PTC ViRTUAL Seminar
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2024, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Apr. 30, 2024
  • Dr. Ré Mansbach
    Concordia University
  • Dr. An Ghysels
    Ghent University, Belgium
Tuesday, Mar 12, 2024, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Mar. 12, 2024
  • Pierpaolo Morgante
    IoP Publishing
  • Thomas Prescott
    D-Wave
Tuesday, Feb 6, 2024, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Feb 6, 2024
  • Stephanie Jones
    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
  • Thomas Preston
    McGill University
Tuesday, Jan 9, 2024, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Jan 9, 2024
  • Conrard Giresse Tetsassi Feugmo
    University of Waterloo
  • Rodrigo Vargas Hernandez
    McMaster University
Tuesday, Dec 5, 2023, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Dec. 5, 2023
  • Albert Stolow
    University of Ottawa
  • James Gaynor
    Northwestern University
Tuesday, Nov 7, 2023, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Nov 7, 2023
  • Viktor Staroverov
    Western University
  • Matthias Ernzerhof
    Université de Montreal
Tuesday, Oct 3, 2023, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Oct 3, 2023
  • David Bryce
    University of Ottawa
  • Linda Reven
    McGill University
Tuesday, Sep 12, 2023, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Sept 12, 2023
  • Dr. Sophia Economou
    Virginia Tech
  • Dr. Thomas Baker
    UVic
Tuesday, Apr 4, 2023, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Apr. 4, 2023
  • Eric McCalla
    McGill University
  • Leanne Chen
    University of Guelph
Tuesday, Mar 21, 2023, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Mar. 21, 2023
  • Lingzi Sang
    University of Alberta
  • Ernest Awoonor-Williams
    Novartis
Tuesday, Mar 7, 2023, 4:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Mar. 7, 2023
  • Kristen Poduska
    Memorial University
  • Jamie Donaldson
    University of Toronto
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2023, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Feb. 21, 2023
  • Tristan Borchers
    McGill University
  • Aron Walsh
    Imperial College London
Tuesday, Feb 7, 2023, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Feb. 7, 2023
  • Alex Voznyy
    University of Toronto
  • Alastair Price
    Dalhousie University
Tuesday, Jan 24, 2023, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Jan. 24, 2023
  • Samantha Gateman
    Western University
  • Amy Stevens
    University of Saskatchewan
Tuesday, Jan 10, 2023, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Jan. 10, 2023
  • Divya Kaur Matta
    Brock University
  • Kevin Stamplecoskie
    Queen's University
Tuesday, Dec 13, 2022, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Dec 13, 2022
  • Nadine Borduas-Dedekind
    University of British Columbia
  • Stephen Dale
    Griffith University
Tuesday, Nov 29, 2022, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Nov 29, 2022
  • Georg Schreckenbach
    University of Manitoba
  • Jan Pohls
    University of New Brunswick
Tuesday, Nov 15, 2022, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Nov 15, 2022
  • Peter Gill
    University of Sydney
  • Hugh Burton
    Oxford University
Tuesday, Nov 1, 2022, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Nov 1, 2022
  • Ilsa Cooke
    University of British Columbia
  • Katie Wilson
    Memorial University
Tuesday, Oct 18, 2022, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Oct 18, 2022
  • Heather Wiebe
    Vancouver Island University
  • Seyed Mohamad Moosavi
    Freie Universität Berlin
Tuesday, Oct 4, 2022, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Oct 4, 2022
  • Armand Soldera
    Université de Sherbrooke
  • Thomas Cheshire
    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Tuesday, Sep 20, 2022, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Sept 20, 2022
  • Pat Kambhampati
    McGill University
Tuesday, Apr 5, 2022, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Apr 5, 2022
  • Ruijie Teo
    University of Calgary
  • Augusto Gerolin
    University of Ottawa
Tuesday, Mar 22, 2022, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Mar 22, 2022
  • Joel R Schmitz
    Emory University
  • Matthias Degroote
    Boehringer Ingelheim
Tuesday, Mar 8, 2022, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Mar 8, 2022
  • Cody Aldaz
    Stanford University
  • Michelle Dolgos
    University of Calgary
Tuesday, Feb 22, 2022, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Feb 22, 2022
  • Susannah Bourne-Worster
    University of Bristol
  • Paul A. Johnson
    Université Laval
Tuesday, Feb 8, 2022, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Feb 8, 2022
  • Letitia Birnoschi
    University of Manchester
  • Irina Paci
    University of Victoria
Tuesday, Jan 25, 2022, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Jan 25, 2022
  • Idil Ismail
    University of Warwick
  • Artur Izmaylov
    University of Toronto
Tuesday, Jan 11, 2022, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Jan 11, 2022
  • Sahar Nikoo
    University of Windsor
  • Paul Mayer
    University of Ottawa
Tuesday, Dec 14, 2021, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: December 14, 2021
  • Mark Wilson
    University of Toronto
  • Zachary Widel
    Duke University, Department of Chemistry
Tuesday, Nov 30, 2021, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: November 30, 2021
  • Lena Simine
    McGill University
  • Pablo Carpio-Martínez
    University of Alberta
Tuesday, Nov 16, 2021, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: November 16, 2021
  • Wolfgang Jaeger
    University of Alberta
  • Stephanie Hart
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tuesday, Nov 2, 2021, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: November 2, 2021
  • Laura Gagliardi
    University of Chicago
  • Rodrigo A Vargas- Hernandez
    University of Toronto & Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Tuesday, Oct 19, 2021, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: October 19, 2021
  • Ramon Miranda Quintana
    University of Florida
  • Diptarka Hait
    University of California, Berkeley
Tuesday, Oct 5, 2021, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: October 5, 2021
  • Nicholas Chilton
    University of Manchester
  • Alba Cervera-Lierta
    University of Toronto
Tuesday, Sep 21, 2021, 2:00 PM (ET)
Recent developments in density functional theory: From new functionals to the nature of the chemical bond
Martin Head Gordon
  • Martin Head-Gordon
    University of California, Berkeley and Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Tuesday, Apr 20, 2021, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: April 20, 2021
Patrick Ayotte Joonho Lee
  • Patrick Ayotte
    Université Sherbrooke
  • Joonho Lee
    Columbia University

