In January 2012, the school MolSim-2012 took place at the University of Amsterdam. The school hosted PhD and postdoc students working in the field of molecular simulation. MolSim-2012 was organized by the Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling. 

  • Who: ACMM (Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling) 
  • Where: University of Amsterdam
  • When: January 9-20, 2012

Molsim-2012 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 9/109:00-09:15C0.110Evert Jan MeijerWelcome 
09:15-12:30C0.110Peter BolhuisIntro Statistical Mechanics
13:30-16:00G.010, G0.23Lab Course
16:00Welcome drinks
Tuesday 10/109:00-12:30C0.110Evert Jan MeijerMonte Carlo: Basics
13:30-18:00G0.10, G0.23Lab Course
Wednesday 11/109:00-12:30C0.110Peter BolhuisMolecular Dynamics: Basics
13:30-18:00G0.10, G0.23Lab Course
Thursday 12/109:00-12:30C0.110Daan FrenkelMC – Ensembles
13:30-18:00G0.10, G0.23Lab Course
Friday 13/109:00-12:30C0.110Daan FrenkelMC – Advanced Methods
13:30-18:00G0.10, G0.23Lab Course
Saturday 14/1Day Off
Sunday 15/116:00Social Event + Dinner
Monday 16/109:00-12:30C0.110Berend SmitFree Energies and Phase Equilibria
13:30-17:00G0.10, G0.23 Lab Course
17:00-19:00POSTER SESSION, DRINKS AND PIZZA 
Tuesday 17/109:00-10:30C0.110Berend SmitRare Events
13:30-18:00G0.10, G0.23Lab Course
Wednesday 18/1 09:00-10:30C0.110Berend SmitMC: Advanced Methods
11:00-12:30C0.110Sanne AbelnMC Lattice Models
13:30-18:00G0.10, G0.23Lab Course
Thursday 19/109:00-12:30C0.110Thijs VlugtConfiguration-bias Monte Carlo
13:30-18:00G0.10, G0.23Lab Course
Friday 20/109:30-12:30C0.110Christopher LoweCourse Grained Models
~12:30C0.110Evert Jan MeijerClosing