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KITP Program: Physical Principles of Multiscale Modeling, Analysis and Simulation in Soft Condensed Matter (Apr 2 - June 29, 2012)
Coordinators: Paul Atzberger, Kurt Kremer, Mark Robbins

Time Speaker Title
6/28, 9:30 a.m. All What Have We Learned and What's Next?
6/26, 11:15 a.m. All Discussion: Multiscale Methods for Systems Far From Equilibrium[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
6/26, 10:30 a.m. Karin Dahmen
UIUC & KITP
Fluctuations in Non-Equilibrium Systems[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
6/21, 10:30 a.m. Sorin Mitran
Univ. North Carolina& KITP
tP-CKM: A Time-parallel Multiscale Algorithm for Non-equilibrated Phenomena[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
6/21, 10:30 a.m. Peter Daivis
RMIT Univ. & KITP
Thermodynamics of Homogeneous Thermostats for NEMD Simulations[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
6/19, 11:30 a.m. Ting Ge
JHU & KITP
Entanglements and Mechanical Failure of Amorphous Polymers[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
6/19, 10:30 a.m. Vagelis Harmandaris
Univ. Crete & KITP
Hierarchical Modeling of Polymer Nanocomposites: From Ab-initio, to Atomistic up to Coarse-grained Simulations[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
6/14, 11:30 a.m. Dvora Perahia
Clemson Univ. & KITP
Where Scattering and Simulations Meet[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
6/14, 10:30 a.m. Jörg Rottler
UBC & KITP
Modeling Atomic-scale Structure and Dynamics of Interfaces on Diffusive Timescales[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
6/13, 11:00 a.m. Markus Deserno
Carnegie Mellon Univ. & KITP
Determining the Gaussian Curvature of a Membrane in Simulations[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
6/12, 11:30 a.m. Marina Guenza
Univ. Oregon & KITP
Coarse-graining and Multiscale Modeling of Macromolecular Liquids: Thermodynamic Consistency and Dynamic Reconstruction[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
6/12, 10:30 a.m. Peter Daivis
RMIT Univ. & KITP
Using Non-equilibrium Molecular Dynamics to Understand Continuum Physics and Vice Versa[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
5/21-25 Conference: Modeling Soft Matter: Linking Multiple Length and Time Scales
5/31, 10:30 a.m. Michael Rubinstein
UNC & KITP
Polymer Brush Sweeps Lungs Clean (Polymer Physics Helps Us Breath Easier)[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
5/30, 1:30 p.m. Gary Grest
(Sandia National Labs & KITP)
Michael Rubinstein
(UNC & KITP)
Discussion: Nanoparticles in Polymer Melts
5/24, 11:30 a.m. Shengfeng Cheng
Sandia Nat'l Labs & KITP
Evaporation Induced Nanoparticle Assembly[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
5/24, 10:30 a.m. Gary Grest
Sandia National Labs & KITP
Modeling Nanoparticles in Solution: When Can/Cannot Use Coarse Grained Models?[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
5/21, 1:30 p.m. Christoph Junghans
LANL & KITP
Coarse-graining Using the VOTCA Package[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
5/17, 10:30 a.m. William Noid
Penn State Univ
How Structure Determines Coarse-grained Potentials And Vice Versa[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
5/17, 10:30 a.m. Mark Stevens
Sandia National Labs
Simulations of Ionomers at Different Scales[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
5/15, 11:30 a.m. Roland Faller
UCD & KITP
Modeling of Supported and Tethered Bilayers on Multiple Scales[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
5/15, 10:30 a.m. Mitchell Luskin
Univ. of Minn. & KITP
Theoretical and Computational Approaches to Parallel Replica Dynamics[Slides][Podcast]
5/14, 1:30 p.m. All Discussion: Reaction Coordinates, Collective Variables and Coarse Graining Degrees of Freedom[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
5/10, 10:30 a.m. Gary Leal, Chia-Chun Fu
(UCSB)
Coarse Graining MD[Slides][Podcast][Vid][Aud][Cam]
5/09, 1:30 p.m. All Focused Discussion
5/08, 10:30 a.m. Peter Bolhuis
UvA & KITP
Optimal reaction coordinate, kinetics, and free energy of rare events by reweighted path sampling[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
5/02, 11:30 a.m. Mikko Karttunen
Univ. Waterloo & KITP
A Couple of Short Stories of Water and Art(ifacts)[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
5/02, 10:30 a.m. Alexander Lyubartsev
Stockholm Univ.& KITP
Systematic Coarse Graining Using Inverse Monte Carlo[Podcast][Aud][Cam]

