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