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So Hirata,
Ph.D., Associate Professor
Quantum Theory
Project
Center for
Macromolecular Science and Engineering
Department of
Chemistry and Department of Physics
University
of Florida
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Experience
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Associate Professor (Department of Chemistry, University of Florida) 2009–Present.
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Assistant Professor (Department of Chemistry, University of Florida) 2004–09.
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Senior Research Scientist (Pacific
Northwest Nat’l Laboratory) 2001–04.
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Visiting Assistant in
Postdoctoral Program (University
of Florida)
2000–01 (with Professor Rodney J. Bartlett).
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow (University of Florida)
1999–2000.
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Visiting Scholar (University of California,
Berkeley) 1998–99 (with Professor Martin Head-Gordon).
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JSPS Fellow (Japan Society for the Promotion
of Science) 1996–99.
Other appointments
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Affiliate Associate Professor (Department of Physics, University of Florida) 2009–Present.
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Affiliate Assistant Professor (Department of Physics, University of Florida) 2007–2009.
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Adjunct Associate Professor (Hiroshima University) 2004–08.
Education
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Ph.D. (Theoretical Chemistry; The
Graduate University for Advanced Studies / Institute for Molecular Science,
Okazaki, 1998; Supervisor: Professor Suehiro
Iwata).
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M.Sc. (Physical Chemistry; The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 1996;
Supervisor: Professor Mitsuo Tasumi).
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B.Sc. (Chemistry; The University of
Tokyo, Tokyo, 1994; Supervisor: Professor Mitsuo Tasumi).
Awards
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Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar
Award (2009).
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National Science Foundation
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award (2009).
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Annual Medal of the
International Academy
of Quantum Molecular Science
(2008) (http://www.iaqms.org/IAQMS.awards.html).
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Hewlett–Packard
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award (2008), ACS COMP division and Hewlett–Packard
Company.
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University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign,
Materials
Computation Center Travel Award (2005).
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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (1996–99).
Editorial Boards
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Physical Chemistry Chemical
Physics,
Advisory Board (2010–2012).
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Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, Advisory Board (2010–2012).
Grants
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Camille and Henry Dreyfus
Foundation, (2009–14)
“Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award,” $75,000.
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National Science Foundation, Physical Chemistry
(2009–14) “CAREER: Quantum Chemistry of Macromolecules,”
$600,000.
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American Chemical Society
Petroleum Research Fund, PRF# 48440-AC 6 (2008–10) “Predictive Property
Simulations for Plastic Photovoltaics,”
$100,000.
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U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy
Sciences, Grant No. DE-FG02-04ER15621 (2007–10) “Breakthrough
Design and Implementation of Many-Body Electronic and Vibrational
Theories,” $330,000.
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University of Florida Research Opportunity
Incentive Seed Fund (2005–06) “Modern Theory for Correlated
Nuclear Motions,” $32,571.
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U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy
Sciences, Grant No. DE-FG02-04ER15621 (2004–07) “Breakthrough Design
and Implementation of Many-Electron Theories for Electron
Correlation,” $349,998.
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U.S. National Science Foundation, Grant No. CHE-0450462
(2004–06) “ITR/AP Collaborative Research: Synthesis of
High-Performance Algorithms for Electronic Structure Calculations,”
$63,000.
Publications
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Author of over 80 peer-reviewed or submitted journal articles,
conference proceedings, reviews, and book chapters.
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Principal author or coauthor of several high-performance quantum
chemistry computer software packages.
Professional Activities
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Invited speaker of numerous international scientific conferences
and lectures. Principal author of many poster presentations.
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Reviewers for The Journal of
Chemical Physics, The Journal of
Physical Chemistry, Theoretical
Chemistry Accounts, Chemical
Physics, International Journal of
Quantum Chemistry, The Journal of
Computational Chemistry, Petroleum
Research Fund, U.S. Department of
Energy, and National Science
Foundation, etc.
Memberships
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American Chemical Society
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American Physical Society
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
Miscellaneous
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