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Aneesur Rahman made seminal contributions to computational physics, the forerunner of the widespread application today of computation in the study of physical, chemical and biological phenomena. This year marks the 50th anniversary of his paper in 1964, which heralded the use of the molecular dynamics method, an essential tool for research in materials and biological sciences today, which he is most known for. A biography of Rahman, along with a summary of his scientific contributions is described below.
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Kalidas Sen (PhD, IIT-Kanpur) joined the University of Hyderabad in 1977 where he continues to serve as Professor of chemistry. His research contributions in electronic structure theory include 9 monographs and 196 research papers.
Srikanth Sastry is at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore. His research addresses the following: employing extensive computer simulations, the complex microscopic dynamics, structure, and phase transformations in liquids, amorphous solids, and related systems.
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Sen, K., Sastry, S. Aneesur Rahman. Reson 19, 671–683 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-014-0076-0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-014-0076-0