Ernest R. Davidson
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Ernest R. Davidson, born October 12, 1936 in Terre Haute, Indiana
, is Professor of Chemistry, University of Washington
, Seattle, WA, USA. He graduated from Wiley High School, Terre Haute and Rose Polytechnic Institute.
His name is associated with both the Davidson correction
and the "Davidson diagonalization" method which he applied to configuration interaction
methods. He is the author of over 400 publications, including Reduced Density Matrices in Quantum Chemistry, Academic Press, 1976.
He has been awarded many honors, including member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science
(1981) and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
(1985) and the National Academy of Science (1987). In 2001, he was awarded the National Medal of Science
.
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, is Professor of Chemistry, University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
, Seattle, WA, USA. He graduated from Wiley High School, Terre Haute and Rose Polytechnic Institute.
His name is associated with both the Davidson correction
Davidson correction
The Davidson correction is a simple correction that is often applied in calculations using the method of configuration interaction, which is one of several post-Hartree–Fock ab initio quantum chemistry methods in the field of computational chemistry. It was introduced by Ernest R...
and the "Davidson diagonalization" method which he applied to configuration interaction
Configuration interaction
Configuration interaction is a post-Hartree–Fock linear variational method for solving the nonrelativistic Schrödinger equation within the Born–Oppenheimer approximation for a quantum chemical multi-electron system. Mathematically, configuration simply describes the linear combination...
methods. He is the author of over 400 publications, including Reduced Density Matrices in Quantum Chemistry, Academic Press, 1976.
He has been awarded many honors, including member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science
International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science
The International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science is an international scientific learned society covering all applications of quantum theory to chemistry and chemical physics. It was created in Menton in 1967. The founding members were Raymond Daudel, Per-Olov Löwdin, Robert G. Parr, John...
(1981) and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is an international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the...
(1985) and the National Academy of Science (1987). In 2001, he was awarded the National Medal of Science
National Medal of Science
The National Medal of Science is an honor bestowed by the President of the United States to individuals in science and engineering who have made important contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the fields of behavioral and social sciences, biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and...
.