CECAM - MolSim-2021MolSim-2021

More information at the MolSim website: www.compchem.nl/molsim/2021

Registration closes on November 21

MolSim-2021 is 2-week school that offers a program focusing on numerical techniques for the study of properties of many-particle systems.
This year's edition will be offered fully online.

The school targets PhD and postdoctoral researchers who want to learn these techniques to study topics in physics, chemistry or biology. The course may also be followed by advanced MSc students. It offers a recap of the statistical mechanics relevant for molecular simulation, and addresses basic and advanced simulation techniques including Monte Carlo, molecular dynamics, free energy calculations, rare events, coarse graining.
The school will have as special focus areas path sampling methods for rare-event simulation. These will be covered with special sessions, including a hands-on part for setting up path sampling for various type of activated processes, by experts in the field (Titus van Erp, NTNU, NO; Peter Bolhuis, University of Amsterdam, NL).
All techniques will be accompanied by illustrative examples of present day research.

The school will be open for registration by early October. The school has a limited capacity, though the limit remains to be set.

Tentative program
(Given the move to an online setting, the format and content might still be slightly adjusted)

Monday: Introduction Statistical Thermodynamics
Tuesday: Monte Carlo: Basic Techniques
Wednesday: Molecular Dynamics: Basic Techiques
Thursday: Free Energies and Phase Equillibria
Thursday: Poster session
Friday: Advanced MC: CBMC
Weekend: no lectures or lab course
Monday: Rare Events
Tuesday: Measurments in Simulations
Wednesday: Advanced MD: Modeling Biological Systems
Thursday: Selected Topic
Friday: Lecture & Seminar: Rare Events by Path Sampling

MolSim-2021

Location: Online, hosted by CECAM-NL

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