World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists
AbbreviationWATOC
Formation1982[1]
Purposepromoting the field of theoretical and computational chemistry[2]
PresidentPeter Gill
Websitewatoc.net

The World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists (WATOC) is a scholarly association founded in 1982 "in order to encourage the development and application of theoretical methods" in chemistry, particularly theoretical chemistry and computational chemistry.[1] It was originally called the World Association of Theoretical Organic Chemists,[1] but was later renamed the World Association of Theoretically Oriented Chemists,[3] and in 2005 renamed once more to the World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists.[1]

Conferences

WATOC organizes a triennial world congress with over 1,000 participants in last years.[1][4]

NameDateYearCityCountryOrganizer
1WATOC-1987August 12–181987BudapestHungaryImre Csizmadia
2WATOC-1990July 8–141990TorontoCanadaImre Csizmadia
3WATOC-1993July 18–251993ToyohashiJapanKeiji Morokuma
4WATOC-1996July 7–121996JerusalemIsraelAmiram Goldblum
5WATOC-1999August 1–61999LondonUKMike Robb
Henry Rzepa
6WATOC-2002August 6–92002LuganoSwitzerlandHans-Peter Lüthi
7WATOC-2005January 16–212005Cape TownSouth AfricaKevin Naidoo
8WATOC-2008September 14–192008SydneyAustraliaLeo Radom
9WATOC-2011July 17–222011Santiago de CompostelaSpainManuel Yáñez
Otilia Mó
10WATOC-2014October 5–102014Santiago de ChileChileAlejandro Toro-Labbé
11WATOC-2017August 27 – September 12017MunichGermanyChristian Ochsenfeld
12WATOC-2020August 16 – 212020VancouverCanadaRussell J. Boyd
13WATOC-2025June 22 – 272025OsloNorwayTrygve Helgaker

Awards

Main article: Schrödinger Medal

The association awards two yearly medals: the Schrödinger Medal to one "outstanding theoretical and computational chemist",[5] and the Dirac Medal to one "outstanding theoretical and computational chemist under the age of 40".[6]

Recipients of the Dirac Medal

For other prizes named after Paul Dirac, see Dirac Medal.

Source: WATOC

List of presidents

Presidents of WATOC:[1]

NameFirst yearLast year
1Imre Gyula Csizmadia19871990
2Paul von Rague Schleyer19901996
3Henry F. Schaefer, III19962005
4Leo Radom20052011
5Walter Thiel20112017
6Peter Gill20172025

References

  1. ^ "WATOC - History". World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists. 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  2. ^ "WATOC - Home". World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists. 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. ^ For instance, in 2005 it was called "World Association of Theoretically Oriented Chemists" as can be seen in the poster for WATOC-2005 congress: "WATOC-2005. Modelling Structure and Reactivity. 7th World Congress of the World Association of Theoretically Oriented Chemists". World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists. 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  4. ^ "WATOC - Congress". World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists. 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  5. ^ "WATOC - Schroedinger". World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists. 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Dirac - medal". World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists. 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.