About

Gregory A. Voth is the Haig P. Papazian Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Chemistry at The University of Chicago. His research involves theoretical and computer simulation studies of biomolecular and liquid state phenomena, as well as novel materials. A primary goal of his group is the development and application of new theory and computational methodologies to explain and predict the behavior of complex systems, including protein-protein self-assembly, membrane protein interactions, biomolecular charge transport, complex fluids, and self-assembly processes. Voth's work emphasizes multiscale theory and simulation, focusing on the development of coarse-graining approaches, mesoscopic modeling, and bridging multiple scales relevant to biological and chemical systems. His group applies these methods to actin filaments, microtubules, biological membranes, nucleic acids, virus capsids, liquids, and polymers, often integrating machine learning, statistical mechanics, dynamics, and quantum mechanics. He has a long-standing interest in quantum theory, exploring quantum dynamics, kinetics, and statistical mechanics, including the meaning of coarse-graining in quantum mechanics and its connection to quantum information theory. His research also addresses charge transport phenomena, such as proton and electron movement in aqueous and biomolecular systems, with over twenty-five years of developing theoretical and computational methodologies for these processes. His contributions extend to studies of complex liquids like electrolytes and ionic liquids, with applications in catalysis and CO2 sequestration. Voth's academic background includes a B.S. from the University of Kansas, a Ph.D. from Caltech, and postdoctoral work at the University of Pennsylvania. He has held faculty positions at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Utah before joining The University of Chicago. His numerous awards and honors reflect his significant contributions to the fields of theoretical and computational chemistry.

Research topics

• Biology
• Biochemistry
• Cell biology
• Biophysics
• Chemistry

Selected publications

• Integrin-based mechanosensing through conformational deformation

  Biophysical Journal · 2021 · 44 citations

  • Biophysics
  • Chemistry
  • Cell biology
  PublisherOA PDFDOI

Recent grants

• Theoretical and Computational Studies of Quantum Dynamical Processes in Condensed Matter

  NSF · $429k · 2003–2007

• Fundamental Studies of Solvation and Transport Phenomena in Liquids

  NSF · $444k · 2007–2010

• Frontiers of Coarse-graining

  NSF · $807k · 2015–2021

• CRC: Connecting Biology with Chemistry through Multiscale Theory and Computer Simulation

  NSF · $2.7M · 2006–2010

• SI2-SSE: Highly Efficient and Scalable Software for Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics

  NSF · $500k · 2017–2021

Frequent coauthors

• Chenghan Li

  Beijing University of Technology

  131 shared

• Alexander J. Pak

  Colorado School of Mines

  106 shared

• Jaehyeok Jin

  94 shared

• Patricia Bassereau

  Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

  92 shared

• Mijo Simunovic

  Columbia University Irving Medical Center

  88 shared

• James F. Dama

  Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis

  82 shared

• Jessica M. J. Swanson

  University of Utah

  81 shared

• Viviana Monje‐Galvan

  University at Buffalo, State University of New York

  67 shared

Labs

• Voth GroupPI

Education

• Ph.D., Theoretical Chemistry

  California Institute of Technology

  1987

• B. S., Graduation with Honors and Highest Distinction, Chemistry

  University of Kansas

  1981

Awards & honors

• Biophysical Society Innovation Award 2021
• American Chemical Society J. H. Hildebrand Award 2019
• S.F. Boys - A. Rahman Award for Outstanding Innovative Resea…
• Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK 2019
• Stanislaw M. Ulam Distinguished Scholar, Los Alamos National…

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