Academic Year 2019

Present, Future and Applications of Ab-Initio Atomic
and Molecular Electronic Structure Calculations
November 10th - November 30th, 2019

Organizers:

Carlos F. Bunge Instituto de Física, UNAM
Yenni P. Ortiz Acero Instituto de Física, UNAM
Thomas H. Seligman Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, UNAM
Laimutis Bytautas Galveston College



Scope

People talk, work and publish about Ab-initio calculations, however, the future of these calculations is in question unless decisive developments appear in the use of orbital bases and in the assessment of error levels for energy. Recent advances and their future projection will be discussed.

Participation fee:

150 US Dollars, 75 US Dollars for students.
The conference fee includes coffee breaks, lunches and the conference dinner. The fee can be payed in US Dollars, Euros or Mexican Pesos. Cash and Travel checks are welcome. Personal checks and credit cards can not be accepted. Please contact the organizers, if your situation requieres a waiver of these fees.


Venue and Housing:

The Gathering will take place at the Centro Internacional de Ciencias (CIC), which is located on the campus of the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
A limited number of rooms is avaliable at the CIC guesthouse, located in the citycenter of Cuernavaca. The hotel "Posada de Tlaltenango" offers lodging at a special rate.




Program


Participants:

Lucia Arellano IPN 25 Nov - 29 Nov
Yonatan Betancur ICF, UNAM 10 Nov - 30 Nov
Carlos Bunge IF, UNAM 10 Nov - 30 Nov
Ricardo Bermeo IPN 25 Nov - 29 Nov
Patrizia Calaminici Cinvestav 18 Nov - 20 Nov
Juan Chavez IPN 25 Nov - 29 Nov
Brandom Cid IPN 25 Nov - 29 Nov
Cedric Cordero IF, UNAM 25 Nov - 30 Nov
Omar de la Peña IF, BUAP 18 Nov - 23 Nov
Thom Dunning University of Washington 17 Nov - 22 Nov
Abdel El Hachimi ICF - UNAM 18 Nov - 20 Nov
Adriana Fontalvo CIQ - UAEM 25 Nov - 29 Nov
Jonathan Galvan IPN 25 Nov - 29 Nov
Jorge Garza UAM, Iztapalapa 18 Nov - 19 Nov
Ignacio Garzón IF, UNAM 17 Nov - 24 Nov
Carlos Gonzalez IIMAS, UNAM 10 Nov - 30 Nov
Israel Gonzalez IPN 25 Nov - 29 Nov
Jose Gonzalez IPN 25 Nov - 29 Nov
Saul Herrera IF - UNAM 25 Nov - 29 Nov
Guillermo Hinojosa ICF, UNAM 27 Nov - 29 Nov
Ricardo Bermeo IIMAS, UNAM 25 Nov - 29 Nov
Carlos Jimenez Hoyos Wesleyan University 18 Nov - 19 Nov
Ricardo Jimenez IPN 25 Nov - 29 Nov
Andreas Koester Cinvestav 18 Nov - 20 Nov
Francois Leyvraz ICF, UNAM 10 Nov - 30 Nov
Parisa Majari ICF, UNAM 10 Nov - 30 Nov-
Alma Marquez IPN 25 Nov - 29 Nov
Jorge Martín del Campo Fac. Química, UNAM 25 Nov - 27 Nov
Herbert Mojica CICATA - IPN 25 Nov - 29 Nov
Robert Morrison East Carolina University 17 Nov - 24 Nov
Hector Muñoz IPN 25 Nov - 29 Nov
Yenni Ortiz IF, UNAM 14 Nov - 30 Nov
David Palomino IFSC, Sao Paulo University 10 Nov - 30 Nov
Herzain Rivera Fac. de Química, UNAM 14 Nov - 30 Nov
Humberto Saint-Martín Posada ICF, UNAM 18 Nov - 21 Nov
José Sanntana IPN 25 Nov - 29 Nov
Thomas Seligman ICF, UNAM 10 Nov - 30 Nov
Thomas Stegmann ICF, UNAM 10 Nov - 30 Nov
Alberto Vela Amieva Cinvestav 19 Nov - 20 Nov
Alvaro Vázquez Mayagoitia Argonne National Lab 18 Nov - 20 Nov



Courses from 25th Nov - 30th Nov:

Course on ATMOL Carlos F. Bunge
Course on DFT Yenni P. Ortiz
Course on Software for Ab-Initio Calculations Herzain Rivera


Arrival Information:

Arriving at the airport in Mexico City, you can take an autobus going directy to Cuernavaca. The company is called "Pullman de Morelos. At terminal 1, the ticket counter is located inside the airport on the second floor (flights arrive on the first floor). At terminal 2, the ticket counter is located outside the arrival area. All busses leave from terminal 1, but stop at terminal 2. Buses operate from 4:00 to 0:30, approximately every 30 minutes. The ticket costs 300 Mexican Pesos (16 US Dollars). It takes about 90 minutes to Cuernavaca, depending on the traffic. You will arrive in Cuernavaca at the "Casino de la Selva" bus station, where you can take a taxi. We recommend to buy the taxi ticket inside the bus station at the counter. A taxi to the CIC guest house costs about 70 Mexican Pesos (4 US Dollars).

The address of the CIC guest house:
Calle Plutarco Elias Calles #20 (esq. con Amates)
Colonia del antiguo Club de Golf
Cuernavaca, Morelos
Tel: +52-777-3129913
(Additional information for the taxi driver if needed:
Dos cuadras al sur de la Comercial Mexicana MEGA de av. Morelos Sur.)


 




Financial Support by:


CONACYT
CONACYT PROYECTO 299134
CIC AC
CIC AC
UNAM
UNAM-PAPIIT
ICF
ICF-UNAM
 


Please, visit this site regularly as dates and participants may change. We will do our best to keep the information up to date.

If you may have interest in participate in this gathering or if you have further questions please contact: yortiz(at)icf.unam.mx or bunge(at)fisica.unam.mx