Bill Smith

Bill Smith is a graduate of Cardiff University (1972), where he also gained a doctorate in molecular orbital theory (1976). Since 1980 he has been associated with CCP5 - the collaborative computational project concerned with the simulation of condensed phases. He is author or co-author of many of the simulation programs of the CCP5 Program Library, particularly DL_POLY, which has been a flagship code for CCP5 for many years.

Down the years his interests in simulation have included:

1. Parallel molecular dynamics algorithms;
2. Biological systems: DNA, valinomycin, superoxide dismutases;
3. Silicate glasses;
4. Path integral methods;
5. Fast ion conductors;
6. Surfactants;
7. Polymers;
8. Contact forces in powders.