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[Illinois] Beckman Grad Seminar: Membrane Sculpting by F-BAR Domains Studied by Molecular Dynamics Simulations
18 Dec 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Hang Yu
Membrane Sculpting by F-BAR Domains Studied by Molecular Dynamics Simulations Hang Yu October 31, 2012 Interplay between cellular membranes and their peripheral proteins drives many processes …
https://nanohub.org/resources/16098
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[Illinois]: CSE Seminar Series: Advances in First-principles Computational Materials Science
20 Nov 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Elif Ertekin
The capability to rationally design new materials with tailored properties and functionality on a computer remains a grand challenge whose success would have tremendous impact on several …
https://nanohub.org/resources/15919
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[Illinois] Molecular Dynamics Software (NAMD)
09 Jul 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Emad Tajkhorshid
This Summer School will train students in molecular simulation and simulation at multiple time and length scales. Instruction will be provided on quantum Monte Carlo simulation, molecular dynamics, …
https://nanohub.org/resources/14318
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[Illinois] Molecular Dynamics
19 Jun 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Emad Tajkhorshid
This Summer School will train students in molecular simulation and simulation at multiple time and length scales. Instruction will be provided on quantum Monte Carlo simulation, molecular dynamics, …
https://nanohub.org/resources/14317
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MD Simulations of Gas Flows in Nano-Channels and Interface Thermal Resistance Between Simple Liquids and Solids
31 May 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Ali Beskok
This talk focuses on our group’s recent research on molecular dynamics simulations of gas flows in nano-scale confined geometries, and interface thermal resistance between simple liquids and …
https://nanohub.org/resources/14133
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Tutorial 1: Atomistic Material Science - ab initio simulations of materials
03 Nov 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Alejandro Strachan
This lecture introduces first principles electronic structure calculations of materials properties. It describes the approximations made to the many-body Schrodinger equation in Hartree Fock and …
https://nanohub.org/resources/11917
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Tutorial 2: Atomistic Material Science - Molecular Dynamics simulations of materials
03 Nov 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Alejandro Strachan
This lecture introduces the concept of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of materials focusing on the physics and approximations underlying the simulations and interpretation of their results.
https://nanohub.org/resources/11918
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Development of the ReaxFF reactive force fields and applications to combustion, catalysis and material failure
12 Sep 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Adri van Duin
This lecture will describe how the traditional, non-reactive FF-concept can be extended for application including reactive events by introducing bond order/bond distance concepts. Furthermore, it …
https://nanohub.org/resources/11774
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Uncertainty Quantification of Molecular Dynamics Simulations
31 Jan 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Alejandro Strachan
A full course, "Introduction to Uncertainty Quantification" is offered on memsHUB.org. ME597/AAE590: Introduction to Uncertainty Quantification NNSA Center for Prediction of Reliability, Integrity …
https://nanohub.org/resources/10693
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Addressing Molecular Dynamics Time-scale Issues to Study Atomic-scale Friction
12 Oct 2010 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Ashlie Martini
This presentation will include an introduction to several accelerated molecular dynamics methods. However, particular focus will be given to parallel replica (ParRep) dynamics in which atomistic …
https://nanohub.org/resources/9856
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Tutorial 3b: Materials Simulation by First-Principles Density Functional Theory II
14 Sep 2010 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Umesh V. Waghmare
This lecture is part of the 2010 NCN@Purdue Summer School: Electronics from the Bottom Up. “Electronics from the Bottom Up” is an educational initiative designed to bring a new perspective to …
https://nanohub.org/resources/9684
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Ripples and Warping of Graphene: A Theoretical Study
08 Jun 2010 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Umesh V. Waghmare
We use first-principles density functional theory based analysis to understand formation of ripples in graphene and related 2-D materials. For an infinite graphene, we show that ripples are linked …
https://nanohub.org/resources/9010
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Atomic Picture of Plastic Deformation in Metals: Overview Lecture
24 Jan 2010 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Alejandro Strachan
The lecture describes the objectives of the learning module and provides the necessary background for the activities. We briefly discuss the following topics: mechanical response of macroscopic …
https://nanohub.org/resources/8038
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Atomic Picture of Plastic Deformation in Metals: Prelab Lecture
24 Jan 2010 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Alejandro Strachan
This lecture provides a detailed description of the activities the students will perform in the lab. We present a tutorial with step by step instructions on how to run MD simulations using the …
https://nanohub.org/resources/8043
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Energy and Nanoscience A More Perfect Union
29 Mar 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mark A. Ratner
Huge problems of energy and sustainability confront the science/engineering community, mankind, and our planet. The energy problem comes in many dimensions, including supply, demand, conservation, …
https://nanohub.org/resources/6554
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Illinois Center for Cellular Mechanics: Discovery through the Computational Microscope
11 Feb 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Klaus Schulten
Computational Microscope All-atom molecular dynamics simulations have become increasingly popular as a tool to investigate protein function and dynamics. However, researchers are usually concerned …
https://nanohub.org/resources/6253
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Illinois PHYS 466, Lecture 4: Molecular Dynamics
05 Feb 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): David M. Ceperley
Molecular Dynamics What to choose in an integrator The Verlet algorithm Boundary Conditions in Space and time Reading assignment: Frenkel and Smit Chapter 4 Content: …
https://nanohub.org/resources/6239
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Nanoparticle and Colloidal Simulations with Molecular Dynamics
05 Dec 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Steve Plimpton
Modeling nanoparticle or colloidal systems in a molecular dynamics (MD) code requires coarse-graining on several levels to achieve meaningful simulation times for study of rheological and other …
https://nanohub.org/resources/5668
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MSE 597G Lecture 4: Interatomic potentials I
14 Nov 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Alejandro Strachan
Interatomic potentials: pairwise potentials.
https://nanohub.org/resources/5776
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MSE 597G Lecture 3: Statistical Mechanics II
14 Nov 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Alejandro Strachan
Basic physics: statistical mechanics, Algorithms: Integrating the equations of motion.
https://nanohub.org/resources/5775