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21002 First-Principles Simulations II
OverviewWe invite papers concerning all types of first-principles simulations in bulk-phase or surface systems. These might include (but are not limited to) density functional theory studies of material properties, phase equilibria, and chemical reactions in solution or at interfaces.
Primary SponsorComputational Molecular Science and Engineering Forum (21)

Chair

Lev D. Gelb
Professor
Department of Chemistry
Washington University in St. Louis
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130
Phone Number: 314 935 5026
Fax Number: 314 935 4481
Email: gelb@wustl.edu

CoChair

Lawrence R. Pratt
Professor
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Tulane University
Room 334, Lindy Boggs Center
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone Number: 504-862-8929
Email: lpratt@tulane.edu
The Influence of Nickel Catalyst Geometry on the Dissociation Barriers of H2 and CH4: Ni13 Vs. Ni(111)
Bin Liu, Chemical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1600 Illinois St., Golden, CO 80401, Mark T. Lusk, Physics, Colorado School of Mines, 1600 Illinois St., Golden, CO 80401 and James F. Ely, Chemical Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinos St., Golden, CO 80401-1887
Using First-Principles DFT to Explore the Reactivity of Hydrated Oxide Surfaces
Sara E. Mason and Anne M. Chaka, Physics, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Classical Density Functionals for Modelling Hydrogen Physisorption at 77 K
Martin B. Sweatman, Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Strathclyde, 75, Montrose Street, Glasgow, G11XJ, United Kingdom
First-Principles Theoretical Analysis of Dopant Adsorption and Diffusion on Surfaces of II-VI Compound Semiconductor Nanocrystals
Tejinder Singh, University of Massachusetts, Department of Chemical Engineering, Amherst, MA 01003, T. J. Mountziaris, Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 and Dimitrios Maroudas, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, 686 N Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003
The Nature of Proton Conduction in a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane, Nafion
Yoong-Kee Choe1, Eiji Tsuchida1, Tamio Ikeshoji1, Yamakawa Shunsuke2 and Shi-aki Hyodo2, (1)Research Institute for Computational Sciences, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology, Central-2, Umezono 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Japan, (2)Computational physics group, Toyota Central R&D Laboratory, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Elemental Mercury Adsorption Study on Gehlenite (Ca2Al2SiO7)
Bo Gyeong Kim and Paul Blowers, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, The University of Arizona, PO Box 210011, Tucson, AZ 85721-0011
Understanding the Silver Nanoparticle Growth Via First Principle Methods
Giannis Mpourmpakis, Center for Catalytic Science and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, Colburn lab, 150 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716 and Dion Vlachos, Director of Center for Catalytic Science and Technology (CCST), University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716

Computational Molecular Science and Engineering Forum