5/03, 3:30 p.m. Peter Kramer
Rensselaer Inst. & KITP
Statistical Aspects of a Multiscale Computational Scheme for Complex Fluids[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
5/03, 2:15 p.m. Eric Vanden-Eijnden
NYU
Mori-Zwanzig Formalism as a Practical Computational Tool[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
5/03, 1:30 p.m. Paul Atzberger
UCSB & KITP
Stochastic Eulerian Lagrangian Methods for Fluid-Structure Interactions Subject to Thermal Fluctuations
5/03, 11:15 a.m. Masao Doi
Univ. of Tokyo & KITP
Hydrodynamic Interaction in Electrophoresis[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
5/03, 10:15 a.m. Mike Cates
Edinburgh Univ. & KITP
Microhydrodynamics of Liquid Crystals (passive and active)[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
5/03, 9:30 a.m. Mark Robbins
JHU & KITP
From Atomistic Simulations to Macroscopic Interfacial Response: Adhesion, Spreading and Electrowetting[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
5/01, 3:15 p.m. Burkhard Duenweg
MPIPR & KITP
Towards a New Algorithm for Multiphase Lattice Boltzmann Simulations[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
5/01, 2:15 p.m. Aleks Donev
NYU
Numerical Methods for Fluctuating Hydrodynamics[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
5/01, 1:30 p.m. Rafael Delgado-Buscalioni
Univ. Madrid & KITP
Inertial Coupling: A Model for Particle Hydrodynamics Allowing Instantaneous Momentum Transfer[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
5/01, 11:15 a.m. Colin Denniston
Univ. W. Ontario & KITP
Quantitative Results for Gradient Models of Fluids[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
5/01, 10:30 a.m. Pep Español
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia & KITP
Discretizing Fluctuating Equations In Arbitrary Grids[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
5/01-5/03   ↑ Focus Week on Hydrodynamics↑

4/26, 11:30 a.m. Matej Praprotnik
Nat'l Inst of Chemistry & KITP
Some Examples of Bridging Length and Time Scales[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4/26, 10:30 a.m. Cameron Abrams
Drexel Univ. & KITP
Restricted Free Energy Method[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4/24, 11:30 a.m. Davide Donadio
MPI & KITP
Multiscale Aspects of Thermal Transport[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4/24, 10:30 a.m. Walter Thiel
MPI & KITP
Memory Effects in Complex Fluids[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4/19, 10:30 a.m. Raffaello Potestio
MPI & KITP
Multiscale Simulations of Quantum Fluids[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4/19, 9:30 a.m. Willem Briels
Univ. Twente & KITP
Memory Matters: Memory and Transient Forces in Coarse-gain Simulations of Complex Polymers[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4/18, 1:30 p.m. Cem Yolcu
CMU & KITP
Informal Talk: Protein-Protein Coupling[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4/18, 10:30 a.m. Markus Deserno
Carnegie Mellon Univ. & KITP
Models for Membranes[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4/18, 9:30 a.m. Claire Loison
Univ. Lyon & KITP
UV-visible Optical Probes in Biomimetic Environments[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4/17, 1:30 p.m. Paul Atzberger
(UCSB & KITP)
Markus Deserno
(Carnegie Mellon Univ. & KITP)
Protein Inclusions Within Lipid Bilayer Membranes and Related Problems (analytic & computational approaches)
4/17, 11:30 a.m. Rastko Sknepnek
Northwestern & KITP
Thin-shell Model for Faceting of Multicomponent Elastic Vesicles[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4/17, 10:30 a.m. M. Scott Shell
UCSB
Information-theoretic Approach to Coarse-graining and Multiscale Simulations[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4/12, 11:30 a.m. Paul Atzberger
UCSB & KITP
Fluctuating Hydrodynamics for Inertial Coarse-grained Simulations
4/12, 10:30 a.m. Han Wang
Freie Univ. & KITP
Some Theoretical Considerations of the Adaptive Resolution Simulation (AdResS)[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4/11, 10:30 a.m. Masao Doi
Univ. of Tokyo & KITP
Coarse Graining in Dynamics: Theory of Brownian Motion Revisited[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4/11, 9:30 a.m. Peter Gumbsch
Fraunhofer & KITP
Mechanics of Materials[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4/10, 10:30 a.m. Ard Louis
Univ. Oxford & KITP
Representability/Transferability Issues of Coarse Grained Models[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4/09, 2:30 p.m. Siewert Marrink
Univ. Groningen & KITP
Hybrid Simulations[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4/09, 1:30 p.m. Ralf Everaers
ENS & KITP
Should We Care about Short-time Polymer Dynamics?[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4/09, 12:15 p.m. Kurt Kremer
MPI & KITP
Multiple Scales in Soft Matter and Computer Simulation Approaches[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
KITP Blackboard Lunch
4/06, 11:00 a.m. Michael Allen
Univ. Warwick & KITP
The Danger of Large Timesteps[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4/05, 11:30 a.m. Christine Peter
MPIPR & KITP
Topics: Biomolecular Simulation Group[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4/05, 11:00 a.m. Christian Holm
Stuttgart Univ. & KITP
Ionic Liquids Studied Across Different Scales[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4/05, 10:30 a.m. Marcus Müller
Univ. Goettingen & KITP
Speeding Up Collective Processes in Particle Simulations by Concurrent Coupling to a Continuum Description[Slides][Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4/04, 10:30 a.m. Paul Atzberger
(UCSB & KITP)
Kurt Kremer
(MPI & KITP)
Overview of the field / Brainstorming Session / Ideas for Focused Discussion Sessions[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4/03, 11:20 a.m. Marty Einhorn
KITP Deputy Director
What's a Wiki Good For?[Podcast][Aud][Cam]
4/03, 10:30 a.m. All Organizational Meeting

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