WATOC Newsletter


WATOC Newsletter

1997 / 2

Edited by Paul G. Mezey,

Vice-President of WATOC, 1990-1996

e-mail mezey@sask.usask.ca

Electronically distributed by Henry Rzepa,

WATOC Communication Officer

Announcements of the President:
WATOC sponsored a topical meeting June 3-7 in Athens, Georgia. The conference, in honor of Professor Norman L. Allinger, was titled "Structural and Mechanistic Organic Chemistry". There were 45 lectures, split evenly between theory and experiment, and about 200 participants. At the conference Professor Allinger was presented the 1996 Schrodinger Medal of WATOC.
After extensive consultation with the WATOC Scientific Board, WATOC has decided to give a young scientist's award on an annual basis. The Dirac Medal will be given to an outstanding theoretically oriented chemist under the age of 40. Persons who have already received the Annual Prize of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science are not eligible. Any member of good standing of WATOC may make a nomination for the Dirac Medal. A one-sentence description of the nominee's accomplishments (maximum 25 words) should be included. The closing date for receipt of nominations for both the Dirac and Schrodinger Medals is December 15, 1997.
I am pleased to announce that Professor Nicholas C. Handy will be the recipient of the 1997 Schrodinger Medal. Accordingly, Professor Handy thus becomes a Fellow of WATOC and a permanent member of the WATOC Scientific Board. Professor Handy will present a plenary lecture and receive the Schrodinger Medal at the triennial conference WATOC '99, to be held in London, August 1-6, 1999.
Henry F. Schaefer III
Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia 30602-2556
U. S. A.
Phone (706) 542-0364
FAX (706) 542-0406
e-mail HFSIII@uga.cc.uga.edu
Professor Norman L. Allinger

is the recipient of the

1996 Schrödinger Medal of WATOC

During a special ceremony at the WATOC Topical Conference "Structural and Mechanistic Organic Chemistry: A Tribute to Professor Norman L. Allinger", the 1996 Schrödinger Medal of WATOC award was handed over to Professor Norman L. Allinger, for his pioneering work in "Conformation Analysis and ground-breaking research in Computational Chemistry, leading to the family of Molecular Mechanics computer programs, one of the most widely used chemistry program systems ever developed."
The Conference was organized jointly by Prof. H.F. Schaefer III, WATOC President, and Professor Paul v. R. Schleyer, Past President of WATOC, in Athens, Georgia, June 3-7, 1997.
Reflections on the WATOC Topical Conference Model(l)ing `97,

Erlangen, Germany, Sept. 2-5, 1997

A WATOC topical conference entitled Model(l)ing `97 was held in Erlangen, Germany, Sept. 2.-5., 1997, at the Computer-Chemie-Centrum and at the Institute für Organische Chemie of the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Erlangen-Nürnberg, superbly organized by a tireless Tim Clark, in collaboration with Paul v. R. Schleyer, Past President of WATOC.
Major support for the conference was provided by the British Council, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, MSI, Oxford Molecular, Springer and Tripos (in alphabetical order).
The conference provided an exciting overview of the latest developments in molecular modeling, with special emphasis on biochemically important systems, including the major topics of QSAR/Similarity, Computational Methods, Combinatorial Chemistry, Docking/Ligand Design, Combined QM/MM Methods, Proteins/Simulation, and Solvation. A special feature of the meeting was the very large number of contributions from young scientists, a very encouraging sign for a healthy future of the field of modeling and WATOC. (Paul G. Mezey).
Preliminary Announcement

The Royal Society of Chemistry

Fifth World Congress of Theoretically Oriented Chemists

WATOC `99

Imperial College, London

1-6 August 1999

Contact:
Ms. S. Riaz, WATOC `99, Conferences & Divisional Affairs, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1V 0BN, UK, FAX: +44 (0) 171 734 1227, e-mail: riazs@rsc.org
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