Peter Kollman

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Peter Andrew Kollman (July 24, 1944 – May 25, 2001) was a professor of chemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of California, San Francisco.

He is known for his work in computational chemistry, molecular modeling and bioinformatics, especially for his role in the development of the AMBER force field and molecular dynamics software package.

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Born in Iowa City, Kollman obtained his B.A. from Grinnell College in 1966 and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1967 and 1970 respectively. He held a post-doctoral position at Cambridge University and was hired by UCSF as an assistant professor.

In 1995, he was distinguished with the Computers in Chemistry Award from the ACS.

He is survived by his wife, Mercedes, and 4 children: Eli, Sarah, Daniel and Artemis.

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