[Aspuru-Guzik group list] GRC on Time-Dependent DFT 2009

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Miguel Marques <mmarques(a)lpmcn.univ-lyon1.fr> Date: Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 5:56 AM Subject: GRC on Time-Dependent DFT 2009 To: robolivares(a)gmail.com Dear Colleague, Please find below the announcement for the Gordon Research Conference on Time-Dependent Density-Functional Theory of 2009. We would appreciate if you could forward this message to anyone who might be interested. Thank you, Miguel Marques & Angel Rubio P.S. Our apologies if your receive this message in duplicate --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Research Conference - Time-Dependent Density-Functional Theory July 5-10, 2009 - http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2009&program=timedepen Colby-Sawyer College New London, NH, USA _Introduction_ Time-dependent density-functional theory (TDDFT) is an extension of density functional theory (DFT) to time-dependent problems, and can be viewed as an alternative formulation of time-dependent quantum mechanics. The use of TDDFT is increasing, and it is fast becoming one of the tools of choice to get accurate and reliable predictions for excited-state properties in solid state physics, chemistry and biophysics, both in the linear and non-linear regimes. This interest has been motivated by the recent developments of TDDFT (and time-dependent current functional theory) and include the description of photo-absorption cross section of molecules and nanostructures, electron-ion dynamics in the excited state triggered by either a small or high intense laser fields, van der Waals interactions, development of new functionals coping with memory and non-locality effects, applications to biological systems, transport phenomena, optical spectra of solids and low-dimensional structures (as nanotubes, polymers, and surfaces), etc. The purpose and scope of this Gordon Research Conference is to provide a platform for discussing the current state of the art of the rapidly progressing, highly interdisciplinary field of TDDFT, to identify and debate open questions, and to point out new promising research directions. We plan to bring together scientists of different backgrounds, from chemistry and physics to biology and material science, in the unique intellectual environment provided by a Gordon Research Conference. _Workshop Program_ Chairs: Miguel A. L. Marques & Angel Rubio Vice-chairs: Troy Van Voorhis & Fillipp Furche Session 1: Theoretical foundations Kieron Burke, E.K.U Gross*, R. v. Leeuwen Session 2: New functionals Stephan Kuemmel, Kimihiko Hirao, Gustavo E. Scuseria, Francesc Illas* Session 3: Van der Waals interactions Troy Van Voorhis, John Dobson*, Georg Kresse Seession 4: Electronic Transport Massimiliano di Ventra, Harold Baranger, Kristian Thygessen, Mark Ratner* Session 5: Charge transfer/non adiabatic phenomena Neepa Maitra, Martin Head-Gordon, Todd Martinez Session 6: Computational challenges Stefano Baroni, Giulia Galli, Xavier Andrade, Nicola Marzari Session 7: Non-linear phenomena Carsten Ullrich, André D. Bandrauk, Daniel Neuhauser Session 8: Biological applications Filipp Furche, Paolo Carloni, Dage Sundholm Session 9: Spectroscopy Angel Rubio, Claudia Ambrosch-Draxl, Alberto Castro, Elisa Molinari * To be confirmed _More Informations_ Application Deadline: Applications for this meeting must be submitted by June 14, 2009. Please look at the following web page for more information http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2009&program=timedepen or write an email to marques(a)tddft.org