Management

Dr. Barry Olafson – CEO

Dr. Olafson received his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in the laboratory of William A. Goddard III and completed his postdoctoral training with Martin Karplus at Harvard University.  He was the CEO and co-founder of Molecular Simulations Inc. (MSI) along with Professors Goddard and Steve Mayo.  While at Harvard, he was involved in the initial design and implementation of CHARMM, and co-authored the BIOGRAF molecular modeling program while at MSI.  He continues to be involved in the development of the DREIDING molecular mechanics forcefield and its applications to biological systems.

Dr. Benjamin Allen – Software development lead

Dr. Allen received his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in the laboratory of Stephen Mayo. He was the primary developer of the protein design program PHOENIX and created more efficient and broadly applicable versions of the optimization algorithm FASTER.