{"id":17451,"date":"2025-02-10T08:44:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T08:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/?page_id=17451"},"modified":"2026-09-22T10:08:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T08:08:46","slug":"modern-wavefunction-based-methods-in-electronic-structure-theory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/en\/education\/courses\/summer-schools\/modern-wavefunction-based-methods-in-electronic-structure-theory\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern Wavefunction Based Methods in Electronic Structure Theory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Language:<\/strong> English<\/p>\n

Period:<\/strong> 29 August – 3 September 2027<\/p>\n

Deadline:<\/strong> 30 April 2027<\/p>\n

Program Intensity:<\/strong> Full-time<\/p>\n

ECTS:<\/strong> 3<\/p>\n

Tuition fees:<\/strong> 750\u20ac<\/p>\n

The Summer School “Modern Wavefunction Based Methods in Electronic Structure Theory” (MWM27) is directed towards highly motivated PhD students and postdocs who want to deepen their knowledge in the field of ab initio electronic structure theory.<\/p>\n

In the recent past, wavefunction based\u00a0ab initio methods have received revived interest in the theoretical\u00a0chemistry community. It is generally recognized that these methods\u00a0provide a systematic, accurate and transparent route towards solving the\u00a0molecular Schr\u00f6dinger equation to high precision. For a long time the high\u00a0computational cost that is characteristic of these methods has precluded\u00a0their large-scale application in chemistry. However, modern algorithms,\u00a0modern hardware and reduced scaling approaches have drastically\u00a0changed this situation and led to a widespread use of wavefunction based\u00a0methods in computational chemistry.
\nThe physical basis of wavefunction based methods involves an elaborate apparatus of advanced mathematical and physical concepts that is frequently beyond a typical university curriculum. Hence, in order to be able to do research in this field, it is necessary that young researchers get familiar with these concepts. The MWM27 school is aiming at filling this gap by providing lectures and tutorials that are designed to introduce the students to the advanced concepts of ab initio electronic structure theory. Furthermore, the school will provide ample opportunity for discussion between the participants, teachers and tutors in which specialized and research-oriented questions can be addressed.<\/p>\n

The school is at its fifth edition, the first two editions (2016 and 2018) having been held in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, and the third in Pisa, at the department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry of the University, and the fourth was held as a University of Pisa Summer School in 2025.<\/p>\n

The Summer School will be activated with at least 48 students. The maximum number of participants is set to 72 students.<\/p>\n

The Summer School will be held on campus in Pisa, in Pisa, at Centro Congressi Le Benedettine, Piazza San Paolo a Ripa D’Arno, 16<\/strong><\/p>\n

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