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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Computational Materials
Science for Energy Conversion and Generation<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Pan-American Advanced
Studies Institute<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">January 9-20, 2012<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Santiago, Chile – Pontifica
Universidad Catolica de Chile<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><a
href="http://www.cnf.cornell.edu/cnf_pasi2012.html">http://www.cnf.cornell.edu/cnf_pasi2012.html</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Registration Deadline: Oct.
21, 2011<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Travel funding available
for participants<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Overview<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This workshop will provide young researchers
(graduate students and post-docs) from across the Americas with
lectures and hands-on tutorials on computational material science
for energy applications.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Participants
will also give presentations on their own research and work
together in collaborative teams on challenge projects.<span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>This two week workshop
provides a unique opportunity to develop international connections
and collaborations.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Energy
Topics include:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thermoelectrics (electronic and thermal
transport), Battery Design Optimization , Structure Searches for
New Materials, Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting, Nanophotonics for
Solar Energy Applications, Catalysis Design</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Code
Tutorials in:</u> </b>Density functional theory (Quantum
Espresso, Siesta, OpenMX), Molecular dynamics (LAMMPS), Photonics
(MEEP, MPB), Multiphysics (Elmer), and more</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Registration
Info:</u> </b>The registration procedure is available on the
PASI website.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>All
qualifying participants will receive travel and expenses support
to attend the workshop.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b>Applicants
must be doing research in a country in North or South America.</b><span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"><b> </b> </span>There are limited
spots so please apply early.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Registration Deadline: October 21, 2011 </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Questions?</b>:<span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Please contact the workshop
organizers Derek Stewart (<a
href="mailto:derek.stewart@cornell.edu">derek.stewart@cornell.edu</a>)
or Richard Hennig (<a href="mailto:rhennig@cornell.edu">rhennig@cornell.edu</a>)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Funding:</b>
This workshop is made possible through generous support from the
National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, the Office
of Naval Research Global (ONRG), the International Center for
Materials Research (ICMR), and the National Nanotechnology
Infrastructure Network (NNIN).</p>
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Derek Stewart, Ph. D.
Senior Research Associate
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Cornell Nanoscale Facility (CNF)
Ithaca, NY 14853
stewart (at) cnf.cornell.edu
(607) 255-2856
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