Summer School: Simulating energy materials with ESPResSo and waLBerla

[Jean-Noël Grad]

Dear colleagues,

You are cordially invited to the CECAM Flagship School "Simulating 
energy materials with ESPResSo and waLBerla", taking place in Stuttgart, 
Germany, from October 9-13, 2023.

In this school, students learn to conduct simulations in the fields of 
statistical physics and charged soft matter using the software ESPResSo. 
After an introduction to particle-based and lattice-based simulations, 
we will focus on the electrostatics of ionic liquids in confined 
geometries, the acid-base titration of polyelectrolytes using Monte 
Carlo reaction methods, the lattice-Boltzmann method for hydrodynamic 
interactions, and diffusion-advection-reaction solvers for 
electrokinetics and catalysis. Lectures will provide an introduction to 
the physics and simulation model building as well as an overview of the 
necessary simulation algorithms. During the afternoon, students will 
practice running their own simulations in hands-on sessions using ESPResSo.

Many of the lectures and hands-on sessions will be taught by developers 
of the software. Hence, the school will also provide a platform for 
discussion between developers and users about the future of the 
software. Moreover, users can get advice on their specific simulation 
projects. Time will also be dedicated to research talks, which 
illustrate how the simulation software is applied, and which provide 
further background in the field of energy materials. All on-site 
participants are invited to bring a poster and present it during the 
lightning talks.

Invited speakers:
* Stephan Gekle, Universität Bayreuth (Germany)
* Timo Jacob, Ulm University (Germany)
* Laura Scalfi, Freie Universität Berlin (Germany)
* Peter Košovan, Charles University, Prague (Czech Republic)
* Céline Merlet, Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier University (France)
* Mathieu Salanne, Sorbonne University, Paris (France)
* Svyatoslav Kondrat, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Warsaw (Poland)

Attendance to the summer school is free of charge. To register, go to 
https://www.cecam.org/workshop-details/1229 and write a short motivation 
and CV. This school is primarily planned as an on-site event, with 
lectures and talks streamed live on Zoom for participants who cannot be 
physically present. If you select online attendance, please mention in 
your application whether you are interested in participating to the 
online hands-on sessions.

Regards,
Jean-Noël Grad
Institute for Computational Physics
University of Stuttgart
Allmandring 3
70569 Stuttgart
Germany
Phone: +49 711 685-67715