Biosketch

Garnet Kin-Lic Chan is the Bren Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Marcus Center for Theoretical Chemistry at Caltech. Prior to Caltech he held positions at Princeton University and at Cornell University. He received his undergraduate and doctoral degrees from Cambridge University and carried out postdoctoral research as a Junior Research Fellow of Christ’s College and a Miller Research Fellow at UC Berkeley.

Research Interests

Dr. Chan's research is focused on the computational simulation of complex systems in chemistry and physics. He is particularly interested in quantum many-body problems.

Membership Type

Member

Election Year

2025

Primary Section

Section 14: Chemistry

Secondary Section

Section 33: Applied Physical Sciences