ELFT HÍRADÓ

["Steinczinger Zsuzsanna" <steinczinger.zsuzsa AT wigner.hun-ren.hu>]

Dear Colleagues, 

 

 

The conference below is co-organised by a researcher of the Wigner RCP.
There are a few more vacancies left, so please apply soon. 

 

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Reverse Monte Carlo modelling
<https://www.we-heraeus-stiftung.de/veranstaltungen/past-present-and-future-
of-reverse-monte-carlo-modeling-recent-challenges-in-determining-structure-p
roperty-relationship-in-materials/main/> conference (including, even just
slightly, related topics)

to be held at Physikzentrum Bad Honnef
<https://www.we-heraeus-stiftung.de/english/>  (Germany)

between 27 and 31 July, 2026.

The conference is sponsored by the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus (WEH)
Foundation.

The registration
<https://indico.we-heraeus-stiftung.de/event/45/registrations/128/>
including a preliminary abstract deadline is 10 May 2026


REMEMBER, there is no conference fee, and the Wilhelm and Else
Heraeus-Foundation kindly bears the cost of the venue as well as
accommodation with full-board for all accepted participants. 


The number of participants is limited (to about 80), so please, register as
soon as it is convenient for you -- thank you!

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Dear Colleagues,

Reverse Monte Carlo (RMC) modelling, a method for modelling structural
disorder in liquids, and amorphous and crystalline solids, has
been around for 38 years now. The first international meeting that had been
dedicated toRMCwas held in Studsvik (Sweden) in 1994 (organised by Robert
McGreevy). 23 years ago (October 2003), we met in Budapest to hold the 2nd
RMCConference. It was there where the participants agreed to hold such
meetings every third year. According to this plan, the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
and 7th meetings were held in Budapest (Hungary)  in 2006,  2009
<https://www.szfki.hu/~nphys/rmc4/rmc4.html> , 2012, 2015 and 2018,
respectively.

We organised an RMC conference, the '1st Pan-Pacific'
<https://1stpanpacificrmcconference.wordpress.com/>  one, in Kumamoto,
Japan, early in 2020 -- the event was arguably the last international
meeting in Japan before COVID-19 hit.

Post-COVID, in 2023, we celebrated the first 35 years of RMC modeling by
holding a conference in Budapest <https://indico.wigner.hu/event/1483/>
again.

This year would be the 'regular' time for the next (actually, the 10th
international) Reverse Monte Carlo conference in Budapest -- instead, we
thought that, for a change, we'd try something else. We've applied for
support to the Wilhelm und Else Heraeus-Stiftung
<https://www.we-heraeus-stiftung.de/english/>   of Germany. The application
was successful, so we now have the above time slot for us in a nice,
convenient and stimulating environment by the river Rhine, in Bad Honnef
<https://www.dpg-physik.de/ueber-uns/physikzentrum-bad-honnef>  .

The Foundation will cover ALL local costs (basically, accommodation with
full board)  for accepted participants. Formal applications will have to be
made via the webpage
<https://indico.we-heraeus-stiftung.de/event/45/registrations/128/>  .

The organisers will be responsible for the selection of 'accepted
participants' -- please keep an eye on messages from us, as well as on the
webpage, so that you don't miss the event. It is expected that ca. 80
applications may be accepted -- which means that we will most 
probably have the largest Reverse Monte Carlo meeting ever in July!

*SCIENTIFIC SCOPE:*
Anything related to RMC (even remotely):
        Structure of liquids and amorphous materials
        Interpretation of powder diffraction data for crystals
        X-ray and neutron total scattering, and anomalous X-ray scattering
        Software development: new computer codes (RMC, EPSR, PFGui, etc...)
        Related methods:    EPSR and PDFGui (other suggestions also
welcome);
        Extending the applications of RMC:
               small angle scattering, reflectometry,
               inelastic scattering, EXAFS, NMR, etc...
        Classical and quantum molecular dynamics, aimed at determining the
atomic structure.
        Possible applications of artificial intelligence.
        Etc...

You may also visit the webpages of our previous meetings: 2023
<https://indico.wigner.hu/event/1483/> ; 2020
<https://1stpanpacificrmcconference.wordpress.com/> ; 2009
<https://www.szfki.hu/~nphys/rmc4/rmc4.html> 


The format of the meeting will be somewhat different from that of a usual
(Budapest-based) RMC meeting -- this is due to the expectations of the
Foundation. There will have to be well distinguishable 'invited/plenary'
speakers, which means that the number of 'regular' speakers will have to be
less than usual, simply because the duration of the meeting is limited... On
the other hand, well organised poster sessions will be held (the
Physikzentrum is very well equipped for that!), with a possibility for every
poster presenter to give a short presentation.

We are encouraging in particular the participation of students and young
researchers who are working with RMC or in related fields.

We would be grateful if you could share this announcement with interested
colleagues.

I'm sure we are going to have a memorable meeting, with a lot of time
dedicated to  relaxed discussions -- so see you in the summer in Germany!

Questions, suggestions are welcome -- please let us know!


Best regards,
Laszlo Pusztai (pusztai.laszlo AT wigner.hun-ren.hu
<mailto:pusztai.laszlo AT wigner.hun-ren.hu> )
co-organiser
(also on behalf of Wolf-Christian Pilgrim and Jens Stellhorn, co-organisers)