SIESTA Tutorial Zaragoza (Spain) June 16-19 2014
This is a four-day hands-on tutorial on the use of the SIESTA code (http://www.icmab.es/siesta), aimed at students and researchers from different disciplines who already use, or plan to use, SIESTA in their work and who would like to understand its essential foundations and to learn how to apply the code effectively. Apart from the consideration of standard tasks implemented in most ab-initio codes, such as how to calculate the electronic (band) structure, perform structure (geometry) relaxation, calculate lattice vibrations or run molecular dynamics simulations, the specific SIESTA topics to be covered include the generation and use of pseudopotentials, the construction of basis sets of strictly localized numerical atomic orbitals, and basic notions about the efficient computation of the matrix elements with linear scaling methods and the role the real-space grid. The tutorial will consist of morning lectures followed in the afternoon by practical "hands-on" sessions. Some basic knowledge of quantum mechanics, solid-state physics, and statistical physics will be assumed, along with basic knowledge of UNIX. Please note that the level of this school is basic-intermediate, and just a few advanced topics will be covered. Hence, people with moderate experience using SIESTA would probably profit more from one of the specialized topical schools that we occasionally offer. In this connection, note that another SIESTA Tutorial, including a introduction to TranSiesta, will be held in Tel Aviv from 8 to 11 September 2014. More information about it will be available soon. * Application procedure: The tutorial is sponsored by ZCAM, the CECAM node in Zaragoza. There is no fee for academic participants. Interested non-academics should contact the organizers directly. All participants are expected to cover their own travel and living expenses. Prospective participants should fill out the application at the Tutorial webpage on the CECAM website: http://www.cecam.org/workshop-0-1087.html There is a first deadline of April 7, 2014, after which the applications will be reviewed, and admitted participants will receive a confirmation by April 14. Late applications will be considered if there are slots still available. Note that the number of participants is limited to 25. * Organizers: Emilio Artacho, CIC NanoGUNE Consolider, Donostia-San Sebastian (e.artacho _at_ nanogune.edu) Alberto García, Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) (albertog _at_ icmab.es) * Instructors: Jose Soler, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid Georg Huhs, Barcelona Supercomputing Center Javier Junquera, Universidad de Cantabria Emilio Artacho, CIC Nanogune Consolider Alberto García, ICMAB-CSIC
