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2013 Workshop at the Aspen Center for Physics

Tue, 22 May 2012 19:38:47 +0000

“Molecular Physics of Non-Bonded Biomolecular
Interactions”

Summer 2013

Workshop on Molecular Physics of Non-Bonded Biomolecular Interactions

Tue, 22 May 2012 17:52:41 +0000

Announcement of a Workshop at the Aspen Center For Physics: “Molecular Physics of Non-Bonded Biomolecular Interactions”

Summer 2013

2012 CoMSEF Impact Award Nomination Solicitation

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:26:35 +0000

CoMSEF is soliciting nominations for the 2012 CoMSEF Impact Award, which recognizes outstanding research in computational molecular science and engineering by a member of CoMSEF. Previous award winners include Ed Maginn (2009), David Sholl (2010), and Bernhardt Trout (2011).

Nominees for the 2012 award may hold positions in academia, industry, or a national laboratory, and must be within 15 years of completion of their highest degree. Candidates earning PhD degrees from 1997 onwards are award eligible. Nominees must be current members of CoMSEF.

SciMeeting 2012 - May 31 and June 1, 2012

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:33:11 +0000

Dear colleagues,

This is an announcement of SciMeeting2012, a conference on Applied Molecular Simulations for Product and Process Design, organized by Scienomics on May 31 and June 1 in Paris, France. Practical information (conference venue, hotel information, registration fee payment, etc.) is available at the conference website, www.scienomics.com/SciMeeting2012.

Call for applications for NSF workshop on multiscale modeling and simulation

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:37:59 +0000

Announcing the 2012 NSF Pan American Advanced Studies (PASI) workshop on multiscale modeling and simulation: September 2-15, 2012. Applications are encouraged from graduate students and post-docs who wish to learn more about and get hands on experience with a wide range of computational methods in the area of multiscale modeling and simulation. More information is available at the workshop website: http://depts.washington.edu/pasi. Applications are due on June 1, 2012 and accepted participants will be notified by mid May.

We appreciate your help in passing this notice to your research group and other interested colleagues.

Please contact us at pasi@uw.edu with any questions.

Best wishes,

PASI co-organizers:
Jim Pfaendtner
Cameron Abrams

CoMSEF Elects Two Liaison Directors

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:09:37 +0000

During the fall of 2011, we elected two new Liaison Directors. Congratulations to the newly-elected officers and thanks to all who participated!

Liaison Directors (2011-2013):

Cynthia Lo (University of Washington in St. Louis)
Francisco Hung (Louisiana State University)

Thanks also to the two out-going Liaison Directors, Ilja Siepmann and Coray Colina, for their participation! A complete listing of the CoMSEF Executive Committee is available on the web: http://comsef.org/executivecommittee

2011 CoMSEF Graduate Student Award Winners

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:53:44 +0000

Congratulations to the 2011 CoMSEF Graduate Student Award winners:

Andrew Paluch (University of Notre Dame)
Advisor: Ed Maginn

Lauren Abbott (Penn State University)
Advisor: Coray Colina

2011 CoMSEF Impact Award

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:58:31 +0000

The CoMSEF Executive Committee is pleased to announce that Professor Bernhardt Trout of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been selected as the recipient of the 2011 CoMSEF Impact Award. This annual award recognizes outstanding research in computational molecular science and engineering and will be given to Bernhardt during the CoMSEF General Meeting at the AIChE Annual meeting in Minneapolis. He will also present a talk on his research at the CoMSEF Plenary Session at the AIChE Annual meeting. Bernhardt is the Director of the Novartis-MIT Center for Continuous Manufacturing, Co-Chair of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Chemical and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, and a Professor of Chemical Engineering at MIT. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Chemical Engineering from MIT and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. Bernhardt has made important contributions to the development of new computational methods, which he has then applied to the solution of important pragmatic problems; most notable is the impact of his work on the manufacture of pharmaceuticals.

