New e-mail address to support CRYSTAL users

A new e-mail address (crystal-support@unito.it) is now available to help CRYSTAL users with problems related to execution, errors, input,...
The previous e-mail address crystal@unito.it is still active for supporting users with administrative questions (e.g. registration, quotation, payment, invoice, ...)

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Obituary

Our dear friend and colleague Cesare Pisani died on July 17, 2011.

Born in 1938, he graduated in Physics in 1963 at the University of Milano. His career took place in the University of Torino, where he became full professor in Quantum Chemistry in 1981. In 2009, he was awarded the title of Emeritus Professor of the University of Torino.

Throughout his scientific activity, he has been one of the leaders of the Theoretical Chemistry Group of the University of Torino. For almost forty years he has been developing and applying theoretical quantum mechanical methods for ab initio study of the electronic structure of solids. His pioneering developments have been implemented in the computer codes: CRYSTAL, EMBED and CRYSCOR, now extensively used by the solid state community throughout the world.

His scientific contribution in the computational quantum chemistry and physics is invaluable. In addition to his outstanding professional qualities, Cesare has been a wonderful and caring person. We owe him a debt of gratitude for his friendship and patient guidance.

All those who have worked and interacted with him, all his friends, colleagues and students, will deeply miss him.

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Obituary

Carla Roetti has died on September 7, 2010.

She graduated in chemistry (1967) at the University of Torino, where she became Associate Professor in Physical Chemistry in 1980.

Throughout her scientific activity, she has been one of the leaders of the Theoretical Chemistry Group of that University. For almost forty years she has been involved with her colleagues in the quantum mechanical ab initio study of the electronic properties of solids and in the implementation of related algorithms and computer codes, in particular of CRYSTAL.

Her contribution in this respect has been invaluable. Since the release of the first public version of CRYSTAL (1988) and throughout all the subsequent ones, she has had a leading role in caring the maintenance, the full portability, the documentation and testing of the new features of the code, and the support to the users.

All those who have worked and interacted with her will deeply miss her.

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Obituary

Alessio Meyer was a second year PhD student of the Theoretical Chemistry Group in Torino, when he suddenly and unexpectedly died on 23/12/2009.

He was a dear friend to all of us, and a most valuable scientific collaborator.

An account of his activity in our group is reported here.

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