Hrant Hratchian
Vice Provost And Dean For Graduate Education
California, United States
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Top SchoolHrant Hratchian is an internationally recognized quantum chemist and higher-education leader serving as Vice Provost and Dean for Graduate Education and Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at UC Merced. He combines deep computational chemistry expertise—from a PhD in theoretical chemistry and postdoctoral work at Indiana—with leadership roles spanning department chair, research computing co-director, and graduate program strategy. At UC Merced he oversees graduate admissions, program development, postdoctoral training, and budgetary planning while representing the university on statewide graduate-dean initiatives. A former research scientist at Gaussian, Inc., he blends rigorous research credentials with practical experience in scientific software and cyberinfrastructure. A Michigan native and father of four daughters, he brings a collaborative, systems-oriented approach to building graduate education that scales with institutional growth.
8 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Theoretical Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Theoretical Chemistry at Wayne State UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.) Chemistry, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Chemistry at Eastern Michigan University
Github Skills (9)
quantum-computing10
quantum-chemistry10
chemistry10
theory7
abstract-syntax-tree5
python5
gift4
wolfram-language4
javascript3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
hphratchian/mulliken
Jun 2019 - Mar 2025
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 9 months
UCMercedChem225Spring2019/LiteratureReviews
Jan 2019 - Mar 2019
This repository contains notes on a selection of quantum chemistry (and related theory) literature.
Contributions:19 commits, 2 PRs, 17 pushes in 1 month
noteschemistryquantum-computingliteratureselection
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