MSSC2007 School Programme

Registration is scheduled on Sunday, September 2nd at 14.30
at the University Guest House

 

Sunday 2nd University Guest House (San Liborio, Via S. Domenico 10)
   
14.30 - 16.00 Registration
   
16.00 - 16.30 Opening remarks & CRYSTAL06 new features overview (R. Dovesi)
16.30 - 17.45 Participants self-introduction (one-slide/one-minute presentation)
   
18.00 Welcome Party

 

Morning Sessions - Aula Avogadro, via P. Giuria 7 (Chemistry Department)

  Monday 3rd Tuesday 4th Wednesday 5th Thursday 6th Friday 7th
9.00 - 9.55 Translation symmetry, Space groups, Bloch functions, Fermi energy

R. Orlando

Geometry optimisation of solids

C. M. Zicovich

Lattice dynamics and thermodynamics with CRYSTAL

F. Pascale

EOS and elastic constants

W. F. Perger

Local defects in crystalline materials

C. Pisani

9.55 - 10.50 Hamiltonians and basis sets

N. M. Harrison

One-electron properties

F. Corà

Vibrational frequencies calculation and tools for their analysis

Y. Noel

Phase transitions

M. Catti

Localized crystalline orbitals and related quantities

C. M. Zicovich

  Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break
11.10 - 12.05 The structure of the CRYSTAL code

C. Roetti

Spin polarized solutions. Spin densities and related quantities

R. Orlando

From bulk to surface. Relaxation and reconstruction. Models and strategies

N. M. Harrison

Dielectric properties: polarization, dielectric constant

M. Rerat

Post-HF techniques and the CRYSCOR project

S. Casassa

12.05 - 12.55 CRYSTAL input/output. Basic features

B. Civalleri

Total energy calculation and SCF convergence tools

N. M. Harrison

Models and strategies for metallic systems: bulk and surfaces

K. Doll

CRYSTAL in parallel: replicated and distributed (MPP) data

I. J. Bush

Questions from users. Answers and discussion with CRYSTAL's authors

...

 

Afternoon Sessions - Via Giuria 1 (Physics Department)

Basic tutorials

  Monday 3rd Tuesday 4th Wednesday 5th Thursday 6th Friday 7th
14.30 - 16.15 Geometry input & geometry editing Total energy (Single-point calculation) 13.00 - 15.45
Lunch
&
Poster Session
Vibrational frequencies Basic modelling of surfaces and defects
  Break Break   Break Break
16.45 - 18.30 Basis set input & basis set editing Geometry optimisation 16.00 ...

Guided tour in Turin

One-electron properties Basic modelling of defects

Advanced tutorials

  Monday 3rd Tuesday 4th Wednesday 5th Thursday 6th Friday 7th
14.30 - 16.15 Magnetic properties Advanced options in geometry optimisation and frequencies calculation 13.00 - 15.45
Lunch
&
Poster Session
Dielectric properties CRYSCOR
  Break Break   Break Break
16.45 - 18.30 Magnetic properties Advanced options in geometry optimisation and frequencies calculation 16.00 ...

Guided tour in Turin

Dielectric properties CRYSCOR

 

Social events

  Monday 3rd Tuesday 4th Wednesday 5th Thursday 6th Friday 7th
      20.00
Social Dinner

19.00-20.30
Visit to the Egyptian Museum