QSCP-I, organized by Roy McWeeny in 1996 at San Miniato (Pisa, Italy);
QSCP-II, by Stephen Wilson in 1997 at Oxford (England);
QSCP-III, by Alfonso Hernandez-Laguna in 1998 at Granada (Spain);
QSCP-IV, by Jean Maruani in 1999 at Marly-le-Roi (Paris, France);
QSCP-V, by Erkki Brändas in 2000 at Uppsala (Sweden);
QSCP-VI, by Alia Tadjer in 2001 at Sofia (Bulgaria);
QSCP-VII, by Ivan Hubac in 2002 near Bratislava (Slovakia);
QSCP-VIII, by Aristides Mavridis in 2003 at Spetses (Athens, Greece);
QSCP-IX, by Jean-Pierre Julien in 2004 at Les Houches (Grenoble, France);
QSCP-X, by Souad Lahmar in 2005 at Carthage (Tunisia);
QSCP-XI, by Oleg Vasyutinskii in 2006 at Pushkin (St Petersburg, Russia);
QSCP-XII, by Stephen Wilson in 2007 near Windsor (London, England);
QSCP-XIII, by Piotr Piecuch in 2008 at East Lansing (Michigan, USA);
QSCP-XIV, by Gerardo Delgado-Barrio in 2009 at El Escorial (Madrid, Spain);
QSCP-XV, by Philip Hoggan in 2010 at Cambridge (England);
QSCP-XVI, by Kiyoshi Nishikawa in 2011 at Kanazawa (Japan);
QSCP-XVII, by Matti Hotokka in 2012 at Turku (Finland).
The lectures presented at QSCP-XVIII were grouped into nine areas in the field
of Quantum Systems in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology, ranging from Concepts
and Methods in Quantum Chemistry and Physics through Molecular Structure and
Dynamics, Reactive Collisions and Chemical Reactions, to Computational Chemistry, Physics, and Biology.
The width and depth of the topics discussed at QSCP-XVIII are reflected in the
contents of this volume of proceedings in the book series Progress in Theoretical
Chemistry and Physics, which includes four sections:
I. Quantum Methodology (3 papers);
II. Structure and Properties (4 papers);
III. Molecular Dynamics (4 papers);
IV. Fundamental Theory (3 papers).
In addition to the scientific program, the workshop had its usual share of cultural
events. There was a boat cruise in the Paraty bay and a show by the internationally
known group Contador de Estórias. The award ceremony of the CMOA Prize and
Medal took place during the congress banquet in the most traditional restaurant of
Paraty, Margarida Café.
The CMOA Prize was shared between two selected nominees: Jer-Lai Kuo and
Yuan-Chung Cheng, both from Taiwan. Two other nominees, Jhih-Wei Chu (from
Taiwan) and Andriy Loboda (from Ukraine) received a certificate of nomination
and a gift. The prestigious CMOA Medal for senior scientists was awarded to Prof.
Lorentz Cederbaum (University of Heidelberg, Germany). According to a custom
of QSCP meetings, the venue of the next yearly workshop was announced to be in
Odessa, Ukraine, in 2015, followed by one in Taipei, Taiwan, in 2016. However,
due to the political events, the dates of the two meetings were later reversed.
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QSCP-II, by Stephen Wilson in 1997 at Oxford (England);
QSCP-III, by Alfonso Hernandez-Laguna in 1998 at Granada (Spain);
QSCP-IV, by Jean Maruani in 1999 at Marly-le-Roi (Paris, France);
QSCP-V, by Erkki Brändas in 2000 at Uppsala (Sweden);
QSCP-VI, by Alia Tadjer in 2001 at Sofia (Bulgaria);
QSCP-VII, by Ivan Hubac in 2002 near Bratislava (Slovakia);
QSCP-VIII, by Aristides Mavridis in 2003 at Spetses (Athens, Greece);
QSCP-IX, by Jean-Pierre Julien in 2004 at Les Houches (Grenoble, France);
QSCP-X, by Souad Lahmar in 2005 at Carthage (Tunisia);
QSCP-XI, by Oleg Vasyutinskii in 2006 at Pushkin (St Petersburg, Russia);
QSCP-XII, by Stephen Wilson in 2007 near Windsor (London, England);
QSCP-XIII, by Piotr Piecuch in 2008 at East Lansing (Michigan, USA);
QSCP-XIV, by Gerardo Delgado-Barrio in 2009 at El Escorial (Madrid, Spain);
QSCP-XV, by Philip Hoggan in 2010 at Cambridge (England);
QSCP-XVI, by Kiyoshi Nishikawa in 2011 at Kanazawa (Japan);
QSCP-XVII, by Matti Hotokka in 2012 at Turku (Finland).
The lectures presented at QSCP-XVIII were grouped into nine areas in the field
of Quantum Systems in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology, ranging from Concepts
and Methods in Quantum Chemistry and Physics through Molecular Structure and
Dynamics, Reactive Collisions and Chemical Reactions, to Computational Chemistry, Physics, and Biology.
The width and depth of the topics discussed at QSCP-XVIII are reflected in the
contents of this volume of proceedings in the book series Progress in Theoretical
Chemistry and Physics, which includes four sections:
I. Quantum Methodology (3 papers);
II. Structure and Properties (4 papers);
III. Molecular Dynamics (4 papers);
IV. Fundamental Theory (3 papers).
In addition to the scientific program, the workshop had its usual share of cultural
events. There was a boat cruise in the Paraty bay and a show by the internationally
known group Contador de Estórias. The award ceremony of the CMOA Prize and
Medal took place during the congress banquet in the most traditional restaurant of
Paraty, Margarida Café.
The CMOA Prize was shared between two selected nominees: Jer-Lai Kuo and
Yuan-Chung Cheng, both from Taiwan. Two other nominees, Jhih-Wei Chu (from
Taiwan) and Andriy Loboda (from Ukraine) received a certificate of nomination
and a gift. The prestigious CMOA Medal for senior scientists was awarded to Prof.
Lorentz Cederbaum (University of Heidelberg, Germany). According to a custom
of QSCP meetings, the venue of the next yearly workshop was announced to be in
Odessa, Ukraine, in 2015, followed by one in Taipei, Taiwan, in 2016. However,
due to the political events, the dates of the two meetings were later reversed.
viii
Preface