Keiji Morokuma

Keiji Morokuma
Born(1934-07-12)July 12, 1934
DiedNovember 27, 2017(2017-11-27) (aged 83)
Kyoto, Japan
EducationKyoto University
Scientific career
InstitutionsKyoto University
University of Rochester
Institute for Molecular Science
Emory University
Doctoral advisorKenichi Fukui
Other academic advisorsMartin Karplus
Notable studentsMarcin Hoffmann (postdoc)

Keiji Morokuma (諸熊 奎治, Morokuma Keiji; July 12, 1934 – November 27, 2017) was a Japanese theoretical chemist and chemical engineer known for developing energy decomposition analysis for molecular interactions[1] and the ONIOM method in quantum chemistry.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Morokuma, Keiji; Kitaura, Kazuo (1981), Politzer, Peter; Truhlar, Donald G. (eds.), "Energy Decomposition Analysis of Molecular Interactions", Chemical Applications of Atomic and Molecular Electrostatic Potentials, Boston, MA: Springer US, pp. 215–242, doi:10.1007/978-1-4757-9634-6_10, ISBN 978-1-4757-9636-0, retrieved 2023-10-27
  2. ^ Cui, Qiang; Irle, Stephan; Musaev, Jamal (2018-02-23). "Keiji Morokuma (1934–2017)". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57 (9): 2288–2289. doi:10.1002/anie.201800390. ISSN 1433-7851. PMID 29392802.
  3. ^ Bowman, Joel M.; Musaev, Jamal; Nakatsuji, Hiroshi (2018-02-01). "Keiji Morokuma". The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 122 (4): 880–881. Bibcode:2018JPCA..122..880B. doi:10.1021/acs.jpca.8b00070. ISSN 1089-5639. PMID 29385809.
  4. ^ "Keiji Morokuma, International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science". www.iaqms.org. Retrieved 2023-10-27.