CPMD2011: Extending the limits of ab initio molecular dynamics for chemistry, materials science and biophysics

Topics: Materials Science, Molecular Modeling, Physical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Keywords: ab initio molecular dynamics, Car-Parrinello method, density functional theory, molecular modeling, computational chemistry

Date: /5/6/7/8/9/ September 2011, Barcelona, Spain, Europe

Web Site, Contact: cpmd2011@gmail.com

  

Official Information:

Dear colleague,

We kindly invite you to participate in the conference "CPMD2011: Extending the limits of ab initio molecular dynamics for chemistry, materials science and biophysics", which will take place between September 5th and 9th, 2011, in Barcelona, Spain (http://www.pcb.ub.es/cpmd2011).

This is the fifth event in the series of conferences that were started in 1999 (Schloss Rindberg, Germany) and successfully continued in 2001 (Schloss Rindberg,Germany), 2003 (Ascona, Switzerland), 2005 (Ascona, Switzerland) and 2008 (Trieste, Italy). This time the meeting will take place at the Parc Científic de Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain). The PCB is located in the campus of the University of Barcelona, next to the Barça stadium.

The conference is directed to scientists working in the area of ab initio molecular dynamics (Car-Parrinello method, Born-Oppenheimer MD, and related techniques) as well as those interested in applying AIMD in their projects. It aims to be a platform for discussion of the latest progress in theory and applications of ab initio MD, as well as defining the dominant trends in the field for the next years. In addition to eight plenary talks, the conference program will include about 50 invited talks, as well as poster presentations. The deadline for registration is May 31th, 2011 and the number of participants is limited. PhD students can benefit from a registration waiver, upon application.

With best regards,

Michele Parrinello (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
Roberto Car (Princeton University, USA)
Paolo Carloni (German research School, Germany)
Carme Rovira (ICREA, Parc Científic de Barcelona, Spain).