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Mission

The Materials Simulation Center is a facility for education and research on materials simulation. It is designed to function as a hub to connect experimental and simulation activities through the organization of collaborative projects, short courses and workshops. For the experimentalist, the Center will provide the information needed to add a simulation component to their work. For groups already working on materials simulation, the Center will be a natural environment for interaction and extension of existing simulation techniques.


Current Events


  • WIEN2k WORKSHOP

    WEIN id
    June 23-26, 2009
    The Pennsylvania State University
    316 Hammond Building
    State College, Pennsylvania
    Organized by the Materials Simulation Center
    WIEN2009: HANDS ON WORKSHOP ON THE WIEN2K PACKAGE

    The fourth US workshop on the WIEN code is a hands-on activity dedicated to teach the use of the WIEN2k Density Functional Theory Package. WIEN2k is one of the most popular electronic structure codes used to perform calculations with the Full Potential LAPW method. The workshop is a unique opportunity to learn the use, power and limitations of the package with the tutoring of the authors and developers of the code. The activities will be aimed at graduate students and researchers from industry and academia. The only pre-requisite is to have a basic knowledge of solid state physics, and chemistry. It is planned as a four-day activity with lectures on the scientific aspects of the method, applications, hand-on activities on selected examples, and the opportunity to receive a head start on a personal project.

    PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

    The program will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 and will end with a round table discussion on Friday, June 4 at 4:00 p.m.. Four different types of activities will occur during the program: Presentations, Exercises, Labs, and Socializations.

    Further details about the invited speakers, registration information, lodging and travel information can be found at http://www.mri.psu.edu/conferences/wien/

  • LION-XJ High-performance Computer Cluster

Applications to access the MSC resource at LION-XJ should contact MSCHelp with a description of the project and size of the resource required.



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