Please join us for Computational Materials North 2025 at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario.
This two-day workshop focuses on computational materials theory and its associated applications. The goal is to bring together a cohesive community in this field within Canada every two or three years, aiming for a research standard comparable to similar international workshops.
When: Thursday, May 15 & Friday, May 16, 2025 (Detailed agenda below)
Where: University of Waterloo, Quantum Nano Centre (QNC) 1501
Cost: Free, but registration is required
Day 1 - Thursday, May 15, 2025
9:00 - 9:30 a.m.: Arrival + Coffee and Breakfast (Provided)
9:30 - 10:00 a.m.: Opening Remarks
Session 1: Energy Materials
Session Chair: [Name]
Tom Woo
Leanne Chen
Kulbir Kaur
Oleg Rubel (rubelo@mcmaster.ca)
10:00 - 10:25 a.m.: Talk 1 – (20 minutes + 5 minutes questions)
10:25 - 10:50 a.m.: Talk 2 – (20 minutes + 5 minutes questions)
10:50 - 11:15 a.m.: Talk 3 – (20 minutes + 5 minutes questions)
5-minute buffer
11:20 - 11:35 a.m.: Talk 4 – (12 minutes + 3 minutes questions)
11:35 - 11:50 a.m.: Talk 5 – (12 minutes + 3 minutes questions)
11:50 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Lunch (Provided)
Session 2: Microstructure and Structural Properties
Session Chair: [Name]
Normand Mousseau
Jun Song
Zahra Khatami (zahra.khatami@unb.ca)
Chad Sinclair (chad.sinclair@ubc.ca)
Yaoyao Zhao (yaoyao.zhao@mcgill.ca)
1:30 - 1:55 p.m.: Talk 1 (20 minutes + 5 minutes questions)
1:55 - 2:20 p.m.: Talk 2 (20 minutes + 5 minutes questions)
possible addition of one talk
2:20 - 2:35 p.m.: Talk 4 (12 minutes + 3 minutes questions)
2:35 - 3:55 p.m.: Talk 4 (12 minutes + 3 minutes questions)
3:55 - 3:05 p.m.: Coffee/Tea Break
Session 3: Catalysis and Surface Science
Session Chair: [Name]
Alain Rochefort
Oleksandr Voznyy
Leane Chen
3:05 - 3:30 p.m.: Talk 1 (20 minutes + 5 minutes questions)
3:30 - 3:55 p.m.: Talk 2 (20 minutes + 5 minutes questions)
3:55 - 4:10 p.m.: Talk 3 (12 minutes + 3 minutes questions)
4:10 - 4:25 p.m.: Talk 4 (12 minutes + 3 minutes questions)
6:00 p.m.: Dinner and Networking
Day 2 - Friday, May 16, 2025
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.: Coffee and Breakfast (Provided)
Session 4: Biomaterials
Session Chair: [Name]
Mikko Kartunen
Suba Kalyaamoorthy
9:00 - 9:25 a.m.: Talk 1 (20 minutes + 5 minutes questions)
9:25 - 9:50 a.m.: Talk 2 (20 minutes + 5 minutes questions)
9:50 - 10:05 a.m.: Talk 3 (12 minutes + 3 minutes questions)
10:05 - 10:20 a.m.: Talk 4 (12 minutes + 3 minutes questions)
10-minute buffer
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.: Coffee Break
Session 5: Quantum Materials
Session Chair: [Name]
Michel Côté
Jan-Hendrik Carrol-Pohl (jan.pohls@unb.ca)
11:00 - 11:25 a.m.: Talk 1 (20 minutes + 5 minutes questions)
11:25 - 11:50 a.m.: Talk 2 (20 minutes + 5 minutes questions)
11:50 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.: Talk 3 (12 minutes + 3 minutes questions)
12:05 - 12:20 p.m.: Talk 4 (12 minutes + 3 minutes questions)
5-minute buffer
PI Panel Discussion
12:20 - 1:00 p.m.: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities
1:00 - 2:15 p.m.: Lunch (Provided)
Session 6: AI
Session Chair: [Name]
Alex Hernandez-Garcia
Rodrigo Alejandro Vargas Hernandez <vargashr@mcmaster.ca>
Jay Hattrick-Simpers (jason.hattrick.simpers@utoronto.ca)
2:15 - 2:45 p.m.: TBA
2:45 - 3:15 p.m.: TBA
3:15 - 3:45 p.m.: TBA