Biographical sketches of authors

T. P. Straatsma   Molecular Sciences Software Group, Theory, Modeling and Simulation Directorate, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory software computational chemistry applications classical molecular dynamics quantum mechanical calculations architecture memory domain decomposition intermolecular interactions periodic atomic reassignmentsoratory, P. O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352-0999 (electronic mail: tp_straatsma@pnl.gov).

J. Andrew McCammon   Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0365 (electronic mail: jmccammon@ucsd.edu). Dr. McCammon received his B. A. degree from Pomona College and his Ph.D. degree in chemical physics from Harvard University. He was Assistant Professor (1978–1981) and M. D. Anderson Professor (1981–1994) at the University of Houston. Since 1995, he has been J. E. Mayer Professor of Theoretical Chemistry, Professor of Pharmacology, and Fellow of SDSC, all at the University of California San Diego. His research is in the statistical mechanics of macromolecules and liquids; theory of protein structure, dynamics, and function; and development and application of computer models and simulation methods for molecular systems. His honors include the 1987 Hitchings Award for Innovative Methods in Drug Design from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, the 1995 Award for Breakthrough Computational Science from the Smithsonian Institution, and Fellowships in the AAAS, the American Physical Society, and the Biophysical Society.