Ross Walker is an Assistant Research Professor at the San Diego Supercomputer Center, an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego and an NVIDIA CUDA Fellow. He runs the Walker Molecular Dynamics Lab in San Diego where he leads a team that develops advanced techniques for Molecular Dynamics Simulations supporting simulations aimed at improved drug and biocatalyst design. He is a key developer of the Molecular Dynamics engine AMBER and has hosted numerous international workshops on Molecular Dynamics. His work includes improved Quantum Mechanical, Molecular Mechanical models, development of new force fields for simulation of lipid membranes and the development of a GPU accelerated version of the AMBER Molecular Dynamics engine PMEMD.

Molecular Dynamics, Quantum Mechanics, Molecular Mechanics, AMBER