Abbreviation WATOC President Walter Thiel | Formation 1982 Website watoc.net | |
Purpose promoting the field of theoretical and computational chemistry | ||
The World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists (WATOC) is a scholarly association founded in 1982 "in order to encourage the development and application of theoretical methods" in chemistry, particularly quantum chemistry and computational chemistry. It was originally called the World Association of Theoretical Organic Chemists, but was later renamed the World Association of Theoretically Oriented Chemists, and in 2005 renamed once more to the World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists.
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Conferences
WATOC organizes a triennial world congress with over 1,000 participants in last years.
It also organizes numerous smaller conferences on more specialized topics.
Awards
The association awards two yearly medals: the Schrödinger Medal to "outstanding theoretical and computational chemist", and the Dirac Medal to "outstanding theoretical and computational chemist under the age of 40".
List of presidents
Presidents of WATOC: