Workshop Announcement: Bridging the gap between theory and experiment: which theoretical approaches are best suited to solve real problems in nanotechnology and biology?

Dear Colleagues,

The Stanford NNIN Computing Facility will host a workshop February 23-26, 2010 entitled "Bridging the gap between theory and experiment: which theoretical approaches are best suited to solve real problems in nanotechnology and biology?" .

 Academic and industrial researchers from physics, chemistry, biology and engineering disciplines will be discussing the emerging impact of the synergy between experimental and computational advances in several nanoscience areas, including the interface with bio-molecules.  Experimental researchers interested in learning about how to interpret, analyze and design new experiments based on simulations, and theorists interested in expanding their modeling efforts into new application areas, are invited to attend.

 Key questions to be discussed: Which theoretical methodology is best suited for a specific application? What are the most recent state-of-the-art theoretical advances to tackle real problems at several timescales, and what challenges have to be addressed to make the theoretical and experimental advances more intrinsically linked?

The last two days of the workshop, 25-26 February, are dedicated to seminars and hands-on training on some of the advanced codes discussed including  ATK, VNL and SE from QuantumWise; DESMOND from DE Shaw Research, and ZEPHIR/OPENMM from Simbios.

 For more information about the workshop and to register please visit the following URL:

 http://www.stanford.edu/group/nnin-computing/workshop.html

Please find attached the workshop flyer.

Sincerely yours,

Prof. Yoshio Nishi
Dr. Blanka Magyari-Kope