August 10, 2018
Junwei (Lucas) Bao successfully defended his Ph D. thesis on August 10, 2018. His thesis is entitled Reaction Rate Theory, Electronic Structure Theory, and Applications; it has an introduction plus 19 chapters covering his publications. Congratulations Lucas! Lucas will now head out to Princeton for a postdoctoral position with Professor Emily Carter.
The picture shows his committee immediately after the defense, from left to right: Tom Schwartzentruber, Don Truhlar, Lucas Bao, Aaron Massari, and Chris Cramer.