In January 2017, the school MolSim-2017 took place at the University of Amsterdam. The school hosted PhD and postdoc students working in the field of molecular simulation. MolSim-2017 was organized by the Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling.

  • Who: ACMM (Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling) 
  • Where: University of Amsterdam
  • When: January 9-20, 2017

Molsim-2017 Program

The program consists of morning sessions with lectures, and afternoon sessions with hand-on exercises. There was a poster session organized, and during the weekend a social event. 


DayHourRoomLecturerCourseLecture Notes
Monday 9/108:30-09:00Main HallRegistration 
09:00-09:15C0.110Evert Jan MeijerWelcome
09:15-12:30C0.110Berend SmitIntro
Statistical Thermodynamics
13:30-16:00A1.04, A1.10Lab Course
16:00Welcome drinks
Tuesday 10/109:00-12:30C0.110Berend SmitIntro Monte Carlo
13:30-18:00A1.04, A1.10Lab Course
Wednesday 11/109:00-12:30C0.110Berend SmitIntro Molecular Dynamics
13:30-18:00A1.04, A1.10Lab Course
Thursday 12/109:00-12:30C0.110Evert Jan MeijerEnsembles
13:30-18:00A1.04, A1.10Lab Course
17:00-20:00POSTER SESSION, DRINKS AND FOOD 
Friday 13/109:00-12:30C0.110Daan FrenkelMonte Carlo: Advanced Methods I
13:30-18:00A1.04, A1.10Lab Course
Saturday 14/1Day Off
Sunday 15/116:00Social Event + Dinner
Monday 16/109:00-12:30C0.110Peter BolhuisRare Events I
13:30-18:00A1.04, A1.10Lab Course
Tuesday 17/109:00-10:15C0.110Peter BolhuisRare Events II
10:45-12:30C0.110Sanne AbelnBiological Systems – Lattice Models
13:30-18:00A1.04, A1.10Lab Course
Wednesday 18/1 09:00-12:30C0.110Evert Jan MeijerFree Energies and Phase Equilibria
13:30-18:00A1.04, A1.10Lab Course
Thursday 19/109:00-12:30C0.110Thijs VlugtMC: Advanced Methods II
13:30-18:00A1.04, A1.10Lab Course
Friday 20/109:15-10:30C0.05Veronica van SpeybroeckLecture: Modeling Nanoporous Materials
11:00-12:00C0.05Veronica van SpeybroeckSeminar: First principle molecular dynamics
simulations for complex chemical transformations
in nanoporous materials
~12:00C0.05Evert Jan MeijerClosing
All times are CET, Central European Times