Gavin E. Crooks
Encyclopedia
Gavin E. Crooks is an English chemist currently researching in America
. He researches in the field of Statistical mechanics
, and discovered the Crooks Equation leading to the Crooks fluctuation theorem
.
from the University of East Anglia
in 1992 and his M.Sc. in Biocolloid Chemistry from the same university in 1993. His masters advisor was R. H. Robinson, and his thesis was entitled "Characterization of Lipases in Water-in-Oil Microemulsions."
He earned his Ph.D. at U.C. Berkeley under David Chandler
. During this time, he explored both equilibrium and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. He did significant work on transition path sampling
as well as nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. He briefly left science to work for an internet startup doughtnet.com, but he later to returned to theoretical chemistry, accepting a postdoctoral fellowship with the Computational Genomics Research Group led by Steven Brenner. Gavin Crooks is now a senior scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.
United States
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. He researches in the field of Statistical mechanics
Statistical mechanics
Statistical mechanics or statistical thermodynamicsThe terms statistical mechanics and statistical thermodynamics are used interchangeably...
, and discovered the Crooks Equation leading to the Crooks fluctuation theorem
Crooks Fluctuation Theorem
The Crooks equation is an equation in statistical mechanics that relatesthe work done on a system during a non-equilibrium transformation to thefree energy difference between the final and the initial state of the...
.
Career
Gavin received his B.Sc. in ChemistryChemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
from the University of East Anglia
University of East Anglia
The University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...
in 1992 and his M.Sc. in Biocolloid Chemistry from the same university in 1993. His masters advisor was R. H. Robinson, and his thesis was entitled "Characterization of Lipases in Water-in-Oil Microemulsions."
He earned his Ph.D. at U.C. Berkeley under David Chandler
David Chandler
David Chandler may refer to:* David Chandler , American physical chemist* David G. Chandler, British historian specializing in Napoleonic history* David P. Chandler, American historian specializing in Cambodian history...
. During this time, he explored both equilibrium and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. He did significant work on transition path sampling
Transition path sampling
Transition path sampling is a method used in computer simulations of rare events, physical or chemical transitions of a system from one stable state to another that occur too rarely to be observed on a computer timescale. Examples include protein folding, chemical reactions and nucleation...
as well as nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. He briefly left science to work for an internet startup doughtnet.com, but he later to returned to theoretical chemistry, accepting a postdoctoral fellowship with the Computational Genomics Research Group led by Steven Brenner. Gavin Crooks is now a senior scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.