MolSSI Workshops at the 2020 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE): CANCELLED
CANCELLED until further notice: The Molecular Sciences Software Institute is hosting two events at the 2020 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE). BCCE is a national meeting sponsored by the Division of Chemical Education of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The conference is designed for those who teach chemistry at all levels, and is taking place July 18-23, […]
MolSSI Software Fellow: Geemi Wellawatte
Geemi Wellawatte, one of our current 2020 COVID-19 Seed Fellows, is currently a PhD candidate in computational chemistry at the University of Rochester under the direction of Prof. Andrew White. She is working with MolSSI Software Scientist Dr. Eliseo Marin-Rimoldi on the development of an automated, complete coarse-grained simulation model. How did you first become interested […]
Introducing the new 2021-A Seed Software Fellows!
After reviewing many impressive applications, the MolSSI is pleased to announce that the Science and Software Advisory Board has identified 10 new 2021-A Seed Software Fellows! They are: Brandon Butler, University of Michigan Matthew Chan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Yunsie Chung, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jason Gibson, University of Florida Dr. Rachel Kurchin, Carnegie Mellon University […]
MolSSI Software Fellow Alum: Dr. Josh Rackers
Dr. Josh Rackers, one of our MolSSI Software Fellow alums, is currently a Harry S. Truman Fellow at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico. Josh, who was a 2018 Phase I Fellow, received his PhD from Washington University in St. Louis under the direction of Prof. Jay W. Ponder. While a MSF he worked on […]
The MolSSI is a Finalist for a .ORG Impact Award!
We are delighted to announce that The MolSSI was named as a finalist for a .ORG Impact Award, which honors the remarkable individuals and organizations working to make the world a better place. This week’s announcement lists the top five entries across nine award categories. Winners in each of the categories (e.g., combatting the coronavirus, […]
“Teaching Programming Across the Chemistry Curriculum:” An ACS Symposium Series Book
Prof. Ashley Ringer McDonald, Associate Professor in the Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Cal Poly and a MolSSI Associate, and Dr. Jessica Nash, MolSSI’s Education Lead, are accepting contributions for an ACS Symposium Series book entitled “Teaching Programming Across the Chemistry Curriculum,” to be published in 2021. Programming and computational science represent increasingly important components of an […]
2021 MolSSI Community-Led Workshops Focusing on HPC
2021 MolSSI Software Workshops on High Performance Computing The Molecular Sciences Software Institute (MolSSI) is now accepting proposals for Software Workshops focusing on High Performance Computing (HPC). The purpose of these workshops is to bring key software developers and users together to identify and discuss the most important questions we face as a community in […]
First 2021 Software Fellowship Competition is Now Open!
The Molecular Sciences Software Institute (MolSSI) is pleased to announce the latest Software Fellowship competition, which will focus on Seed Fellowships in the current round. These prestigious six-month Fellowships recognize advanced graduate students and postdocs pursuing the development of software infrastructure, middleware, and frameworks that will benefit the broader field of computational molecular sciences, including biomolecular […]
Congratulations to the 2020-B MolSSI Investment Software Fellows!
After reviewing over 50 impressive applications, the MolSSI is pleased to announce that the Science and Software Advisory Board has chosen the recipients of the 2020-B Investment Software Fellowships! They are: Samragni Banerjee, The Ohio State University (a 2020 Seed Fellow) Madison Berger, University of North Texas Victor H. Chavez, Purdue University (a 2020 Seed Fellow) […]
Congratulations to the 2020-B and COVID-19 MolSSI Seed Software Fellows!
After reviewing more than 50 impressive applications, the MolSSI is pleased to announce that the Science and Software Advisory Board has identified 6 new 2020-B Seed Software Fellowships, and 5 new COVID-19 Seed Fellows! They are: Ryan DiRisio, University of Washington: 2020-B Seed Dr. James Krieger, University of Pittsburgh: 2020 COVID-19 Seed Dr. Sriramvignesh Mani, University of […]