This preliminary program is subject to change.

First-Principles Simulation of Condensed Phases


Description:
We invite papers concerning all types of first-principles simulations in bulk-phase systems. These might include (but are not limited to) density functional theory studies of material properties, phase equilibria, and chemical reactions in solution or at interfaces.

Sponsor:
Computational Molecular Science and Engineering Forum


Chair:
Cynthia S. Lo
Washington University in St. Louis
Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering
One Brookings Drive, Box 1180
St. Louis, MO 63130
Phone Number: 314-935-8055
Email: clo@wustl.edu

Co-Chair:
Lev D. Gelb
Professor
Washington University in St. Louis
Department of Chemistry
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130
Phone Number: 314 935 5026
Fax Number: 314 935 4481
Email: gelb@wustl.edu


Papers:
21a
Surface Enrichment and Step Structure On Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia: A Combined Monte Carlo and DFT Study
Adam D. Mayernick, Pennsylvania State University; Michael Janik, Pennsylvania State University-University Park; Adri C.T. van Duin, Pennsylvania State University; Matthias Batzill, University of South Florida
21b
First-Principles Theoretical Analysis of Doping in ZnO Nanocrystals
Tejinder Singh, University of Massachusetts; T. J. Mountziaris, University of Massachusetts; Dimitrios Maroudas, University of Massachusetts
21c
Computational Study of Proton Behavior in Yttrium-Doped Barium Cerate
Tania A. Tauer, University of Colorado; J.Will Medlin, University of Colorado
21d
Density Functional Theory Study of Carbon Dioxide Reduction On Ceria (110)
Brent J. Sherman, Washington University in St. Louis; Cynthia S. Lo, Washington University in St. Louis
21e
Noble Gas Adsorption On Carbon Nanotubes and Metal Surfaces (Pd, Pt, Cu): A Van Der Waals Density Functional Study
De-Li Chen, University of Pittsburgh; Wissam A. Al-Saidi, University of Pittsburgh; J. Karl Johnson, University of Pittsburgh
21f
Ammonia Dissociation Over Graphite Oxide, Carbon Nanotube and Fullerene
Liangliang Huang, North Carolina State University; Keith Gubbins, North Carolina State University; Teresa Bandosz, The City University of New York