NEW YORK, NY (March 24, 2009) – Schrödinger announced today that Professor Mark S. Gordon of Iowa State University is the recipient of the 2009 American Chemical Society’s Award for Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, to be presented tonight at the official Awards Banquet as a part of the 237th ACS National Meeting in Salt Lake City. Established in 1984, this commendation is given each year to an exceptional scientist whose contributions have advanced chemical and biological science through the incorporation of computers in research, development, and education. “We are pleased to sponsor this award,” said Dr. Ramy Farid, Schrödinger’s president, “It lets us recognize and acknowledge visionary scientists, such as Professor Gordon, who share our commitment to advancing innovations in computational chemistry.”

Professor Gordon holds a dual appointment as the Frances M. Craig Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Iowa State University and as the Director of Applied Mathematical Sciences at Ames Laboratory; and is well known for his development of GAMESS (General Atomic and Molecular Electronic Structure System). One of his more recent contributions to GAMESS is the Effective Fragment Potential (EFP) for the treatment of weak intermolecular interactions. In honor of his latest accolade and to foster future collaboration opportunities, Schrödinger has provided Professor Gordon with the latest release of Jaguar – Schrödinger's high-performance electronic structure program. “This is great,” said Professor Gordon, “Jaguar is one of the fastest programs available today.”

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