Ayotte: “Rotranslational dynamics under confinement and their impact on water’s ortho-para nuclear spin isomer interconversion mechanisms and rates
Lee: “Challenges in quantum chemistry beyond the electronic ground state”

Tuesday, Apr 6, 2021, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: April 6, 2021
  • Toby Zeng
    York University
  • Heide Ibrahim
    Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Zeng: “TBD

Ilbrahim: “A molecular road movie – capturing roaming fragments in real time

Tuesday, Mar 23, 2021, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: March 23, 2021
Joshua Hollet and Iwan Moreels
  • Iwan Moreels
    Ghent University
  • Joshua Hollet
    University of Winnipeg

Hollet: “Correlated electron motion: much to learn, much to gain”

Moreels: “Materials design of 2D colloidal nanocrystals: toward highly fluorescent emitters across the visible spectrum.”

Tuesday, Mar 9, 2021, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: March 9, 2021
  • Bess Vlaisavljevich
    University of South Dakota
  • Mathieu Frenette
    Université du Québec à Montréal

Vlaisavljevich:Electronic structure and oxidation state in copper catalysts
Frenette: Exploring reactive intermediates in (photo)redox chemistry

Tuesday, Feb 23, 2021, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Feb. 23, 2021
  • Joshua Pottel
    Molecular Forecaster Inc.
  • Peter Limacher
    SAP Security Research

Pottel: “From PhD to CEO: kickstarting Molecular Forecaster and supporting research”

Limacher: “How a strong background in quantum mechanics can boost your career in a software company.

Tuesday, Feb 9, 2021, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Feb 9, 2021
  • Jennifer van Wijngaarden
    University of Manitoba
  • Leanne Chen
    University of Guelph

Wijngaarden: “Exploring conformational landscapes using rotational spectroscopy fingerprints”

Chen:Ni-based Materials for Electrochemical Ammonia Oxidation”

Tuesday, Jan 26, 2021, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Jan 26, 2021
  • Vladimir K. Michaelis
    University of Alberta
  • Michael Schuurman
    National Research Council Canada

Michaelis: “Approaching Exact Quantum Chemistry by Stochastic Wave Function Sampling and Deterministic Coupled-Cluster Computations”

Schuurman: “Directing Dynamics at Conical Intersections”

Tuesday, Dec 1, 2020, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Dec 1, 2020
  • Piotr Piecuch
    Michigan State University
  • Scott Hopkins
    University of Waterloo

Piecuch: “Approaching Exact Quantum Chemistry by Stochastic Wave Function Sampling and Deterministic Coupled-Cluster Computations”

Hopkins: “Understanding and Applying Differential Ion Mobility”

Tuesday, Nov 17, 2020, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Nov 17, 2020
Anja Rodera and Gabriel dos Passos Gomes
  • Anja Röder
    University of Ottawa/NRC
  • Gabriel dos Passos Gomes
    University of Toronto

Röder: “Exciting molecules and following their dynamics with time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy”

dos Passos Gomes: “Machine Learning Dihydrogen Activation in the Chemical Space Surrounding Vaska’s Complex”

Tuesday, Nov 3, 2020, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Nov 3, 2020
  • Katarzyna Pernal
    Lodz University of Technology, Poland
  • Bradley J. Siwick
    McGill University

Pernal: “Dynamic Electron Correlation for Multireference Problems”

Siwick: “Shining New Light on the Control and Understanding of Material Properties”

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2020, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Oct 20, 2020
  • Pawel Tecmer
    Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland
  • Pat Clancy
    McMaster University

Tecmer: “Electron correlation effects in complex electronic structures from the pCCD model and beyond”

Clancy: “Spin‐orbit driven ground states in Iridium‐based quantum materials”

Tuesday, Oct 6, 2020, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Oct 6, 2020
Stacey Wetmore and Zoya Leonenko
  • Stacey Wetmore
    University of Lethbridge
  • Zoya Leonenko
    University of Waterloo

Wetmore: “Computer Modeling of DNA Repair”

Leonenko: “Biophysical study of Alzheimer’s disease”

Tuesday, Sep 22, 2020, 2:00 PM (ET)
PTC Seminar: Sep 22, 2020
Erin Johnson and Lewis Kat
  • Erin Johnson
    Dalhousie University
  • Lewis Kay
    University of Toronto

Hosted by Ryan MacDonell, University of Sydney

Johnson: “Dispersion Interactions in DFT and Application to Molecular Crystal-Structure Prediction”

Kay: “Seeing the invisible by solution NMR spectroscopy”