2005 Computational Chemistry and Material Science Summer Institute
- From: Eric Schwegler <schwegler[at]llnl.gov>
- Subject: 2005 Computational Chemistry and Material Science Summer
Institute
- Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 16:23:14 -0800
We are pleased to announce the fifth year for the Computational
Chemistry and Material Science (CCMS) Summer Institute at the Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).
The goal of the Summer Institute is to provide an opportunity for
graduate students to explore and learn some of the cutting-edge methods
in computational materials sciences, computational chemistry, and other
related areas of computational science during their first few years of
graduate study. Each student will spend ten weeks at LLNL as the guest
of an LLNL host scientist working on a computational project in the
host's area of expertise. In addition, computational science leaders
from universities and laboratories around the country
will present a
series of mini-courses for the fellows. These courses
will cover
state-of-the-art and emerging computational methods in materials
science and chemistry, while student fellows focus on the practical
aspects of their numerical implementation. The lecture program covers
topics of current interest, such as computational nanoscience,
computational chemistry, computational simulation of materials based on
coarse graining and multi-scale modeling, to name a few.
Over the past several years, scientists at LLNL have developed unique
mathematical algorithms and computer codes intended to make best use of
the unmatched capabilities of massively parallel tera-scale computing
established at LLNL. These new capabilities make it possible to model
material properties and behaviors with unmatched realistic complexity,
using predictive computer models. This new paradigm has created a
great deal of excitement in the computational science community. At
the same time, it presents new scientific challenges and calls for new
computational approaches that will be the focus of this Summer
Institute.
Summer fellows will be selected from among an open pool of applicants
who have demonstrated a strong interest in computational sciences,
especially materials science and chemistry. The Institute will run
from June 8 to August 16, 2005. Travel funds and a
generous stipend
will be provided to the participants. In order to be
considered,
prospective participants need to fill out the interest form at our
website:
http://www-cms.llnl.gov/ccms_summer_inst/
The application deadline is January 14, 2005.
Attached you will find a PDF version of our color poster announcement.
Please bring this announcement to the attention of graduate students
that you feel would benefit from the experience of hands-on research in
computational chemistry and materials science, working with leading
researchers at a national laboratory.
More details about the institute can be found on the institute
website.
Please direct any additional inquiries to the administrator for the
summer institute at summer.institute[at]llnl.gov
Andrew Williamson
Academic Director, CCMS Summer Institute
williamson10[at]llnl.gov
Mike McElfresh
Director, CCMS Summer Institute
mcelfresh1[at]llnl.gov