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Numerical Methods for Molecular and Mesoscopic Systems


Description:
This session will address advances in numerical simulation methods for molecular- and mesoscopic-scale modeling of complex systems. Numerical methods of interest span a broad spectrum and include stochastic simulation methods such as kinetic Monte Carlo and Brownian dynamics, methods for analysis of rare-event dynamics, coarse time-stepper-based methods for nonlinear analysis of dynamical systems such as coarse molecular dynamics, methods for statistical analysis of microscopic simulations, dissipative particle dynamics, lattice Boltzmann, and optimization methods.

Sponsor:
Applied Mathematics and Numerical Analysis


Chair:
Ubaldo M. Cordova-Figueroa
Assistant Professor
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Department of Chemical Engineering
PO Box 9046
Mayaguez, PR 00681
Phone Number: 787-832-4040
Fax Number: 787-265-3818
Email: ubaldom.cordova@upr.edu

Co-chairs:
Antonios Armaou and David J. Keffer

Papers:
Lattice Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulations of Aggregation and Fragmentation Processes in Flow
Matthew H. Flamm, University of Pennsylvania; Scott L. Diamond, University of Pennsylvania; Talid Sinno, University of Pennsylvania
A Non-Linear Stochastic Model for the Formation of Activated Carbons
A. Argoti, Kansas State University; L. T. Fan, Kansas State University; W. P. Walawender, Kansas State University; S. T. Chou, Kun Shan University
On One Dimensional Nanostructure-Guided Chain Reactions: Harmonic and Anharmonic Interactions
Nitish Nair, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Michael Strano, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Large Time Scale Conformation and Phase Transition Dynamics
Angelo Lucia, University of Rhode Island; Samuel Le Blanc, University of Rhode Island
Simulation of Quantum Dot Synthesis in Microemulsion Templates
Sreekumar Kuriyedath, University of Massachusetts; Yannis G. Kevrekidis, Princeton University; T. J. Mountziaris, University of Massachusetts
Systematic Identification of Relevant Order Parameters in Biophysical Systems
Andrew L. Ferguson, Princeton University; Lilia V. Bravewolf, Princeton University; Pablo G. Debenedetti, Princeton University; Athanassios Z. Panagiotopoulos, Princeton University; Yannis G. Kevrekidis, Princeton University
Brownian Dynamics Simulations of the Short and Long-Time Behavior of Osmotic Motors Subject to a Magnetic Field
Glenn Vidal, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez; Carlos Rinaldi, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez; Ubaldo M. Cordova-Figueroa, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
Investigation of Film Surface Roughness and Porosity Dependence On Lattice Size in a Porous Thin Film Deposition Process
Jianqiao Huang, Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Gangshi Hu, University of California, Los Angeles; Gerassimos Orkoulas, University of California, Los Angeles; Panagiotis D. Christofides, University of California, Los Angeles
Reformulation Linearization Techniques: An Application to Hartree-Fock Calculations
Keith Zorn Jr., Carnegie Mellon University; Nikolaos Sahinidis, Carnegie Mellon University
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