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Laird, Brian Bostian was born on August 16, 1960 in Port Arthur, Texas, United States. Son of Donald Wiley and Nanci Ann (Bostian) Laird.
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Brian Bostian Laird, American Chemist. Achievements include research in density-functional theory, structureand dynamics of amorphous systems, computer simulation of liquids and solids. Recipient Career Development award, National Science Foundation, 1995-1998; grantee Petroleum Research Fund, 1994-1996, 96-98.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Mathematics, University Texas, 1982; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1987.
Career
Postdoctoral researcher, Columbia University, Department of Chemistry, New York City, 1988-1989; North Atlantic Treaty Organization fellow, Forschungszeutrum, Jülich, Germany., 1989-1990; faculty intern, U. Utah, Department of Chemistry, Salt Lake City, 1991-1992; postdoctoral researcher, U. Sydney (Australia), 1992; lecturer chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, 1993; assistant professor of chemistry, U. Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1994-1998; associate professor, U. Kansas, Lawrence, since 1998.
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Membership
Member American Physical Society (symposium co-organizer 1996-1997), American Chemical Society (symposium co-organizer 1993-1994), Alpha Chi Sigma (faculty co-advisory), Phi Beta Kappa.
Connections
Married Ursula Sofie Kuhn, August 17, 1991.
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American