QCrOM2020
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Why this meeting?
The Quantum Crystallography Online Meeting 2020 (QCrOM2020) is a three-day meeting to be held on 27th, 28th and 29th August 2020. In addition, a satellite meeting will take place on 26th August to familiarize newcomers with the topics covered.
This initiative was taken by the commission on Quantum Crystallography (chaired by Jean-Michel Gillet) under the auspices of the International Union of Crystallography.
The IUCr meeting in Prague has been postponed to a more appropriate date, hopefully August 2021. However, we believe that science should never be put on hold, and an essential part of its progress is fuelled by exchanging ideas with peers. This is even more crucial for young researchers or graduate students.
What is it about?
Quantum Crystallography is where the most advanced quantum chemistry methods (for solving Schrödinger's equation) meet high-resolution X-ray, neutron or electron scattering techniques (mostly developed for crystallography studies). Accurate determination of electron distribution or wavefunction is one particularly important topic, as it is the key component for understanding essential properties of solid materials such as charge or spin transport, cohesion or reactivity. Quantum Crystallography thus makes valuable contributions to chemistry, biology, electronics or material engineering.
The meeting aims to provide the community with as many opportunities as possible to exchange ideas through poster sessions, discussion panels and a very limited number of plenary talks. Particular attention will be paid to the different time zones of the partipants.
What can you do as a participant?
For a young researcher, QCrOM2020 is the perfect opportunity to present and informally discuss your results with a large portion of the QCr community.
For a more experienced researcher, QCrOM2020 is a way to stay up to date with latest results and share your expertise with the younger generation through poster sessions, informal talks and even job offers.
For a newcomer, QCrOM2020 is a chance to get to know a new research topic with no significant impact on your budget (and a very limited carbon footprint).
Who is organizing?
QCrOM2020 is an initiative from the commission on Quantum Crystallography to overcome the current situation and, possibly, to pave the way for transforming a fraction of traditional meetings to a less expensive and more sustainable format.
All the logistic aspects have been conducted by a team of four fully dedicated engineering students from CentraleSupélec ("Université Paris-Saclay").
