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FOMMS 2009

Thu, 29 May 2008 09:13:06 PDT

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The FOMMS 2009 Conference will be held July 12-16, 2009 at the beautiful and relaxing Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, WA. In addition to outstanding lectures and discussion on a range of topics in molecular modeling and simulation, the conference will include a mini-workshop on open source code development for molecular simulation, tutorial sessions on massively multicore chip architectures and GPUs for scientific simulation, and a special, inaugural FOMMS Award banquet.

Stay tuned for program and registration details.

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

Wed, 28 May 2008 06:24:07 PDT

Post-doc opening at Washington University in St. Louis

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:08:44 PST

One postdoctoral position is available in the Gelb Research
Group at Washington University in St. Louis.

Topic: First-principles simulations of phase equilibria

Fluid phase equilibria at extreme conditions will be studied with
Monte Carlo simulations based on first-principles (ab initio) energy
evaluations. These methods will be applied in a survey of the
high-temperature fluid phase behavior of elemental systems across
the periodic table, including liquid-liquid and liquid-vapor

Meeting Minutes November 2007

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:19:06 PST

The CoMSEF/ Area 01a meeting at the AIChE annual meeting took place on Wednesday at 6:15pm in room 155F of the Salt Palace Convention Center.

Area 1a Reports

Election results: Dave Ford (.doc, 29 KB)
Session report for 2007: Dave Ford
Session report for Spring 2008: Scott Shell (.ppt, 118 KB)
Fall 2008: Martha Mitchell (.ppt, 340 KB)

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2007 Graduate Student Awards in Computational Molecular Science and Engineering

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:02:31 PST

Congratulations to the 2007 CoMSEF Graduate Student Award winners:

Chethan Acharya, University of Alabama
Advisor: C. Heath Turner

Harish Vashisth, Drexel University
Advisor: Cameron Abrams

Forums, newsletters, and meeting minutes are now publicly available

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:01:23 PST

Previously, the CoMSEF forums and a few other parts of the web site (newsletters, meeting minutes) were only accessible to members after logging in to the site. This was done to preserve these features as "members-only" benefits. However, that limited the availability of this information and also made it a bit less accessible to members too. Therefore, the CoMSEF executive committee decided to make the forums, newsletters, and minutes public. Login will no longer be required for accessing them. Login is still required to make posts, comment on posts, vote in elections, etc.

New Liaison Directors

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:57:53 PST

Two new CoMSEF Liaison Directors were recently elected and announced at the CoMSEF meeting in Salt Lake City:

Ed Maginn, University of Notre Dame - homepage
Brian Peterson, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. - bio

The role of liaison director includes the following responsibilities:

Forums are now publicly available

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:29:05 PST

Previously, the CoMSEF forums and a few other parts of the web site were only accessible to members after logging in to the site. This was done to preserve these features as "members-only" benefits. However, that limited the availability of this information and also made it a bit less accessible to members too. Therefore, the CoMSEF executive committee decided to make the forums, newsletters, and minutes public. Login will no longer be required for accessing them. Login is still required to make posts, comment on posts, vote in elections, etc.

Postdoc Opening at Rutgers

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:01:35 PDT

Postdoc position is available at the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering of Rutgers, the state university of NJ.

The research project will focus on studying molecular interactions and self-organization in nanosegregated polyelectrolytes, prospective materials for fuel cells and protective membranes.

Keith Gubbins Festschrift

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:09:56 PDT

The special issue of the Journal of Physical Chemistry C honoring Keith Gubbins is now available online: link

Note that the current CoMSEF newsletter includes a tribute to Prof. Gubbins written by Ken Cox and that Prof. Gubbins will be honoried at two sessions during the AIChE annual meeting in Salt Lake City:

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

8:30 AM-11:00 AM

Post-doc opening at the Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique in Paris

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:03:46 PDT

Virtual Reality in Computational Biology - Postdoctoral position at IBPC, Paris, France

Postdoc position
FlowVR Nano: a virtual laboratory

PhD student positions available at the Stockholm Center for Biomembrane Research

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:38:24 PDT

There are a number of open PhD student positions available (4-4.5 years), on subjects ranging from GPU and streaming computing to docking, bioinformatics and membrane protein structure prediction.

More information is available at

http://www.cbr.su.se/content/view/354/2/

Postdoc openings at the Stockholm Center for Biomembrane Research

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:29:19 PDT

As part of a European Union-funded project (EDICT - European Drug Initiative for Ion Channels and Transporters) we're looking for a talented postdoc with a general interested in simulations, free energy calculations, and docking. The initial appointment is for two years, starting 2008. We're primarily looking for intellectually outstanding candidates rather than specific background, and the right person will have ample opportunity to have input on the research direction.

More information is available at

Grad Student and Post-Doc Openings

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:31:26 PDT

Information regarding a grad student and post-doc openings at the University of South Carolina have been posted in the "Jobs" section of the CoMSEF forums: link

Doctoral Scholarships available at the University of South Carolina

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:42:55 PDT

Doctoral Scholarships are available to outstanding students for graduate studies in the following areas:

1) Development of multiscale methods for complex soft matter systems
2) Computational catalysis
3) Computational nanomaterial science
4) Molecular simulation

All outstanding students with some background in programming who study chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, physical chemistry, or physics are encouraged to apply and contact Prof. Andreas Heyden by email: hey...@engr.sc.edu

Postdoc opening at the University of South Carolina

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:36:54 PDT

Postdoctoral fellowships are available to outstanding scientists and engineers with background in molecular simulations, multiscale modeling, computational chemistry, and computational material science. The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Theoretical Chemistry, Physics, or Material Science. The positions are available for one year with the opportunity for renewal subject to satisfactory progress.

One project is on the development of multiscale methods for complex soft matter systems, and the other project is on the study of nanoparticle - catalyst support interaction.

Post-Doc opening at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:14:55 PDT

In the Computational Materials Research Group: link to postdoc announcement

Post-Doc Opening

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 07:48:21 PDT

Information regarding a post-doc opening at Vanderbilt University has been posted in the "Jobs" section of the CoMSEF forums: link

CoMSEF Forums

Thu, 03 May 2007 20:48:45 PDT

A group of forums (discussion boards) have been added to comsef.org for the benefit of CoMSEF members. Currently, there are areas available for general discussion and also for job postings (both for folks looking for jobs and people looking to hire).

The forums can be accessed here: link .

New Officers for 2006-2008

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:48:11 PST

The elections concluded in early November. Thanks to everyone who ran and who voted! As a result, the new members of the executive committee are:

Vice Chair and Program Chair: Clare McCabe, Vanderbilt
Secretary-Treasurer: Joe Golab, Innovene
Liaison Director: Perla Balbuena, Texas A&M
Liaison Director: Roland Faller, UC Davis