2009-04-02:

Researcher School on Computational Materials for Energy Technology, 27-28 April 2009, UiO

Computer simulations based on density-functional theory (DFT) have an increasingly important impact on materials science, chemistry and on solid-state physics - promoting not only a deeper understanding, but also contributing significantly to materials design for future technologies. Computational materials science and in particular ab initio solid state theory have made the transition from an exciting fundamental research field into a recognized research activity for real-life applications.

In the post-fossil fuel era, industrial applications are dominated by materials issues in energy conversion systems such as solar energy materials, quest for hydrogen storage materials, improvements of electronic and optical properties of microelectronic and display materials, the simulation of reactions on heterogeneous catalysts and in particular, the environmental friendly utilization of energy.

In order to introduce the developments in computational materials science to students and researchers, SMN/Funmat@UiO is organizing a Researcher School on Computational Materials Science for Energy Technology (CMS-ET) on 27-28 April 2009 at Center for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, University of Oslo. The lectures in the school will be beneficial for both students and researchers working in experimental and theoretical fields. Experts from Finland, Denmark, and Sweden will deliver lectures on fundamentals as well as applications of DFT focusing on energy conversion, energy storage, and energy utilization.

Students (bachelor and masters), PhDs, Postdocs and Researchers are encouraged to attend. There is no registration fee for the CMS-ET school. Lunch will be provided for the registered participants. If you are interested to register the CMS-ET school, please send an email to:

Ponniah Ravindran,
Center for Materials Science and Nanotechnology
Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo
PO Box 1033, Blindern, N-0315 OSLO, NORWAY
Tel: +47 22855606
Mob: +47 45270737
Email: ravindran.ponniah@kjemi.uio.no or ravi@kjemi.uio.no

Mark your calendar on 27 (Monday) and 28 (Tuesday) April 2009. More details including the programme about CMS-ET school will be announced later.