{"id":827,"date":"2024-08-22T23:22:45","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T23:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pople2024\/?page_id=827"},"modified":"2024-09-03T18:25:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T18:25:22","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pople\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>About<\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>About John A. Pople<\/h2>\n<p>The Department of Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University has established the biennial John A. Pople Lectures in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry to honor the memory of the late Nobel Laureate.<\/p>\n<p>Pople, the former J.C. Warner Professor of the Natural Sciences, was affiliated with the Mellon Institute for more than 30 years. During this time, his work was integral to launching computational quantum chemistry, especially ab initio electronic structure methods, as a powerful and now pervasive means for predicting and interpreting the structure and properties of molecules. For these contributions, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1998 along with the University of California, Santa Barbara\u2019s Walter Kohn.<\/p>\n<p>Born in the small town of Burnham-on-Sea, England in 1925, Pople was the first in his family to enter college. He received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Cambridge University in 1948. In 1962, after spending a year at the Carnegie Institute of Technology and the Mellon Institute, he decided to devote his career to chemical research. He rejoined the Pittsburgh institutions in 1964, pursuing his seminal work in computational chemistry. In 1986, he moved to Northwestern University while continuing in his research and educational activities at Carnegie Mellon until his retirement in 1993.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Nobel, Pople received the 1992 Wolf Prize; the American Chemical Society\u2019s 1998 Award in Theoretical Chemistry; and the 2002 Copley Medal from the Royal Society.<\/p>\n<p>Pople passed away on March 15, 2004. His daughter Hilary and sons Adrian, Mark and Andrew have very generously donated his Nobel Medal to Carnegie Mellon in 2009.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pople2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/08\/pople.jpg\" alt=\"John A. Pople\" title=\"John A. Pople\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pople\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/08\/pople.jpg 232w, https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pople\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/08\/pople-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" class=\"wp-image-831\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div id=\"previous\" class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_2 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_background_pattern\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Previous Speakers<\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3 et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_testimonial et_pb_testimonial_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode clearfix  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module et_pb_icon_off et_pb_testimonial_no_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pople\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/09\/hynes-list.jpg)\" class=\"et_pb_testimonial_portrait\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_content\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">2013<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_testimonial_author\">James T. Hynes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"et_pb_testimonial_meta\"><span class=\"et_pb_testimonial_company\">Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_testimonial et_pb_testimonial_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode clearfix  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module et_pb_icon_off et_pb_testimonial_no_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pople\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/09\/marcus-100.jpg)\" class=\"et_pb_testimonial_portrait\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_content\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">2011<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_testimonial_author\">Rudolph A. Marcus<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"et_pb_testimonial_meta\"><span class=\"et_pb_testimonial_company\">Arthur Amos Noyes Professor of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, 1992 <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_testimonial et_pb_testimonial_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode clearfix  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module et_pb_icon_off et_pb_testimonial_no_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pople\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/09\/gordon-100.jpg)\" class=\"et_pb_testimonial_portrait\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_content\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">2009<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_testimonial_author\">Mark Gordon<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"et_pb_testimonial_meta\"><span class=\"et_pb_testimonial_company\">Frances M. Craig Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Iowa State University and Director, Ames Laboratory Applied Mathematical Sciences program<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_testimonial et_pb_testimonial_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode clearfix  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module et_pb_icon_off et_pb_testimonial_no_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pople\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/09\/kohn-100.jpg)\" class=\"et_pb_testimonial_portrait\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_description_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_testimonial_content\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">2009<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_testimonial_author\">Walter Kohn<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"et_pb_testimonial_meta\"><span class=\"et_pb_testimonial_company\">Emeritus and Research Professor of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, 1998<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-827","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=827"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":875,"href":"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/827\/revisions\/875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.mcs.cmu.edu\/pople\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}