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	Petersson, George A. Fisk Professor of Natural Science Chemistry Department 2508 Professor of Chemistry Chemistry Department 2508
EMAIL:	gpetersson@wesleyan.edu
PERSONAL HOME PAGE:	http://www.wesleyan.edu/chem/faculty/petersson
COURSES TAUGHT:	CHEM540 - 01 CHEM591 - 06 CHEM541 - 01
RESEARCH INTERESTS:	Physical Chemistry: Computational quantum mechanics emphasizing ab-initio electronic structure theory. Developing new methods for computational thermochemistry with applications to predictions of the absolute rates of chemical reactions.
AWARDS WON:	34th recipient of the Kitasato Medal "in recognition of his contributions to chemistry"
OFFICE HOURS	By appointment.