Connor Briggs

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Graduate Student

I am a graduate student studying quantum chemistry with the Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry. I graduated from Virginia Tech with my Bachelors of Science in Chemistry in 2022. While I was at Virginia Tech, I studied quantum chemistry under Dr. Daniel Crawford for several years. I also studied inorganic chemistry under Dr. Joseph Merola for several months.

Education:

2022 - B.S. in Chemistry, Virginia Tech

Research Interests:

Theoretical chemistry; Methods development in quantum chemistry; Group theory

Selected Publications:
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Peyton, B. G.; Briggs, C.; D’Cunha, R.; Margraf, J. T.; Crawford, T. D. Machine-Learning Coupled Cluster Properties through a Density Tensor Representation. J. Phys. Chem. A 2020, 124 (23), 4861–4871. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.0c02804.
Of note:

ACS Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Chemistry

Courses Regularly Taught:
Interests:

Machine learning; Quantum chemistry; Novel hardware implementations