Current Courses

“Theoretical and computational methods in Meso-Bio-Nano (MBN) Science”
The course of lectures gives an introduction to a broad range of theoretical methods and techniques which are widely used nowadays for ab initio and model descriptions of structure and dynamics of complex mesoscopic, biomolecular and nano systems, such as atomic and molecular clusters, biomolecules (polypeptides, proteins, DNA, etc), fullerenes and nanotubes, free and supported nanoparticles, microdroplets, thin films, etc. The course addresses important fundamental problems of clustering, self-organization and structure-formation on the nanoscale in systems of various degree of complexity. Examples of molecular dynamic simulations and numerical analysis of various properties of complex mesoscopic, biomolecular and nanosystems are given. The course is listed in the Computational Sciences Programme of the Goethe University.
“Seminars on theoretical and computational methods MBN Science”
The lecture course “Theoretical and computational methods in MBN Science” is complemented with a series of seminars. The aim of the seminars is to discuss the most recent advances, pioneering ideas and experimental trends in theoretical and computational MBN Science, to discuss the methodology of various theoretical and computational approaches and methods, and to give examples of practical work in the field.