Troy Van Voorhis
Troy Andrew Van Voorhis is an American chemist currently the Haslam and Dewey Professor of Chemistry at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Early life and education
Van Voorhis graduated from North Central High School, Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1994.
He graduated with a B.A. from Rice University in 1997.
While at Rice, Van Voorhis conducted research under Gus Scuseria, notably developing the first practical implementation of a Meta-GGA in Density Functional Theory. He went on to pursue a Ph.D. in theoretical chemistry under Martin Head-Gordon at the University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 2001.
