From chemistry-request@server.ccl.net Fri Jan 11 13:24:38 2002 Return-Path: Message-ID: <3C3ED049.EC534DEE@nmrc.ucc.ie> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 11:45:13 +0000 From: Jim Greer Organization: NMRC, Ireland To: microelectronics-request@atomicscaledesign.net Subject: 02.06.18-21 Atomic Scale Materials Design - Abstract deadline Symposium A - ATOMIC SCALE MATERIALS DESIGN European Materials Research Society E-MRS Spring Meeting June 18-21, 2002 Supported by the Psi_k Network and the European Science Foundation Venue: Congress Center Palais de la Musique et des Congres Strasbourg France DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: January 14, 2002 On-line abstract submissions: http://www-emrs.c-strasbourg.fr/EMRS%202002%20Meetings.htm CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS: Large Scale Simulations using Quantum Chemical Forces Rodney BARTLETT, University of Florida Iron on GaAs Steven ERWIN, Naval Research Laboratory Quantum Monte Carlo Calculations of Hydrogen Adsorption on Si(100) Claudia FILIPPI, Universiteit of Leiden Defect Modeling in Semiconductors Risto NIEMINEN, Helsinki University of Technology Mechanical Properties and the Chemical Bond Ruben PEREZ, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid Ab-initio Simulations of Catalytic Reactions Inside Zeolites Xavier ROZANSKA, Eindhoven University Nanostructured Fe-magnets Daniel SPISAK, University of Vienna Why is a Noble Metal Catalytically Active? The Role of the O-Ag Interaction in the Function of Silver as an Oxidation Catalyst Catherine STAMPFL, Fritz-Haber Institute First Principles Modeling of Molecular Electronic Devices Kurt STOKBRO, Technical University of Denmark Accelerating Molecular Dynamics Arthur VOTER, Los Alamos National Laboratory Symposium organizers: Mehdi Djafari-Rouhani, CNRS-LAAS Mike Finnis, Queen's University Belfast Jim Greer, NMRC Juergen Hafner, University of Vienna Anatoli Korkin, Motorola Scientific committee: G.Gilmer, Bell Labs, USA H.Goronkin, Motorola, USA M.Jaraiz, University of Valladolid, Spain J.Labanowski, Ohio Supercomputer Center, USA J.-L.Leray, Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique CEA/DAM, France P.Lindan, University of Kent, UK D.Pettifor, Oxford University, UK M.Scheffler, Fritz Haber Institute, Germany T.Vrotsos, Texas Instruments, USA G.Wachutka, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany We seek submissions on electronic structure calculations and computational material science applied to: 7 Microelectronics and Optoelectronics, 7 Nanotechnology and Biotechnology 7 Chemical Industries including 7 Surfaces and interfaces 7 Molecules and clusters 7 Catalysis 7 Biological molecules, macromolecules, polymers 7 Plasmas, chemical vapor deposition, atomic layer deposition, and materials processing 7 Nanostructures We also seek submissions discussing advances in electronic structure theory, which enable new problems to be investigated.