Contact Information

Angela K. Wilson
Department of Chemistry
Michigan State University
578 S. Shaw Lane
East Lansing, MI 48824
Office: CEM 387
Lab: CEM 218, 220, 239, 338
Phone: (517) 353-1111
Email: Send an email

UNT

Angela K. Wilson

John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry

Ph.D., University of Minnesota
AWU/DOE Postdoctoral Fellow, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Biography

Selected Awards and Honors
  • AWIS Zenith Award (2023)
  • William A. Smart Lecture, University of West Florida (2023)
  • Iota Sigma Pi (Triennial) National Honorary Award (2023)
    • (The top award given to a woman in chemistry in the U.S. by the national honor society for women in chemistry; prior award (2020) awarded to 2018 Nobel Laureate Francis Arnold; first award given to Nobel Laureate Marie Curie in 1921)
  • William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award (2023)
  • NatSci Outstanding Faculty Award (2022)
  • Charles A. Abbott Lecturer (2022)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2021)
  • Outstanding Achievement Award (2020)
  • Karton-Barton Lecturer (2019)
  • Robert S. Mulliken Lecturer (2019)
  • Michigan Women's Hall of Fame Inductee (2018)
  • Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal (2015)
  • UNT Foundation Eminent Scholar Award (2015)
  • Wilfred T. Doherty Award, Dallas-Ft. Worth Society of the American Chemical Society (ACS) (2014)
  • Decker Scholar (2013-2015)
  • Fellow, American Physical Society (2013)
  • IUPAC Distinguished Woman in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering (2013)
  • Foundation Leadership Award (2013)
  • UNT Inaugural Distinguished University Research Lecturer (2012)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012)
  • UNT Research Leadership Award (2011)
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society (2010)
  • QSCP Promising Scientist Award of CMOA (2010)
  • UNT Research Scholar Award (2009)
  • UNT Toulouse Scholar Award (2009)
  • Appointed as U.S. Delegate to the IUPAC General Assembly by the National Academies (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
  • Chair of the U.S. Delegation to the IUPAC General Assembly (2013, 2015)
  • National Associate of the National Academies (2008)
  • US Chair of the 2006 Chinese/American Frontiers of Science (US National Academy of Science)
  • IUPAC Young Observer (2003, 2005)
  • Wiley International Journal of Quantum Chemistry Young Investigator Award (2004)
  • National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2003)
  • Science Advisory Board Program Consultant, EPA (2003-2004)
  • Visiting Research Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (2003-2004)
  • American Chemical Society Leadership Development Award (2003)
  • Visiting Research Scholar, University of Sydney (2003)
Recent Leadership
  • American Chemical Society
    • Immediate Past President (2023)
    • President (2022)
    • President-elect (2021)
  • ACS Board of Directors (2021-2023)
  • Associate Dean for Budget, Planning and Administration (Strategic Initiatives), College of Natural Sciences (2020-Present)
  • Director, MSU Center for Quantum Computing, Science, and Engineering (MSU-Q) (2019-Present)
  • MSU Academic Advancement Network Leadership Fellow (2018-2019)
  • Division Director (Head), National Science Foundation, Division of Chemistry (2016-2018)
  • Associate Vice Provost for Faculty, University of North Texas (2015-2016)
  • Editor, Computational and Theoretical Chemistry (2014- )
  • Editorial Board, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry (2011-2015)
  • Editorial Board, Computational and Theoretical Chemistry - formerly, Journal of Molecular Structure THEOCHEM (2011-2013)
  • Executive Member, ACS Division of Physical Chemistry (2010-2016)
  • Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Physical Chemistry (2010-2012)
  • American Physical Society, Division of Computational Physics Member-at-Large (2008-2011)
  • American Chemical Society, National Councilor (2004-2016)
  • U.S. National Committee for IUPAC, National Academies (2007-2016):
    • Chair (2014-2015)
    • Vice Chair (2012-2014)
  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, EMSL User Advisory Board:
    • Chair (2013-2014)
    • Board Member (2007-2014)
  • IUPAC Division of Physical and Biophysical Chemistry Committee:
    • President (2016-2017)
    • Vice President (2014-2015)
    • Secretary (2012-2013)
    • Titular Member (2009-2017)
    • Associate Member (2006-2009)
  • IUPAC Subcommittee for Materials Chemistry (2009-2015)
  • UNT Center for Advanced Scientific Computing and Modeling (CASCaM), Director (2005-2016)
  • American Chemical Society Council Policy Committee (2014-2016)
  • American Chemical Society Committee on Nominations and Elections (2009-2013)
  • American Chemical Society Committee on Science:
    • Member (2007-2009)
    • Associate Member (2005-2006)
  • American Chemical Society Alternate National Councilor (2003-2004)
  • Leadership Texas (2003)
Recent Publications

“Adsorption, Structure, and Dynamics of Short- and Long-Chain PFAS Molecules in Kaolinite: Molecular Level Insights”, Narasimhan Loganathan and Angela K. Wilson Environmental Science & Technology , 56, 8043 (2022), DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c01054

“Electronic-nuclear Quantum Dynamics of Diatomic Molecules: Nonadiabatic Signatures in Molecular Spectra”, Lucas Aebersold, Inga S. Ulusoy and Angela K. Wilson Molecular Physics , 120, e1988743 (2022), DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2021.1988743

“Molecular Screening and Toxicity Estimation of 260,000 Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) through Machine Learning”, Thanh Lai, David Kuntz and Angela K. Wilson Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 62(19), 4569-4578 (2022), DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.2c00374

“Multireference Calculations on the Ground and Excited States of LrF and LrO”, Sasha C. North, Nuno M.S. Almeida, Timothé R.L. Melin and Angela K. Wilson Journal of Physical Chemistry A , 127(1), 107-121 (2023), DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c06968

Publications

Selected Leadership/Other Publications

“Reaction: Fundamental Science and Academic-Industrial Partnerships”, Angela K. Wilson, Chem 1, 176-177 (2016). (invited)

“Effective Strategies for Women in Science: Addressing Challenges and Opportunities”, Angela K. Wilson, Nature Reviews Chemistry, 10 May (2017).

“Mini-sabbaticals: Routes to Reenergize Department Chairs and Their Departments”, Angela K. Wilson, The Department Chair, 26(4), 13 (2016).

“Successful Succession Planning for Chairs: Perspectives on Passing the Torch”, Angela K. Wilson, The Department Chair, 27(1), 5-6 (2016).