Grad Student Ranasinghe Speaks on Computational Chemistry

Lauren RubensteinApril 17, 20152min
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Duminda Ranasinghe, a Ph.D. candidate in Chemistry, spoke April 16 in Exley in the fourth event of the Graduate Student Speaker Series. (Photos by Hannah Norman ’16.)

Ranasinghe gave a talk titled “Computational Chemistry: Chemistry Without Chemical.”
Ranasinghe gave a talk titled “Computational Chemistry: Chemistry Without Chemical.”
Computational chemistry uses quantum mechanics to predict reactions and molecular properties.
Computational chemistry uses quantum mechanics to predict reactions and molecular properties.
Over the past decade, computational chemistry has become popular with chemists as a tool to explore reactions and molecules. At Wesleyan, researchers are making reliable computational methods, which are accurate and faster than what is currently available.
Over the past decade, computational chemistry has become popular with chemists as a tool to explore reactions and molecules. At Wesleyan, researchers are making reliable computational methods, which are accurate and faster than what is currently available.