Benjamin Mintz Graduate Research Assistant B.S. Chemistry -- University of North Texas, 2004 Member Since: Fall 2002 E-mail: bjm0037@unt.edu

Honors		ACS Division of Computers in Chemistry Chemical Computing Group (CCG) Excellence Award, 2005 UNT Department of Chemistry George Vaughn Award for Outstanding Graduate Students, 2005 Robert B. Toulouse School of Graduate Studies Grant, 2005 B. Craig Raupe Memorial Scholarship, 2005 D/FW Area of the ACS Outstanding Senior Scholarship, 2004

Publications		N. J. DeYonker, B. Mintz, T. R. Cundari, and A. K. Wilson, "Application of the correlation consistent composite approach (ccCA) to third row (Ga-Kr) molecules." J. Chem. Theory. Comput. submitted. B. Mintz, S. Driskell, A. Shah, and A. K. Wilson, "Truncation of the correlation consistent basis sets: Applications to extended systems." Int. J. Quant. Chem. 107, 3077 (2007). N. J. DeYonker, T. Grimes, S.Yockel, A. Dinescu, B. Mintz, T. R. Cundari, and A. K. Wilson, "The correlation consistent Composite Approach (ccCA): Application to the G3/99 Test Set." J. Chem. Phys. 125, 104111 (2006) B. Mintz and A. K. Wilson, "Truncation of the Correlation Consistent Basis Sets. Extension to Third-Row (Ga-Kr) Molecules." J. Chem. Phys., 122, 134106 (2005) B. Mintz, K. P. Lennox, and A. K. Wilson, "Truncation of the Correlation Consistent Basis Sets: An Effective Approach to the Reduction of Computational Cost?" J. Chem. Phys., 121, 5629 (2004) S. Yockel, B. Mintz, and A. K. Wilson, "Accurate Energetics of Small Molecules Containing Third Row Atoms Ga-Kr: A Comparison of Advanced Ab Initio Methods and Density Functional Theory." J. Chem. Phys., 121, 60 (2004)

Presentations		"An Analysis of the Basis Set Requirements for Accurate Descriptions of Ionic Molecules: The Importance of the Anion Polarizability" B. J Mintz, P. S. Bagus, and A. K. Wilson, National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C. (August 2005) "Reduction of Computational Requirements and Trends for High Accuracy Description of Molecular Properties" B. Mintz and A. K. Wilson, National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C. (August 2005) "Truncation of the Correlation Consistent Basis Set: A Means to Reduce the Computational Scaling of ab initio Methods?" B. Mintz and A. K. Wilson, American Conference on Theoretical Chemistry; University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (July 2005) "Basis Set Truncation: A Means to Reducing the Computational Scaling of Ab Initio Methods." B. Mintz and A. K. Wilson, ACS Meeting-in-Miniature; University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX (April 2005) "Reduction of computational scaling via basis set truncation: An effective means to the reduction of computational scaling?" B. Mintz and A. K. Wilson, ACS Southwest Regional Meeting; Ft. Worth, TX (October 2004) "Reduction of computational scaling via basis set truncation: An investigation of the systematic behavior of the correlation consistent basis sets." B. Mintz and A. K. Wilson, Molecular Quantum Mechanics: The No Nonsense Path to Progress; Cambridge University, England (July 2004) "Truncating the higher angular functions of the correlation consistent basis set." B. Mintz and A. K. Wilson, Annual Meeting of the Southeast Theoretical Chemistry Association; University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS (June 2004) "Truncation of the correlation consistent basis set: An effective approach to the reduction of computational cost?" B. Mintz and A. K. Wilson, ACS Meeting-in-Miniature; Texas Wesleyan University, Ft. Worth, TX (April 2004)

Professional Affiliations		Alpha Chi Sigma - Professional Chemistry Fraternity

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