Richard A. Friesner

Richard A. Friesner is an American theoretical chemist and William P. Schweitzer Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2008,[1][2] and the National Academy of Sciences in 2016.[3] Richard Friesner co-founded Schrödinger in 1990.[4]

Richard A. Friesner
Born (1952-08-09) August 9, 1952
Carle Place, NY
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
University of California, Berkeley
Known forDensity functional theory,
Protein structure prediction,
Force Fields,
Molecular docking,
Structure-based drug design
AwardsAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences (2008), National Academy of Sciences (2016)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsColumbia University
Doctoral advisorKenneth Sauer

References
  1. "Academy Home - American Academy of Arts & Sciences". Amacad.org. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. "Academy Home - American Academy of Arts & Sciences". Amacad.org. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-05-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Bill Gates Backs Nimbus, Betting on Computer-Based Drug Discovery - Xconomy". Xconomy.com. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2017.


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