Career
He is known for his work in computational chemistry, molecular modeling and bioinformatics, especially for his role in the development of the AMBER force field and molecular dynamics software package. Kollman obtained his Bachelor of Arts from Grinnell College in 1966 and his Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy from Princeton University in 1967 and 1970 respectively. His Doctor of Philosophy supervisor was Leland C. Allen, who had received his Doctor of Philosophy in 1956 from Massachusetts Institute of Technology supervised by John C. Slater.
After a post-doctoral position at the University of Cambridge with David Buckingham, Kollman was hired as an assistant professor by University of California, San Francisco, where he spent the rest of his career.
