2017 Telluride Summer Research Conferences Accepting Applications

Applications are currently being accepted for the following four TSRC summer schools. Please forward this message to your colleagues and interested students.

Telluride School on Theoretical Chemistry, July 23rd - 29th

Application deadline is March 1, 2017

The 2017 Telluride School on Theoretical Chemistry aims to provide current graduate students with training in the areas of electronic structure, chemical dynamics, statistical mechanics, and biomolecular modeling. The week-long workshop will involve lectures, problem-solving exercises and sessions, a research poster-session for participants, and outdoor recreation in Telluride. The workshop is organized by Joan-Emma Shea (UCSB) and Thomas Miller (Caltech), with participating lecturers Suri Vaikuntanathan (U. Chicago) and Toru Shiozaki (Northwestern).

 

Telluride School on Stochastic Approaches to Electronic Structure, July 11th - 15th

Application deadline is February 10, 2017

This summer school, aimed at graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, addresses the use of stochastic methods of treating electronic structure of complex materials. Both methods that operate in position space as well as those where the sampling is done in configuration space will be considered.

 

Telluride School on Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory, July 11th - 15th

Application deadline is February 10, 2017

This school is for students and postdocs who want to learn about the theory and hands-on applications of one of the most efficient and accurate first-principles frameworks to date: Time-dependent density functional theory. The school will teach how to use this time-dependent quantum-mechanical theory to achieve an accurate computational description of electronic excitations and charge-transfer processes that underlie e.g. next-generation energy-conversion, energy-storage, and catalytic systems. Theory lectures in the morning of each day, given by world-leading experts, will cover fundamental, theoretical aspects of TDDFT. Hands-on computational sessions in the afternoon will equip students with practical skills in two or three TDDFT codes.

 

Telluride School on Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics: Theory and Experiment, July 23rd - 31st

Application deadline is March 10, 2017

Theoretical and computational models of biomolecular systems are increasingly predictive, providing the opportunity to qualitatively interpret and quantitatively characterize the results of experiment. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy has emerged as a major technique for the characterization of protein structure and dynamics, providing the opportunity in turn to benchmark and validate computational models. This Summer School will present state-of-the-art computational and experimental techniques for the study of biomolecular dynamics, emphasizing the synergy between theory, computation, and experiment. Students will develop an appreciation for the nature and scope of each technique.