Advances in the Theory of Quantum Systems in Chemistry and Physics (Bookzcity)

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This volume collects 32 selected papers from the scientific contributions presented
at the 15th International Workshop on Quantum Systems in Chemistry and Physics
(QSCP-XV), which was organized by Philip E. Hoggan and held at Magdalene
College, Cambridge, UK, from August 31st to September 5th, 2010. Participants
at QSCP-XV discussed the state of the art, new trends, and the future of methods in
molecular quantum mechanics, and their applications to a wide range of problems
in chemistry, physics, and biology.
Magdalene College was originally founded in 1428 as a hostel to house Benedictine
monks coming to Cambridge to study law. Nowadays it houses around 350
undergraduate students and 150 graduate students reading towards Masters or Ph.D
degrees in a diverse range of subjects. The College comprises a similarly diverse
set of architectures from its medieval street frontage through to the modern Cripps
Court – where the scientific sessions took place, which blends modern design with
traditional materials.

The details of the Cambridge meeting, including the complete scientific program,
can be obtained on request from pehoggan@yahoo.com.
In addition to the scientific program, the workshop had its fair share of other
cultural activities. One afternoon was devoted to a visit of Cambridge Colleges,
where the participants had a chance to learn about the structure of the University
of Cambridge. There was a dinner preceded by a tremendous organ concert in
the College Chapel. The award ceremony of the CMOA Prize and Medal took
place in Cripps Lecture Hall. The Prize was shared between three of the selected
nominees: Angela Wilson (Denton, TX, USA), Julien Toulouse (Paris, France) and
Robert Vianello (Zagreb, Croatia), while two other nominees (Ioannis Kerkines
– Athens, Greece – and Jeremie Caillat – Paris, France) received a certificate of
nomination. The CMOA Medal was then awarded to Pr Nimrod Moiseyev (Haifa,
Israel). Following an established tradition of QSCP meetings, the venue and period
of the next QSCP workshop was disclosed at the end of the banquet that followed:
Kanazawa, Japan, shortly after the ISTCP-VII congress scheduled in Tokyo, Japan,
in September, 2011.