Latest update: 20 Dec 2017

Winter School in Theoretical Chemistry 2017

This is the 33^rd Winter School

Molecular Energy and Electron Transfer

Helsinki, December 18^th–21^st, 2017

Lecturers

Mario Barbatti, Marseille, France

Talk 1: Recent Advances and Perspectives on Nonadiabatic Mixed Quantum-Classical Dynamics (1h)
Talk 2: Electronic structure methods for NA-MQC dynamics (1h)
Talk 3: The accuracy problem (1h)

Carles Curutchet, Barcelona, Spain

Modelling electronic energy transfer in complex environments (3h)

Gerrit Groenhof, Jyväskylä, Finland

Manipulating chemistry with mirrors
Talk 1: Molecules and confined light: polaritonic chemistry (1h)
Talk 2: Multi-scale simulations of polaritonic chemistry (1h)

Ville Kaila, Munich, Germany

Talk 1: Molecular simulations of biological energy conversion (1h)
Talk 2: Exploring photobiology by simulations across scales (1h)

Jörg Kussmann, Munich, Germany

(Non-)Adiabatic Molecular Dynamics @ GPUs (3h)

Christel Marian, Düsseldorf, Germany

Talk 1: Monomer-based approach to excitation energy transfer (1h)
Talk 2: Through-bond and charge-transfer contributions to excitation energy transfer (1h)
Talk 3: Hyperfluorescence and triplet-singlet excitation energy transfer (1h)

Felix Plasser, Wien, Austria

Talk 1: Wavefunction analysis tools for energy and electron transfer (1h)
Talk 2: Analysis of charge transfer in transition metal complexes (1h)
Talk 3: Non-adiabatic dynamics including triplet states (1h)

Ronald Österbacka, Åbo, Finland

Talk 1: Effect of interfaces in thin film solar cells (1h)
Talk 2: Transport and recombination dynamics in organic bulk-heterojunction solar cells (1h)

Programme

       Monday          Tuesday         Wednesday       Thursday

09:00  Welcome
09:15  Curutchet 1     Marian 2        Kaila 1         Groenhof 2
10:00  Curutchet 2     Marian 3        Kaila 2         Barbatti 3
10:45  Break           Break           Break           Break
11.00  Marian 1        Curutchet 3     Groenhof 1      Kussmann 3
11:45  Lunch           Lunch           Lunch           Closing and Departure
13:00  Kussmann 1      Österbacka 1                   
13:45  Kussmann 2      Österbacka 2    Free afternoon  12:30 Annual Meeting of
14:30  Break           Break                           the Comp Chem Section
14:45  Plasser 1       Barbatti 1
15:30  Plasser 2       Barbatti 2
16:15  Poster          Plasser 3
       Session

Further Information

Place:

The lectures will take place in the A129 lecture hall, Chemicum building, Kumpula campus.

Registration:

You were supposed to register by December 6^th.

Posters and abstracts:

A poster session will be held on Monday evening.

All members of the School are welcome and encouraged to put up a poster on the premises.

The posters are browsable throughout the duration of the School.

Abstracts:

The one-page abstracts should have been sent in PDF form to winterschool@chem.helsinki.fi by December 6^th.

The Abstract book is available.

Lecture notes:

Notes are stored behind a password here: Lecture Notes. More will be added within time.

Credits:

Students who wish to have credits for the course, should write an essay on one of the School topics.

The dead-line for submitting the essay is January 31^st, 2018.

Send a PDF of your essay to winterschool@chem.helsinki.fi. The course will give 3 ECTS.

Fees:

The School is free of charge for academic staff and students

Accommodation:

Participants should make their own accommodation arrangements.

List of Hotels in Helsinki

Questions:

General questions concerning the School can be addressed to Dage Sundholm, Mikael Johansson, or Carl-Mikael Suomivuori

Address:	Department of Chemistry P.O. Box 55 (A.I. Virtasen aukio 1) FI-00014 University of Helsinki Finland
Email:	winterschool@chem.helsinki.fi

How to find the campus:

See Chemicum on Google Maps

Practical notes:

Some things to consider.

Arriving at the airport, you can take the Finnair bus (6.60 €, for customers of all airlines) or the new train connection between the airport and the central railway station with ringrail trains I and P (5.50 €).
The Journey Planner for public transport, and Google Maps might be helpful. Wikipedia knows about public transport in Helsinki as well.
A taxi from the airport to the Kumpula Kampus (A.I. Virtasen Aukio 1) or the city centre should be around 40–50 €. Taxi stands are located right outside the exits of the arrival halls in both terminals.
Look at the latest weather reports before travelling as temperatures might drop down to -15 degrees for the Winter School week.

Other things of interest:

Helsinki might be cold, but is not dead in December. Check out the Tourist info page.