He is receiving the CoMSEF Impact Award “For the development of generally applicable and widely used molecular computational algorithms and their use to obtain new mechanistic understanding of industrially relevant problems.”

CoMSEF Impact Award recipients must be within 15 years of completion of their highest degree and be current members of CoMSEF.

April 2011 Newsletter

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:34:23 +0000

The April 2011 newsletter is located here: link. It contains info about New Officers, 2010 Grad Student Awards, the Impact Award, the IFPSC, a Research Highlight, FOMMS 2012, Annual Meeting Sessions, Upcoming Conferences, etc.

Post-doc position available at Pennsylvania State University

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:28:17 +0000

A post-doctoral position is open immediately in the Janik laboratory (Chemical Engineering Department, Pennsylvania State University) to investigate surface properties of high temperature CO2 adsorbents using density functional theory. This position will involve collaboration with other computational and experimental investigators, and is supported through the Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory.

Post-doc position available at Pennsylvania State University

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:28:17 +0000

2010 CoMSEF Early Career Award

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:45:30 +0000

The CoMSEF Executive Committee is pleased to announce that Professor David Sholl of Georgia Tech University has been selected as the recipient of the 2010 COMSEF Early Career Award. This annual award recognizes outstanding research in computational molecular science and engineering and will be given to David during the CoMSEF annual General Meeting. David is the Michael E. Tennenbaum Family Chair and GRA Eminent Scholar in Energy Sustainability in the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Tech. He has held this position since January 2008 and was previously on the faculty at Carnegie Mellon University for 10 years. He received his undergraduate degree in Physics from the Australian National University and a PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Colorado. David’s research uses computational materials modeling to accelerate the development of new materials for energy-related applications, including generation and storage of gaseous and liquid fuels and carbon dioxide mitigation. David is a Senior Editor of Langmuir and is an Associate Director of the Georgia Tech’s Strategic Energy Institute. David is receiving the CoMSEF Early Career Award for his contributions to the understanding of the thermodynamics and transport properties of hydrogen in solids and of fluids confined in nanoporous materials. CoMSEF Early Career Award recipients must be within 15 years of completion of their highest degree and be current members of CoMSEF.

2010 CoMSEF Graduate Student Award Winners

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:14:54 +0000

Congratulations to the 2010 CoMSEF Graduate Student Award winners:

Diwakar Shulka (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Advisor: Bernhardt Trout

Sumeet C. Pandey (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Advisor: Dimitrios Maroudas

Post-doc opening at the Colorado School of Mines

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:08:11 +0000

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Chemical Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. We are searching for a highly motivated and driven individual looking for research opportunities in molecular biophysics and simulations in a collaborative environment.

Post-doc opening at UC Davis

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:33:53 +0000

The group of Roland Faller in the department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at UC Davis is looking for a postdoctoral researcher for a new project in the field of Cyberdesign of Nanoparticles.

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer Chemical & Process Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:39:25 +0000

(L) £32,458 - £44,930 (SL) £46,278 - £52,086

An outstanding and enthusiastic research-focused team player is sought to contribute to our teaching programmes and complement our research interests. The department has a wide range of research interests in areas including biomolecular engineering, low carbon technology and nanostructured materials and we are also interested in candidates with other topical areas of research.

post-doc position at The University of Alabama

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:23:58 +0000

post-doc position at Northwestern University

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:19:53 +0000

Molecular Simulation of Nanoporous Materials

Group of Prof. Randy Snurr, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Northwestern University

http://zeolites.cqe.northwestern.edu/

Director, Center for Research Computing, University of Notre Dame

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:03:53 +0000

We are seeking outstanding candidates for the position as Director of the Center for Research Computing at Notre Dame. This is a highly visible position with responsibility for developing computational infrastructure in support of the research mission of the University. Inquiries can be directed to Jeffrey Kantor, Dept. of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Notre Dame [kantor.1@nd.edu]. Additional information regarding the center can be found at http://crc.nd.edu/.

Post-Doc Positions Available at the University of TN, Knoxville

Wed, 28 May 2008 13:24:07 +0000