Report about workshop “Twistronics of 2D materials: from modelling to real systems”

Report:

The workshop took place from Sept. 20-22, 2023 at the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester. A total of 116 scientists registered for the workshop in addition to the 15 invited speakers and the two workshop organizers (Prof. Vladimir Falko and Prof. Johannes Lischner). Out of the 116 registered attendees, 45 attended the workshop in person while the others attended the live broadcast of the talks which was delivered as a zoom webinar. The workshop featured a mix of invited speakers (15 in total) who delivered 30 minute presentations and contributed speakers (15 in total) who deliver 20 minute presentations. In addition, poster sessions were held during lunch breaks on Sept. 20 and Sept. 22. In addition to the support from Psi-k, the workshop received financial support from the Royce Institute and the CCP9 network.

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WE-Heraeus workshop on First-principles Green function formalisms

First-principles Green function formalisms: algorithms, method developments and applications to spinorbitronics and magneto-superconductivity

4-7 of September 2023, Athens, Greece

The WE-Heraeus workshop entitledFirst-principles Green function formalisms: algorithms, method developments and applications to spinorbitronics and magneto-superconductivity” took place from 4-7 of September in Athens, Greece. After years of only online meetings, the generous funding by the Psi-k charity and the WE-Heraeus Foundation made it possible to bring together the ab-initio Green function community in person. This workshop fostered networking opportunities and important personal exchange among different groups of method developers in the ab-initio Green function community. This was further stimulated by the complementary coffee breaks and lunches that were served in the rooms of the Kostis Palamas building of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens where the entire workshop took place. Continue reading WE-Heraeus workshop on First-principles Green function formalisms

Advanced Quantum ESPRESSO school: Hubbard and Koopmans functionals from linear response

28 August – 1 September 2023
University of Pavia (Italy)

Attendees of the school in a courtyard of the University of Pavia

From August 28th to September 1st, 2023, Pavia (Italy) hosted the first in-person edition of the “Advanced Quantum ESPRESSO School: Hubbard and Koopmans functionals from linear response“. Building upon the remarkable success of the virtual edition in 2022, this year’s event welcomed  41 participants from various countries  (carefully selected from a large  pool of 170 applications). They were joined by 20 lecturers and tutors, along with 5 keynote invited speakers who enriched the school program with their seminars related to the topic of each day. Continue reading Advanced Quantum ESPRESSO school: Hubbard and Koopmans functionals from linear response