Advancing Computational Chemistry in Scotland
Bringing together theoretically orientated chemists since 2006
29-30 August 2022
University of Edinburgh
Organiser: Professor Carole Morrison
Monday 29th August: Python Training Day
Tuesday 30th August: Network Day
PYTHON TRAINING DAY FURTHER INFORMATION
Python Training Day – FULLY BOOKED!
This course is aimed at programmers with little or no Python knowledge seeking to learn how to use Python for scientific computing.
We will introduce Python’s fundamental scientific libraries numpy and matplotlib. Participants should already have some basic knowledge of the Python language.
For an introduction to Python, please see Code Academy’s Python tutorial: https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-python-3
Participants should also be comfortable with using the bash shell.
For an introduction to the shell, please see, for example, Software Carpentry’s lessons on Unix Shell: https://swcarpentry.github.io/shell-novice/
We strongly recommend you download, before the course, Anaconda Python Version 3.9 from https://www.anaconda.com/download/. This has all the packages required (and more).
Python Training Outline Programme:
10.00 – Registration and check installations10.15 – Introduction
11:15 – Break
11:30 – Using numpy
13:00 – Lunch
14:00 – Using matplotlib
15:30 – Break
15:45 – Exercises
17:00 – Close
NETWORK DAY FURTHER INFORMATION
Networking Day – REGISTRATIONS CLOSED
Back after a break due to COVID, the ScotCHEM Computational Chemistry Symposium will provide a mixture of talks and poster sessions, bringing together Scotland’s computational chemistry community.
Organiser: Prof Carole Morrison, Univerity of Edinburgh
POSTER SUBMISSION: CLOSED
Network Day Programme
10:00 – Registration and poster set-up
Session I
10:25- 10.30 – Welcome and announcements
10.30-11.00 – Dr Tahereh Nematiaram, University of Strathclyde, ‘Organic Electronics from Structural Databases: Discovery and Design of Multifunctional Materials’
11.00-11.30 – Oliver Lee, St. Andrews University, ‘Silico – A toolkit for simplifying the computational chemistry pipeline’
11.30-12.00 –Dr Hessam Mehr, University of Glasgow, ‘Probablistic reasoning: From interpreting known chemistry to discovering the unknown’.
12.00-1.30 Lunch and posters
Session II
1.30-2.00- – Dr Rob Arbon, University of Edinburgh, ‘Efficient and robust optimisation of models of protein conformational dynamics’
2.00-2.30 – Dr. Andrew Prentice, Heriot Watt University, ‘Modular approaches to compact configuration interaction wavefunctions’
2.30 –2.50 – Flash poster presentations
2.50- 3.20 – Dr Maria Jose Aliaga, University of Glasgow, ‘Metal oxide chemistry, self-assembly and applications’
3.20 – 3.50 – Prof. Michael Buehl, University of St. Andrews pNMR shifts of MOFS from DFT
3.50 – Closing remarks/opening of poster session/cheese and wine reception
PREVIOUS SYMPOSIA
2019 Heriot Watt – Stuart Macgregor
2018 St Andrews – Michale Buehl
2017 Glasgow – Hans Senn
2016 Edinburgh – Carole Morrison
2015 Strathclyde – Tell Tuttle
2014 Heriot Watt – Maciej Gutowski
2013 St Andrews – Tanja van Mourik
2012 Glasgow – Hans Senn
2011 Edinburgh – Carole Morrison
2010 Strathclyde – Tell Tuttle
2009 Heriot Watt – Maciej Gutowski
2008 Glasgow – John Mcgrady
2007 St Andrews – Tanja van Mourik