Nicholas C. Handy
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| Born | Nicholas Charles Handy 17 June 1941 |
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| Fields | Quantum Chemistry |
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| Doctoral advisor | Samuel Francis Boys[1] |
| Doctoral students | Robert J. Harrison |
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Nicholas Charles Handy, FRS[2] (17 June 1941 – 2 October 2012) was a British theoretical chemist.[4][5] He retired as Professor of quantum chemistry at the University of Cambridge in September 2004.[6]
Education and early life
Handy was born in Wiltshire, England and educated at Clayesmore School.[citation needed] He studied the Mathematical Tripos at the University of Cambridge[1] and completed his PhD on theoretical chemistry supervised by Samuel Francis Boys.[1][7]
Research
Handy wrote 320 scientific papers published in physical and theoretical chemistry journals.[2][6][8] Handy developed several methods in quantum chemistry and theoretical spectroscopy. His contributions have helped greatly to the understanding of:
- the transcorrelated method[citation needed]
- the long range behaviour of Hartree–Fock orbitals
- semiclassical methods for vibrational energies
- the variational method for rovibrational wave-functions (in normal mode and internal coordinates)
- Full configuration interaction with Slater determinants (benchmark studies)
- convergence of the Møller–Plesset series
- the reaction path Hamiltonian
- Anharmonic spectroscopic and thermodynamic properties using higher derivative methods
- Brueckner-doubles theory
- Open shell Møller–Plesset theory
- frequency-dependent properties
- Density functional theory : quadrature, new functionals and molecular properties.
Awards and honours
Handy was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1990.[2] He was awarded the Leverhulme Medal in 2002[3] and was a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science.[9]
References
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