Hamilton College will host the fifth MERCURY (Molecular Education and Research Consortium in Undergraduate Computational Chemistry) Computational Chemistry conference July 26-28. This national conference is devoted solely to undergraduates who are working on research projects in computational chemistry.
The theme of this year's conference is biochemistry. Speakers include Dr. Andras Fiser of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dr. Heather Gordon of the Center for Biotechnology at Brock University, Dr. Yvonne Martin from Abbott Laboratories, Dr. Hugh Nymeyer at Florida State University, Dr. Jeff Saven from the University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Dagmar Ringe from Brandeis University. The speakers will focus on bioinformatics, structural biochemistry, protein folding, and computer-aided drug design.
Kristin Alongi, a rising junior says, "This conference provides a great opportunity to learn about the breadth of research in computational chemistry, and to discuss my work with my peers as well as some leaders in the field."
Seventeen Hamilton students working with George Shields, the Winslow Professor of Chemistry, and Karl Kirschner, assistant professor of chemistry, will present their work during the poster session on Thursday, July 27 at 1:30 in the Science Center auditorium and hallway.
The undergraduate research projects in computational chemistry utilize supercomputers to address significant problems in environmental, materials, physical and biological chemistry. Computer simulations in quantum chemistry and molecular dynamics further the understanding of biochemical and geochemical processes. Many of these quantum chemical calculations are only possible because of the architecture of these computer servers.
The MERCURY group is an organization of investigators, faculty and undergraduate students, at eight liberal arts colleges in the United States.
The theme of this year's conference is biochemistry. Speakers include Dr. Andras Fiser of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dr. Heather Gordon of the Center for Biotechnology at Brock University, Dr. Yvonne Martin from Abbott Laboratories, Dr. Hugh Nymeyer at Florida State University, Dr. Jeff Saven from the University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Dagmar Ringe from Brandeis University. The speakers will focus on bioinformatics, structural biochemistry, protein folding, and computer-aided drug design.
Kristin Alongi, a rising junior says, "This conference provides a great opportunity to learn about the breadth of research in computational chemistry, and to discuss my work with my peers as well as some leaders in the field."
Seventeen Hamilton students working with George Shields, the Winslow Professor of Chemistry, and Karl Kirschner, assistant professor of chemistry, will present their work during the poster session on Thursday, July 27 at 1:30 in the Science Center auditorium and hallway.
The undergraduate research projects in computational chemistry utilize supercomputers to address significant problems in environmental, materials, physical and biological chemistry. Computer simulations in quantum chemistry and molecular dynamics further the understanding of biochemical and geochemical processes. Many of these quantum chemical calculations are only possible because of the architecture of these computer servers.
The MERCURY group is an organization of investigators, faculty and undergraduate students, at eight liberal arts colleges in the United States.
