Rollin King
Email: rking@bethel.edu
Job title
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Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
Highlight
King's research is in computational chemistry, the application of quantum mechanics using modern computing tools to solve problems in chemistry. He is a primary developer of the PSI4 quantum chemistry package, collaborating with scientists worldwide to develop open-source software. King's recent research projects have included modeling polymers for organic photovoltaic cells, computing spectroscopic properties to determine molecular stereochemistry, developing approaches to output machine-readable molecular information, and developing efficient algorithms for geometry optimization. Guest Professor at the prestigious ETH-Zurich in both 2008 and 2014, he is the author of over 40 peer-reviewed publications.
Started at Bethel
2001
Education
- Huntington College - B.S.S. in Chemistry, Mathematics, 1995
- University of Georgia - Ph.D. in Chemistry, 1999
Biography
Dr. King and his wife, April, are both from Indiana and met as undergraduates. Subsequently, they pursued graduate studies at the University of Georgia. After a year and a half living in Zurich (Switzerland) and Cambridge (UK), they moved to Minnesota in 2001. April is a practicing lawyer in the area of trusts and estates. They have three grown children.
Awards
- Postdoctoral Research Associate 1999, ETH-Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)
- Postdoctoral Research Associate 2000, Cambridge University
- Supported by the NSF's Research Site for Educators in Chemistry program (through the Univ. of Minnesota), 2005
- Supported by the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute, 2005-present
- Visiting Scientist 2002 and 2004, Virginia Tech University
- Visiting Scientist 2007 and 2008, University of Georgia
- Guest Professor 2008 and 2014, ETH-Zurich
Publications
Dr. King has authored more than 40 publications, primarily in journals such as the Journal of Physical Chemistry and the Journal of Chemical Physics.
Professional organizations, committees, and boards
- American Chemical Society
- Alpha Chi National Honor Society
- Minnesota Academy of Sciences
- American Scientific Affiliation
Research interests
King's research is in computational chemistry, the application of quantum mechanics using modern computing tools to solve problems in chemistry. He is a primary developer of the PSI4 quantum chemistry package, collaborating with scientists worldwide to develop open-source software. King's recent research projects have included modeling polymers for organic photovoltaic cells, computing spectroscopic properties to determine molecular stereochemistry, developing approaches to output machine-readable molecular information, and developing efficient algorithms for geometry optimization. Guest Professor at the prestigious ETH-Zurich in both 2008 and 2014, he is the author of over 40 peer-reviewed publications.