{"id":75,"date":"2017-10-06T12:34:09","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T16:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/valenzano\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2017-10-07T21:34:30","modified_gmt":"2017-10-08T01:34:30","slug":"2010-present","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/chem.sites.mtu.edu\/valenzano\/conferences\/2010-present\/","title":{"rendered":"2010-present"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Presentations at Conferences and Invited Lectures\/Seminars since at Michigan Tech<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5>PD = postdoc, GR = graduate student, UG = undergraduate student<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2017<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; Imperial College, London, UK, June 2017\u00a0<em>(The Potential of Metal Organic Frameworks in Petroleum Refining Processes: Separation, Diffusion, and the Ad Hoc Engineering of Efficient Membranes)<strong> &#8211; Invited Seminar<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 0.95em;\"><u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; Imperial College, London, UK, June 2017 <\/span><em>(Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Addressed at Electronic Structure Level: From their Physico-Chemical Properties to their Nucleation\/Growth Mechanisms)<strong> &#8211; Invited Seminar<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; MTU Department of Chemistry, Houghton \u2013 MI, February 2017\u00a0<em>(Simplicio: Why should I care about Quantum Chemistry? Salviati: Because it explains how chemistry works! Sagredo: Prove it!)<strong> &#8211; Invited\u00a0Seminar<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">E. Lilla (UG)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; <em>MTU Undergraduate Research Symposium<\/em>, Houghton, MI, Spring 2017 <em>(Sulfonamide form of omeprazole in interaction with the primary amino acid sites of H+\/K+ ATPase as investigated at electronic structure level)<strong> &#8211; Poster (UG)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">J. Vermeylen (UG)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; <em>MTU Undergraduate Research Symposium<\/em>, Houghton, MI, Spring 2017 <em>(Tensile Modulus of Biomimetic Titan)<strong> &#8211; Poster (UG)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">B. Burtka (UG)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; <em>MTU Undergraduate Research Symposium<\/em>, Houghton, MI, Spring 2017 (Mr. B. Burtka -UG) <em>(Engineering Metal Oxide Surfaces for Efficient Hydrocarbons Separation: A Quantum Chemical Study)<strong> &#8211; Poster (UG)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">B. Burtka (UG)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; <em>ACS National Meeting<\/em>, San Francisco, CA, Spring 2017\u00a0<em>(Engineering Metal Oxide Surfaces for Efficient Hydrocarbons Separation: A Quantum Chemical Study)<strong> &#8211; Poster (UG)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">G. Degaga (GR)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; <em>MTU Graduate Research Symposium<\/em>, Houghton, MI, Spring 2017 <em>(Adsorption and Di<\/em><em>ff<\/em><em>usion Mechanisms of C1-C4 Hydrocarbons in MOF-74-Mg\/Zn: A Quantum Chemical Study for Selective Gas Separation Applications in Petroleum Refining Industries)<strong> &#8211; Platform\u00a0(GR)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">G. Degaga (GR)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; <em>NMU Students Research Symposium, <\/em>Marquette, MI, Spring 2017 <em>(Climbing Image Nudge-Elastic (CI-NEB) Band Study of the Di<\/em><em>ff<\/em><em>usion of Small Hydrocarbon molecules in MOF-74-Mg)<strong> &#8211; Poster (GR)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">G. Degaga (GR)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; <em>ACS National Meeting<\/em>, Washington DC, Fall 2017\u00a0<em>(Di<\/em><em>ff<\/em><em>usion Processes of Small Hydrocarbons in MOF-74-Mg Addressed via CI-NEB Periodic Calculations)<strong> &#8211; Poster (GR)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">G. Degaga (GR)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; <em>ACS National Meeting<\/em>, Washington DC, Fall 2017 <em>(Adsorption and Di<\/em><em>ff<\/em><em>usion Mechanisms of C1-C4 Hydrocarbons in MOF-74-Mg\/Zn: A Quantum Chemical Study for Selective Gas Separation Applications in Petroleum Refining Industries)\u00a0<strong> &#8211; Platform (GR)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>2016<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; Hisar Technical University, Hisar, India, October 2016 <em>(<\/em><em>Introduction to Modeling Methods in Physics and Chemistry \u2013 Part 1)<strong> &#8211; Invited