Alliance for the Chemical Sciences in Scotland
Bringing together theoretically orientated chemists since 2006
Prof Natalie Fey | University of Bristol
Computational Chemistry x Data Science
Registration is now closed. We look forward to welcoming attendees on 16th June.
Join us for the inaugural International Conference on Sustainable Chemistry for Net Zero
Taking place at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, this conference will focus on the pivotal role chemistry has to play in delivering a net zero future for all.
A stellar line-up of international keynote and plenary speakers will discuss various topics in sustainable chemistry. There will be opportunities to submit oral and poster abstracts – details coming soon!
Put the date in your diary: 10-13 June, 2025
ScotChem is very grateful to the following individuals for the organisation of the conference:
Bringing together theoretically orientated chemists since 2006.
Dr Cristina Trujillo, Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester
The event is free to attend, but registration is mandatory.
We are keen to invite poster contributions from all-year PhDs and postdocs.
Please e-mail all abstracts by 5pm on 25th May 2024 to [email protected]
There are fantastic poster prizes so please submit your abstracts as soon as possible!
Details will be published soon.
This is THE annual networking event across the Scottish inorganic chemistry community.
Professor Ludmilla Steier, University of Oxford and Imperial College, winner of the 2023 Materials Chemistry Early Career Prize.
The agenda includes plenary speakers from academia and industry, a panel discussion and opportunities to deliver oral and poster presentations. Further details will be published shortly.
There will be a poster and talk prize for first place and runner up, sponsored by Dalton Transactions.
Full agenda coming soon.
To submit a poster abstract, please complete the abstract submission form (doc) and email it to [email protected].
Deadline for oral abstract submission: Friday, 25 May, at 17.00.
Deadline for poster abstract submission: Friday, 1 June, at 17.00.
Ticket prices include the conference dinner and ceilidh at the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh.
Bringing together polymer and soft materials researchers & industry from across the world and showcasing recent advances in the field.
The University of Strathclyde is hosting the third ScotCHEM Polymer & Soft Materials Conference, an annual fixture in Scotland’s chemistry research calendar. The conference series covers all areas of related research including polymer chemistry and technology, self-assembly, biointerfaces, and bioinspired and advanced materials. This year, we are expanding to a 2-day event and further aiming to highlight sustainability research, from best lab practices to degradable polymers and upcycling approaches.
The programme will include invited and contributed talks, poster sessions, and other networking and discussion opportunities. A highlight will be a Civic Reception hosted by the Lord Provost and Glasgow City Council, with complimentary drinks at the prestigious Glasgow City Chambers on Thursday evening, 13 June.
Submissions are open to contributions:
Send all abstract submissions to [email protected].
Download the abstract submission template: word doc or pdf.
Early career researcher (ECR) prizes will be given to the most deserving contributed oral and poster presentations.
ScotCHEM ECRs registering early may request travel support to help cover the costs of attending both days of the event.
First in the ScotCHEM Hydrogen series, bringing together industry, researchers and policymakers to identify opportunities to grow Scotland’s Hydrogen Economy.
Meeting, Tuesday, 23 May, University of St Andrews, Eden Campus, Guardbridge.
The annual ScotCHEM Polymer and Soft Materials Conference, in partnership with the University of Edinburgh School of Chemistry.
Dr Paul Hunt ‘Practicality of Making Sustainable Polymers’ – Croda International
Poster Presentations
Advancing Computational Chemistry in Scotland.
Bringing together theoretically orientated chemists since 2006.
29-30 August - Python training and networking
Organiser: Professor Carole Morrison
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.
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
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
10:00 – Registration and poster set-up
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
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
Hosted by the University of Strathclyde
The Plenary Speaker is Prof. Adrian Roitberg, University of Florida and his talk will be “Is Quantum Chemistry Amenable for Machine Learning? Are the Computers Coming for Our Jobs?"
09:50—10:00 Welcome and opening remarks
10:00—10:30 Dr James McDonagh, IBM Research Group, "Parameterization and automation of coarse-grained simulations for industrial
chemical formulation".
10:30—11:00 Dr Laia Vila-Nadal, University of Glasgow, "POMzites a roadmap for inverse design in metal oxide chemistry".
11:00—11:30 Jonathan Colburn, University of St Andrews, "Quantifying Electrostatic Preorganisation in Heme Peroxidase Enzymes with
QM/MM".
11:30—12:00 Arron Burnage, Heriot-Watt University, "Mechanistic Study of the Room Temperature Acceptorless Dehydrogenation
of an Isobutane σ-Complex in the Solid-State".
12:00—13:00 Lunch
13:00—13:30 Dr Oliver Henrich, University of Strathclyde, "Coarse-Grained Modelling of DNA-Based Hydrogels and DNA Supercoiling".
13:30—14:00 Dr Daniel Dawson, University of St Andrews, "Computational Insights into the Extensively Disordered GaPO-34A Structure".
14:00—14:30 Dr Xiang Sheng, Stockholm University, "Modeling Enzymatic Enantioselectivity using Quantum Chemical Methodology".
14:30—15:00 Dr Rafel Szabla, University of Edinburgh, "Modelling reactions involving UV-induced electron transfer in DNA".
15:00—15:30 Break
Plenary Speaker
15:30—16:30 Prof Adrian Roitberg, University of Florida, "Is Quantum Chemistry Amenable for Machine Learning? Are the Computers Coming
for Our Jobs?"
16:30—16:45 Poster prizes and closing remarks