Welcome to the Node CECAM-DE-SMSM
CECAM (Centre Europeen de Calcul Atomique et Moleculaire) is a European organization devoted to the promotion of fundamental research on advanced computational methods and to their application to important problems in science and technology. Traditionally the focus of its activities has been on atomistic and molecular simulations, mainly in relation to the physics and chemistry of condensed matter, and here in particular on the dissemination of knowledge in the community. In 2009, a new nodal structure was established, in which local centers with specialized scientific strengths at various locations in Europe contribute to CECAM's activities. The present Node was founded on November 1, 2010.
The Node's Mission
The Node views itself as particularly strong in various aspects of Computational Soft Matter Science, including the themes
- Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics, with emphasis on molecular aspects;
- understanding Soft Matter systems like e. g. polymers, colloids, liquid crystals;
- Materials Science in terms of both qualitative and quantitative aspects;
- Multiscale Modeling ranging from electronic structure to hydrodynamics of complex systems;
- development of innovative algorithms;
- High Performance Computing.
It therefore strives to foster science in these fields by various scientific activities, in particular
- workshops, schools, international conferences;
- hands-on training on computer programs;
- advanced teaching;
- hosting of guest stays;
- collaborative research projects;
- mutual exchange of PhD students and postdocs.
Contributing Institutions
SMSM is a multi-institution Node, formed by a consortium of four different institutions:
- The Theory Group at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz;
- the Condensed Matter Theory Group at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, where support is provided by the Center for Computational Sciences in Mainz;
- the Theoretical Physical Chemistry Group at Technische Universität Darmstadt;
- the Institute for Computational Physics at Universität Stuttgart.
The Node's Governance
The Node is governed by its Steering Committee, consisting of four scientists, each coming from one of the respecitive institutions:
- Prof. Dr. Kurt Kremer from the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz;
- Prof. Dr. Friederike Schmid from the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz;
- Prof. Dr. Florian Müller-Plathe from the Technische Universität Darmstadt;
- Prof. Dr. Christian Holm from the Universität Stuttgart.
The organizational business of the Node is managed by the Node Director, Prof. Dr. Burkhard Dünweg from the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz.
Events 2011
In 2011, the Node hosted
- The Mainz Materials Simulation Days 2011,
Mainz, May 25 - 27, 2011.
- The tutorial Coarse-grained Simulation of Biological Soft Matter Systems using ESPResSo, Stuttgart, October 10 - 14, 2011.
Furthermore, the International Symposium "Computer Simulations on GPU" was hosted at the Node as well. This event, though highly successful, was however not accepted as a CECAM activity.
Guests 2011
CECAM guests hosted by the Node are:
- Prof. Dr. Andrey Milchev, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Prof. Dr. Viktor Ivanov, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
- Prof. Dr. Ian Snook, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia
- Prof. Dr. David P. Landau, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
- Prof. Dr. Aniket Bhattacharya, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA
- Prof. Dr. Markus Deserno, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
Events 2012
The workshop / tutorial / conference program of 2012 comprises the events:
- The symposium
Statistical Mechanics: Interplay of Theory and Computer Simulations
on occasion of the retirement of
Kurt Binder.
Location and time: Mainz, September 19 - 21, 2012
Organizers:- Kurt Kremer (mail)
- Friederike Schmid (mail)
- Marcus Müller (mail)
- Wolfgang Paul (mail)
- Burkhard Dünweg (mail)
- The workshop
Polymer Translocation through Nanopores.
Location and time: Mainz, September 17 - 18, 2012
Organizers:
- The
workshop
Fluid-Structure Interactions in Soft-Matter Systems: From the
Mesoscale to the Macroscale.
Location and time: Monash Unversity Prato Center, Prato, Tuscany, Italy, November 26 - 30, 2012
Organizers:
- The tutorial
Simulating Soft Matter with ESPResSo, ESPResSo++, and
VOTCA.
Location and time: Stuttgart, October 8 - 12, 2012
Organizers:
- The SimTech tutorial (sponsored event)
Advanced Methods and Applications in Quantum Chemistry.
Location and time: Stuttgart, March 26 - 30, 2012
Organizers:
Guests 2012
The 2012 guest list comprises:
- Prof. Dr. Andrey Milchev, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Prof. Dr. Ian Sook, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia
- Prof. Dr. David P. Landau, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
- Prof. Dr. Aniket Bhattacharya, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA
- Prof. Dr. Markus Deserno, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
- Prof. Dr. Mehmet Sayar, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Prof. Dr. Masao Doi, University of Tokyo, Japan
- Prof. Dr. Ezequiel Albano, UNLP, La Plata, Argentina
- Prof. Dr. Jörg Rottler, University of British Columbia, Canada
- Dr. Michele Ceriotti, University of Oxford, UK
Events 2013
The workshop / tutorial / conference program of 2013 comprises the events:
- Mainz Materials Simulation Days 2013.
