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In this edition of the DIEP seminar series, Jaehyeok Jin, Beckman postdoc felllow from Columbia University will be presenting his line of research on coarse-graining microscopic dynamics of soft matter and beyond to us.
Event details of Bottoms Up! Pouring Molecular Insights into Multiscale Modeling
Date
8 May 2025
Time
11:00 -12:00
Room
Second-floor library

Title

Bottoms Up! Pouring Molecular Insights into Multiscale Modeling 

Abstract

With their intrinsically multiscale nature, molecules serve as particularly essential systems for studying multiscale modeling, with emergent properties spanning from the femto- to exa-scales. However, capturing the microscopic details underlying large-scale dynamics and providing predictive insights beyond current experimental capabilities present significant challenges, especially when these phenomena are tightly coupled across spatiotemporal scales. In this talk, I will present statistical mechanical design principles for next-generation coarse-grained models of molecular soft matter. Grounded in first-principles statistical physics, I will illustrate how to systematically develop bottom-up coarse-grained models using microscopic information to seamlessly bridge the scales—from quantum to molecular, molecular to mesoscopic, and then ultimately to the macroscopic. This physics-driven coarse-graining approach is poised to deliver predictive and explanatory capabilities for understanding complex multiscale processes.

If you wish to attend this seminar online, please send an email to m.t.pham@uva.nl to receive the zoom-link.