From owner-chemistry@ccl.net Sun Mar 25 23:00:01 2018 From: "Cherif F. Matta cherif.matta*msvu.ca" To: CCL Subject: CCL: International Union of Crystallographys Conference on Quantum Crystal Message-Id: <-53228-180324175452-24624-XPnEqxTfkBeXtsqgacpm0Q!^!server.ccl.net> X-Original-From: "Cherif F. Matta" Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2018 17:54:49 -0400 Sent to CCL by: "Cherif F. Matta" [cherif.matta/a\msvu.ca] The International Union of Crystallography's Sagamore conference on "Quantum Crystallography" (Halifax, Canada, Sunday 8 - Friday 13 July, 2018) is now open for early bird registrations and abstract submissions. www.sagamore2018.ca The conference covers experimental and theoretical research at the interface of physics, chemistry, and biology placing the electron charge and spin densities, in position and in momentum space, at the epicenter. The overarching theme is the emerging field of Quantum Crystallography. The promotion of exchange of ideas and collaborations between experimentalists and theoreticians is a prime goal of this conference. Topics include: * Experimentally-constrained wavefunctions and density matrices. * Progress in DFT and theoretical methods for solids. * Baders quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM), ELF, NCI, etc. * Laser-molecule/crystal interaction. * Pump-probe approaches, time-resolved X-ray diffraction. * Experimental probes for charge, spin, and momentum densities, bright sources, Auger, etc. * Functional materials. * Electronic properties of nanomaterials. * Materials under extreme conditions: High pressure, strong external electric fields, intense laser fields etc. * Quantum crystallography in the life sciences. Halifax is tourist destination with summer music festivals etc. and hotels fill very quickly especially in the summer so please register and book your hotel/flights early. (Recommended hotels with reduced conference price, early bird lower registration fee, lower student registrations. etc. can be found on the conference website). We hope to welcome you in Halifax this summer. On behalf of the IUCrs Commission of Quantum Crystallography and its Chair, Prof. J.-M. Gillet, Best wishes and regards, The Conference Chairs: Prof. Chrif F. Matta, Mount Saint Vincent University (http://www.cmatta.ca/) Prof. Paul W. Ayers, McMaster University (http://www.chemistry.mcmaster.ca/ayers/) From owner-chemistry@ccl.net Sun Mar 25 23:35:01 2018 From: "Cherif F. Matta cherif.matta|a|msvu.ca" To: CCL Subject: CCL: Call for Nominations: Richard F. W. Bader International Prize Message-Id: <-53229-180324175802-24959-9lYtrBRsHL9gPXz2mI9QYw,server.ccl.net> X-Original-From: "Cherif F. Matta" Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2018 17:58:01 -0400 Sent to CCL by: "Cherif F. Matta" [cherif.matta-,-msvu.ca] This is to announce that the newly established triennial Richard F. W. Bader International Prize for Excellence in Electron Density Research that will be awarded for the first time at the Sagamore 2018 this summer in Halifax (Canada) is now open for nominations. Details on the prize including the nomination procedure, eligibility, and the selection process etc. can be found at: http://www.sagamore2018.ca/r-f-w-bader-international-prize/ The DEADLINE for submitting the nomination package is 15 May 2018. The winner will be announced by mid June 2018. Both nominations by others or self-nominations are equally encouraged. The prize lecture, diploma, and cheque will delivered at the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)s Commission of Quantum Crystallographys Sagamore 2018 Conference (8-13 July 2018 in Halifax, Canada). On behalf of the IUCrs Commission of Quantum Crystallography and its Chair, Prof. J.-M. Gillet, Best wishes and regards, The Conference Chairs: Prof. Chrif F. Matta, Mount Saint Vincent University (http://www.cmatta.ca/) Prof. Paul W. Ayers, McMaster University (http://www.chemistry.mcmaster.ca/ayers/) NOTE: THE CONFERENCE CHAIRS ARE NOT INVOLVED IN ANY WAY IN THE NOMINATION OR SELECTION PROCEDURE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Department of Chemistry & Physics Mount Saint Vincent University Halifax, NS, Canada B3M 2J6. & Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology McMaster University Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4M1.