The Friday Morning Lectures (FMLs) are an initiative to increase the interconnectivity between the researchers at the CMM. It offers a platform where colleagues can present their work, introduce interesting papers or ask creative input in solving challenging research questions. These regular FMLs usually start at 11h30 on Friday and feature a presentation of 15 minutes tops, with a possibility to ask questions afterwards, which can lead to fruitful discussions and novel insights. These presentations can be found on the CMM OwnCloud (https://molmod.ugent.be/owncloud/index.php/s/dPGMdznnNbsx6Zy). On regular occasions, we also organize a Training Day, where a topic of broad interest for the entire CMM is presented during an interactive tutorial.
The program for the academic year 2020-2021 is as follows:
- Tuesday 22/09: Toon: Tutorial 'Online Teaching'
- Friday 02/10: Tom: Investigation of the phase stabilization of CsPbI3 due to interfacial effects
- Friday 09/10: Michael G.: Globally managed parallel optimisation
- Friday 16/10: Alexander: Raman spectroscopy to pinpoint the onset of deactivation in zeolites
- Friday 23/10: Jelle: Molecular Modeling of Gas Adsorption on Graphene and the Solvation of Polymers
- Friday 30/10: Louis: Thermodynamics in molecular modeling: classical DFT and ThermoLIB
- Monday 09/11: RDM Team: CMM Research Data Management Plan
- Friday 13/11: Loïc: Development of data reduction and quantification strategies for XRF experiments
- Friday 20/11: Samuel N.: DFT studies of shape-selective C-H functionalization in Pd-exchanged zeolites
- Friday 27/11: Elias: Unravelling the acid-catalyzed dealkylation-mechanism of guaiacol in hot-pressurized water using ThermoLib
- Friday 04/12: Sven: Harder, better, faster, stronger: Designing hydrophobic cage network materials for efficient high-rate shock absorption
- Friday 11/12: Sander B.: Tutorial 'pyiron'
- Friday 19/02: Samuel N. and Massimo: Tutorial
- Friday 26/02: Pieter: Diffusion in confined zeolites: Start to random walk?
- Friday 12/03: Sander B.: Cleverly beating a diabolical game of “Guess who?”: Quantifying the Likelihood of Structural Models through a Dynamically Enhanced Powder X-Ray Diffraction Protocol
- Thursday 18/03: Kuber: Computational Studies of Manganese Based Homogeneous Catalysts for CO2 Hydrogenation Reactions
- Friday 02/04: Siebe: On the importance of hydration in characterizing zeolites through nuclear magnetic resonance: a combined experimental/computational study
- Friday 23/04: Sander V.: Tutorial 'OpenMM'
- Friday 30/04: Massimo: Zeolite-catalyzed benzene ethylation: New mechanistic insights from an old-school reaction class
- Friday 07/05: YingXing: The impact of monopole fluctuations on molecular anisotropic C6 coefficients
- Friday 21/05: Aran: Quantum tunneling rotor senses guests in a metal-organic framework