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ERC-funded Ph.D. position on modelling strained interfaces and long-range disorder in functional materials
The Rogge group, embedded within the multidisciplinary Center for Molecular Modeling (molmod.ugent.be) at Ghent University, Belgium, is looking for a highly motivated Ph.D. researcher to strengthen our team by performing state-of-... moreVacancy for a PhD student: Development of molecular dynamics simulations with explicit-electron models
In the frame of a recently approved research project “Groundbreaking models for spectroscopy and charge transport in molecular dynamics simulations” by the principal investigators Prof. Dr. Ir. Toon Verstraelen and Dr. Jelle Vekeman, a Ph.D.... morePress Releases
May 23, 2024; update October 9, 2024 – The Francqui Prize for Exact Sciences has been awarded to Professor Veronique Van Speybroeck of Ghent University. She has made groundbreaking contributions to the computer modeling of catalysis, which is... more |
Prof. Veronique Van Speybroeck from the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, UGent and head of the Center for Molecular Modeling (http://molmod.ugent.be) was awarded with the Dr. Karl Wamsler Innovation Award 2023 on November 9, 2023. This... more |
Crumple zones form a critical safety measure to protect passengers during vehicular incidents. In a recent Matter article, researchers at the Center for Molecular Modeling (CMM) translated this safety concept to the atomic level. By designing... more |
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While nanoconfinement alters the structure and properties of water, it remains unclear what drives these modifications. In our latest compchem Nature Communications work, we disentangle the importance of nanoconfinement and hydrophilic nucleation... more |
On Thursday November 7, 2024, prof. Ambarish Kulkarni from the University of California visited the Center for Molecular Modeling. Aside from the inspiring scientific discussions we had, he also gave a lecture entitled "Accelerated Design of... more |
On Tuesday October 29, 2024, prof. Hannes Jónsson from the University of Iceland visited the Center for Molecular Modeling. He gave a lecture entitled "Calculations of excited electronic states with density functionals made simple, without... more |