Dear colleagues,

in the week September 3-7, 2018, we will organize a "Hands-on
course on density-functional calculations" at Gottingen University, Germany.
Those interested can extend the course by a second
week, with a total course duration September 3-14, 2018.

The course will be open to a limited number of external participants
(Registration required). Please inform interested students and
collaborators. We will be grateful if you post our announcement poster https://www2.pt.tu-clausthal.de/atp/downloads/handson/2018_handsonposter.pdf.

The purpose of the first/-week block course is to introduce students to
the state-of-the-art of modern ab-initio calculations in the context
of density-functional theory. The course provides the theoretical
background on methods and materials as well as a hands-on practical
training on the CP-PAW code. The course targets physicists and
chemists during their masters and doctoral studies. After finishing
the course, the students will be able to independently develop and
carry out ab-initio calculations as well as to analyze and judge their
results.

In the optional second week, lectures will cover advanced topics of density
functional calculations and the students will carry out guided individual
projects, which are presented and discussed.

Registration deadline: May 15th, 2018.

Further details about the Hands-on course, including information on how to
apply/register can be found from the homepage at:

(https://www2.pt.tu-clausthal.de/atp/handson.html).

Please contact us under [email protected].

Best regards,

Peter Bloechl and Michael ten Brink