Location and time: Mainz, June 10 - 12, 2013
Topic: Organic Electronics and Transport Phenomena
Organizers:- Kurt Kremer (mail)
- Friederike Schmid (mail)
- Denis Andrienko (mail)
- Davide Donadio (mail)
- Thomas D. Kühne (mail)
- The workshop
Coarse-graining multicomponent soft matter
systems: equilibrium and dynamics.
Location and time: Mainz, August 21 - 23, 2013
Organizers:
- The tutorial
Simulating Soft Matter with ESPResSo.
Location and time: Stuttgart, October 7 - 11, 2013
Organizers:
Guests 2013
The 2013 guest list is:
- Prof. Dr. Andrey Milchev, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Prof. Dr. Aniket Bhattacharya, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA
- Prof. Dr. David P. Landau, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
- Prof. Dr. Ezequiel Albano, UNLP, La Plata, Argentina
- Prof. Dr. Hendrik Heinz, University of Akron, USA
- Prof. Dr. Markus Deserno, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
- Prof. Dr. Masao Doi, Toyota physical and chemical research institute, Nagoya, Japan
- Prof. Dr. Mehmet Sayar, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Prof. Dr. Olga I. Vinogradova, Moscow State University, Russia
- Prof. Dr. Yuichi Masubuchi, Kyoto University, Japan
- Prof. Dr. Akira Ohno, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
- Prof. Dr. Mark O. Robbins, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
Events 2014
The workshop / tutorial / conference program of 2014 comprises the events:
- Biological molecules under non-natural
conditions
Location and time: Stuttgart, March 10 - 12, 2014
Organizers:
- Multiscale simulation methods for soft
matter systems
Location and time: Mainz, October 6 - 8, 2014
Organizers:
- Particle-based simulations for hard and
soft matter
Location and time: Stuttgart, October 6 - 10, 2014
Organizers:
- School on Multiscale Modeling and Use of
Espresso++ and VOTCA
Location and time: Mainz, October 9 - 10, 2014
Organizers:
Guests 2014
The 2014 guest list is:
- Prof. Dr. Andrey Milchev, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Prof. Dr. Masao Doi, Beihang University, Beijing, China
- Prof. Dr. Ravi Prakash Jagadeeshan, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Prof. Dr. Sergei A. Egorov, University of Virginia, USA
- Prof. Dr. Alexander M. Skvortsov, University of St. Petersburg, Russia
- Dr. Patrick Royall, University of Bristol, UK
- Prof. Dr. Subir K. Das, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India
- Prof. Dr. Leonid Klushin, University Libanon, Beirut, Libanon
- Prof. Dr. Akira Ohno, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Events 2015
The workshop / tutorial / conference program of 2015 comprises the events:
- Mainz Materials Simulation Days 2015 -
Non-Equilibrium Processes in Soft Matter
Location and time: Mainz, June 10 - 12, 2015 - The Role of Structure in Dynamical Arrest
Location and time: Mainz, July 21 - 23, 2015 - Hot nanostructures: thermal transport
and radiation at the nanoscale
Location and time: Mainz, September 30 - October 2, 2015 - Simulating Soft and Active Matter
with ESPResSo, ESPResSo++, and VOTCA
Location and time: Stuttgart, October 5 - 9, 2015
Guests 2015
The 2015 guest list is:
- Prof. Dr. Ezequiel Albano, UNLP, La Plata, Argentina
- and all the guests within the framework of the SFB TRR 146 program (see list on the TRR 146 web site)
Events 2016
The workshop / tutorial / conference program of 2016 comprises the events:
- Hydrodynamic Fluctuations in
Soft-Matter Simulations
Location and time: Prato, Italy, February 9 - 12, 2015 - Multiscale Simulation Methods in Soft Matter
Systems II
Location and time: Darmstadt and Mainz, October 4 - 6, 2016 - Particle-based Simulations for Hard and
Soft Matter
Location and time: Stuttgart, October 10 - 14, 2016
Guests 2016
T.b.a.
Contact
In case you wish to get in contact with the Node (because, for example, you have suggestions for the program), please send an e-mail to the Node Director Burkhard Dünweg. Please note that a proposal submitted to CECAM for an event to be hosted by the Node will only be considered if the Node has been contacted in advance, and the Node has approved.
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Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung
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