he has been the North American Editor for the Journal of Computational Chemistry.
Awards and honors
- Fellow of the Biophysical Society, 2016
- Gilda Loew Memorial Award of the International Society of Quantum Biology and Pharmacology (ISQBP), 2014
- Hans Neurath Award - The Protein Society, 2012
- Top 100 Chemists of 2000-2010 as identified by Thomson Reuters, 2011
- Purdue University Chemistry Alumni of the Year, 2010
- North American Editor of the Journal of Computational Chemistry, 2004
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2002
- Computerworld Smithsonian Award in Computational Science, 1997
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow, 1992
References
- Head-Gordon, Teresa Lyn (1989). Macroscopic and microscopic simulation methods as applied to biological macromolecules (PhD thesis). Carnegie Mellon University. ProQuest 303689629.
- "Brooks Lab - Charles L. Brooks III - University of Michigan". Brooks.chem.lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- "Theoretical Biological Physics To Get New $10 Million Research Center". Space Daily. September 26, 2002. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- Charles L. Brooks III publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Wiley Interscience, 1988
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- "Hans Neurath Award - Protein Research Awards | the Protein Society". Archived from the original on 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
- "Society Awards - the Biophysical Society".
- "The Computerworld Honors Program". Archived from the original on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2012-10-11.