Dear Colleagues,

the Minnesota Chemical Theory Center
and the Theoretical Chemistry Group of the University of Torino announce the

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             MW-MSSC2017  Minnesota Workshop on ab Initio Modeling in
                                         Solid State Chemistry with CRYSTAL

                                          http://www.crystal.unito.it/mw-mssc17/
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to be held in Minneapolis, MN (U.S.A.) from Sunday, July 9th through Friday, July 14 2017.

Ab initio modeling has become of ever-increasing interest in solid state chemistry,
physics, and materials science. Software for the quantum-mechanical study of a large
variety of solid properties (structural, electronic, spectroscopic, thermodynamic, optical,
elastic, piezoelectric, etc.) is now widely available to a rapidly growing community of
specialists (theoretical and computational chemists and physicists), as well as
non-specialists (materials scientists, crystallographers, geologists, solid state physicists
and chemists, etc.).

The Minneapolis edition of the MSSC2017 School will provide the necessary formal
background to understand the main theoretical methodologies and approximations
underpinning modern ab initio solid state computational tools and it will also provide practical
guidelines for the actual use of standard and advanced features of CRYSTAL.

The School will also present the newest version of the program
(CRYSTAL17, to be released in 2017) with all of its new features and capabilities.

Registration is open, and runs through May 2, 2017.

Participation is restricted to 40 attendees,
accepted on a first-come, first-served basis

The list of lecturers, registration details and general information can be found
at the official School web site:

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Looking forward to meet you in Minneapolis.

Sincere regards,

The MW-MSSC2017 School Directors,

Lorenzo Maschio
Laura Gagliardi