Theresa Lynn Windus is an American chemist who is a distinguished professor at Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory.
Windus was an undergraduate student at Minot State University, where she majored in chemistry, mathematics and computer sciences.
[1] She moved to Iowa State University for her graduate studies, where she considered chemical bonding in various molecular systems as well as early development of algorithms for the use of high performance computers in chemistry.
[2] Windus worked at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, where she led the Molecular Science Software Group.
[3] She has developed advanced algorithms for high performance computing in chemistry and materials science.