INTRODUCTION

We are pleased to inform you that the Computational Material Design and Quantum Engineering Laboratory, Research Group of Engineering Physics, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB), in cooperation with the Kasai Laboratory of the Osaka University will organize the 2nd Asia Computational Material Design Workshop. This workshop will provide lectures of leading-edge researches in Computational Materials Design (CMD) Sciences and hands-on practical training of the quantum simulation. The invited speakers are the top speakers in this field.

Computational materials design is a computational approach aimed at developing new materials with specified properties and functionalities. The basic ingredient is the use of quantum simulations to solve the material science problems in order to design a material that suits this specification. CMD has the high potentiality to impact the real industrial research and development.

Although the subject covered in this workshop is advance nevertheless we will present it to you step by step. The workshop will be started with the overview of possible roles of CMD in Indonesia, some CMD applications, CMD in surface interactions and nano-spintronics, and followed by the development of quantum simulators. We plan the following 3 hands-on experiences :

1.) First-principles pseudo potential electronic calculation code : Osaka 2000;

2.) First-principles calculation code by real-space formalism : RSPACE;

3.) First-principles molecular dynamics program code : STATE-SENRI.

We are looking forward to seeing you in the campus of Insitute of Technology Bandung. You will also find pleasant places to see and enjoy recreation around the city of Bandung.

DESCRIPTION

The workshop will provide hands-on experience of the quantum simulation. We chose to use an open source application so that the participants can easily develop for their own purposes without an extra spending on application softwares. Although there is no computational language knowledge requirements, understanding any of it, preferably fortran or C and Java, will be useful. The lecture, practice, and tutorial will be given by the experts form both ITB and Osaka University.

OBJECTIVE

After completing this workshop, the participants should familiar with DFT based ab initio computation, development of quantum simulators and computational material design paradigm in general should be able to use modern tools : OSAKA 2000, RSPACE, and STATE-SENRI codes, for quantum simulation and material design; should be able to conduct quantum molecular dynamics and atomic motion based simulations.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND THE WORKSHOP

Lecturers, graduate students as well as practitioners in physics, chemistry, engineering physics, electrical engineering, material science and engineering. Basically every one interested in the subject are welcome. However, we will strictly limit the number of participants to 45 and the decision will be only be based on the first come first served basis.

What would you get : course hands-out and certificate

Workshop duration : 4 full-days

Schedule : 3rd – 6th of August 2009

Venue : ITB Campus, Jl. Ganesha 10 Bandung 40132

Fees : Rp 750.000,- (IDR)

Rp 500.000,- (IDR) – if paid before 1st of August 2009

Account No. 026.01.11844.11.7 ; Bank CIMB Niaga an. Hermawan K. Dipojono

SPONSORS

This workshop is partially sponsored by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Directorate General for Higher Education (DGHE – Dirjen Dikti), Osaka University and ITB.

FACILITIES

Air-conditoned computer laboratory with multimedia facilities, lunch, snacks and certificate.

INSTRUCTORS/TUTORS

Osaka University : Prof. Hideaki Kasai, Prof. Hisazumi Akai, Prof. Hiroshi Katayama Yoshida, Prof. Wilson Agerico D., Prof. Tetsuo Ogawa, Prof. Hiroshi Nakanishi, Prof. Kouun Shirai, Prof. Yoshitada Morikawa, Prof. Tomoya Ono.

Institute of Technology Bandung : Ir. Hermawan K. Dipojono MSEE, Ph.D.

FURTHER CONTACTS

Program Studi Teknik Fisika, Fakultas Teknologi Industri, Institut Teknologi Bandung.

Phone/Facs. : 022-2504424 Ext. 213/022-2506281

Contact Person : mazna@tf.itb.ac.id or linagani@tf.itb.ac.id

Website : http://cmdqe.tf.itb.ac.id