Bridging time and length scales in molecular and materials modeling 

Lennard-Jones Centre Summer School 2024 

University of Cambridge 

We are excited to announce  

Bridging time and length scales in molecular and materials modeling, 

a summer school hosted by the Lennard-Jones Centre (LJC) at the University of Cambridge. 

The school will be held 2nd – 6th September 2024 in Christ’s College in the historic city centre. 

By the end of the school, participants will have acquired the basic skills needed to understand and perform simulations using a broad range of computational methods that reflect the interdisciplinary nature of modern research.  

In particular, the school will cover: 

• Density functional theory, with applications to the solid-state and interfaces 
• Wavefunction methods for molecular electronic structure theory 
• Molecular dynamics methods, with applications to solid-liquid interfaces 
• Energy landscapes and free energy methods 
• Machine Learned Interatomic Potentials; statistical sampling with ab initio accuracy 

The content will be a combination of lectures and hands-on practical sessions. It will be pitched at a level appropriate for students about to start a PhD or in the early stages of their graduate studies. 

The school will be delivered by members of the LJC, including: 

Chris Pickard, Hugh Burton, Kara Fong, David Wales, Angelos Michaelides, Christoph Schran, and Gábor Csányi 

The registration fee of £600 includes five nights’ accommodation in Christ’s College with breakfast and lunch. The optional conference dinner is an additional £50. 

The registration fee without accommodation is £150 (includes lunch). The optional conference dinner is an additional £50. 

Applications should be sent to [email protected] and should include your full name, affiliation, and a very brief description of your research interests. If you are currently on, or are about to start, a PhD program, please also give the name of your supervisor, and state how long you have been enrolled in your PhD program. Applicants will be notified of the outcome in early 2024. 

Please register before 31st December 2023. 

For any enquiries, please contact Lisa Masters: [email protected] 

Best wishes, 

Steve Cox, Chuck Witt and Gábor Csányi