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 and Yavor Delchev 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 J.-P. 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 G. 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);
QSCP-XVIII, by M.A.C. Nascimento in 2013 at Paraty (Brazil);
QSCP-XIX, by Cherri Hsu in 2014 at Taipei (Taiwan);
QSCP-XX, by Alia Tadjer and Rossen Pavlov in 2015 at Varna (Bulgaria).
The lectures presented at QSCP-XXI were grouped into seven areas in the field
of Quantum Systems in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology, ranging from Concepts and
Methods in Quantum Chemistry through Relativistic Effects in Quantum Chemistry,
Atoms and Molecules in Strong Electric and Magnetic Fields, Reactive Collisions and
Chemical Reactions, Molecular Structure, Dynamics and Spectroscopy, and Molecular
and Nano-materials, to Computational Chemistry, Physics, and Biology.
The width and depth of the topics discussed at QSCP-XXI are reflected in the
contents of this volume of proceedings in Progress in Theoretical Chemistry and
Physics, which includes four sections:
I. Quantum Chemistry Methodology (five papers);
II. Molecular Structure and Dynamics (ten papers);
III. Biochemistry and Biophysics (two papers);
IV. Fundamental Theory (three papers).
In addition to the scientific program, the workshop had its usual share of cultural
events. There was a music concert, Amor & Pasión, by the Vancouver International
Song Institute, in the afternoon of the opening day, and in the evening of July 5
Prof. Jean Maruani, accompanied by his pianist wife Marja Rantanen, delivered an
entertaining lecture on Science and Music.
The award ceremony of the CMOA Prize and Medal took place during the
banquet in the premises of the UBC Golf Club. The CMOA Prize for junior
scientists was shared between the two selected nominees: Roman V. Krems (UBC,
Canada) and Erin R. Johnson (Dalhousie, Canada). The prestigious CMOA Medal
for senior scientists was awarded to Prof. Weitao Yang (Duke, USA).
During the banquet, we also celebrated the 80th birthdays of Prof. Ernest R.
Davidson (born October 1936) and Prof. Josef Paldus (born November 1935).
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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 and Yavor Delchev 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 J.-P. 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 G. 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);
QSCP-XVIII, by M.A.C. Nascimento in 2013 at Paraty (Brazil);
QSCP-XIX, by Cherri Hsu in 2014 at Taipei (Taiwan);
QSCP-XX, by Alia Tadjer and Rossen Pavlov in 2015 at Varna (Bulgaria).
The lectures presented at QSCP-XXI were grouped into seven areas in the field
of Quantum Systems in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology, ranging from Concepts and
Methods in Quantum Chemistry through Relativistic Effects in Quantum Chemistry,
Atoms and Molecules in Strong Electric and Magnetic Fields, Reactive Collisions and
Chemical Reactions, Molecular Structure, Dynamics and Spectroscopy, and Molecular
and Nano-materials, to Computational Chemistry, Physics, and Biology.
The width and depth of the topics discussed at QSCP-XXI are reflected in the
contents of this volume of proceedings in Progress in Theoretical Chemistry and
Physics, which includes four sections:
I. Quantum Chemistry Methodology (five papers);
II. Molecular Structure and Dynamics (ten papers);
III. Biochemistry and Biophysics (two papers);
IV. Fundamental Theory (three papers).
In addition to the scientific program, the workshop had its usual share of cultural
events. There was a music concert, Amor & Pasión, by the Vancouver International
Song Institute, in the afternoon of the opening day, and in the evening of July 5
Prof. Jean Maruani, accompanied by his pianist wife Marja Rantanen, delivered an
entertaining lecture on Science and Music.
The award ceremony of the CMOA Prize and Medal took place during the
banquet in the premises of the UBC Golf Club. The CMOA Prize for junior
scientists was shared between the two selected nominees: Roman V. Krems (UBC,
Canada) and Erin R. Johnson (Dalhousie, Canada). The prestigious CMOA Medal
for senior scientists was awarded to Prof. Weitao Yang (Duke, USA).
During the banquet, we also celebrated the 80th birthdays of Prof. Ernest R.
Davidson (born October 1936) and Prof. Josef Paldus (born November 1935).
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