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Seminar: Prof Hrant Hratchian, UC Merced

September 13, 2019
Our own Prof Hrant Hratchian will be the chemistry seminar speaker. "Towards Practical and Accurate Simulations of Electron Detachment from Transition Metal Oxide Clusters" 3:00 – 4:20 pm, Classroom and Office Building 1 (COB1), Room 267

Fall retreat

September 5, 2019
We held our fall retreat on Sept 5, involving presentations about each of the research themes, workshops by postdocs for students, flash talks by students, a poster session, and discussions with our advisory board members.

Prof. Strubbe interviewed on NPR

May 21, 2019
Prof. Strubbe is interviewed about his work on Science Studio of National Public Radio station KTEP at the University of Texas at El Paso. Listen here.

End-of-semester barbecue

May 17, 2019
Celebrate the end of the semester, 1 pm at Lake Yosemite County Park.  

Seminar: Dr. Frank Graziani, Lawrence Livermore

May 10, 2019
Dr. Frank Graziani, director of the High-Energy Density Science Center at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, visits for a chemistry seminar on simulations of matter under extreme temperature and pressure. flyer

Seminar: Prof Kristi Closser, Fresno State

April 26, 2019
Prof. Kristi Closser of the chemistry department at California State University - Fresno, visits for a chemistry seminar on "From helium clusters to the next-generation of photolithography: Modeling high energy electronic excitations." flyer

Seminar: Prof Daniel Crawford, Virginia Tech

March 4, 2019
Prof. Daniel Crawford, professor of chemistry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and director of the Molecular Sciences Software Institute, visits for a chemistry seminar on "The Mysteries of Chirality, Solvation, and Optical Activity." flyer

Seminar: Prof Olaseni Sode, Cal State LA

February 1, 2019
Prof. Olaseni Sode of the chemistry department at California State University - Los Angeles, visits for a chemistry seminar on "Exploring the Electronic and Vibrational Structure of Carbon Dioxide." flyer

Seminar: Prof Yuan Ping, UC Santa Cruz

January 25, 2019
Prof. Yuan Ping of the chemistry department at the University of California, Santa Cruz, visits for a chemistry seminar on "First-principles Study of Complex Defects: From Polaronic Conduction to Single Photon Emission." flyer

ccCAT retreat

January 17, 2019
ccCAT students, postdocs, and faculty gathered on campus before the semester started for a day of research presentations, skills workshops, and brainstorming. Student prizes were awarded to Samantha Bidwell for service and leadership, and to Enrique Guerrero and Hanbo Hong for best oral...

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