Lecture<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><u style=\"font-size: 0.95em;\">L. Valenzano<\/u><span style=\"font-size: 0.95em;\">\u00a0&#8211; Hisar Technical University, Hisar, India, October 2016\u00a0<\/span><em>(<\/em><em>Introduction to Modeling Methods in Physics and Chemistry \u2013 Part 2)<strong> &#8211; Invited\u00a0Lecture<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 0.95em;\"><u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; Hisar Technical University, Hisar, India, October 2016\u00a0<\/span><em>(Modeling Methods: Applications in Physical-Chemistry \u2013 Part 1)<strong> &#8211; Invited\u00a0Lecture<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; Hisar Technical University, Hisar, India, October 2016\u00a0<em>(Modeling Methods: Applications in Physical-Chemistry \u2013 Part 2)<strong> &#8211; Invited\u00a0Lecture<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">A. Small (UG)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211;<em> NMU Students Research Symposium, <\/em>Marquette, MI, Spring 2016\u00a0<em>(A Quantum Chemical Investigation on the Interaction of MgO(001) Nanotubes with Drugs Commonly Present in Drinking Water)<strong> &#8211;\u00a0Poster (UG &#8211; Awarded Best Poster)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">A. Small (UG)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211;<em> MTU Undergraduate Research Symposium, <\/em>Houghton, MI, Spring 2016 <em>(A Quantum Chemical Investigation on the Interaction of MgO(001) Nanotubes with Drugs Commonly Present in Drinking Water)<strong> &#8211;\u00a0Poster (UG)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">E. Lilla (UG)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; <em>MTU Undergraduate Research Symposium<\/em>, Houghton, MI, Spring 2016 (Ms. E. Lilla -UG) <em>(Sulfonamide form of omeprazole in interaction with the primary amino acid sites of H+\/K+ ATPase as investigated at electronic structure level)<strong> &#8211;\u00a0Poster (UG)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">G. Degaga (GR)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211;<em> MTU Graduate Research Symposium, <\/em>Houghton, MI, Spring 2016 <em>(The Potential of MgO (100) Surface for Increased and Stable Separation Application in Petroleum Refining Industries)<strong> &#8211;\u00a0Poster (GR)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">G.\u00a0Degaga (GR)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211;<em> Institute for Molecular Engineering: Car-Parrinello Molecular Dynamics, <\/em>Chicago, IL, Spring 2016 <em>(Climbing Image Nudge-Elastic (CI-NEB) Band Study of the Di<\/em><em>ff<\/em><em>usion of Small Hydrocarbon molecules in MOF-74-Mg)\u00a0<strong>&#8211;\u00a0Poster (GR)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2015<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; University of Delaware, Newark, April 2015\u00a0<em>(Crystals and Surfaces of Molecular Crystals, and Nanoporous Materials: A Quantum Chemical Quest from Fundamentals to Applications)<strong> &#8211; Invited Seminar<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; ACS-Symposium on Energy, Shanghai, China, June 2015\u00a0<em>(Bringing New Efficiencies in Petroleum Refining Processes: In Silico Investigation on the Potential of Novel Porous Materials for Olefin and Paraffin Separation)<strong> &#8211; Invited Platform<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">G. Degaga (GR)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211;<em> NMU Students Research Symposium, <\/em>Marquette, MI, Spring 2015 <em>(Adsorption of light hydrocarbons in metal-organic frameworks: Computational study at quantum chemical level)<strong> &#8211; Poster (GR)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">G. Degaga (GR)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; <em>School in<\/em> <em>Computational Condensed Matter Physics: From Atomistic Simulations to Universal Model Hamiltonians<\/em>, Trieste, Italy, Fall 2015 <em>(Climbing Image Nudge-Elastic (CI-NEB) Band Study of the Di<\/em><em>ff<\/em><em>usion of Small Hydrocarbon molecules in MOF-74-Mg)<strong> &#8211; Poster (GR)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">J. Vaclavek (UG)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211;<em> NMU Students Research Symposium, <\/em>Marquette, MI, Spring 2015 <em>(Leaching Metals and Inducing Oxidation Catalysis with Salen Complexes: A Quantum Chemical Study)<strong> &#8211; Poster (UG)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">K. Winegar (UG)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211;<em> MTU Undergraduate Research Symposium, <\/em>Houghton, MI, Spring 2015 <em>(Driving Nanocars on Graphene Sheets: A Quantum Chemical Investigation)\u00a0<strong> &#8211; Poster (UG)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">J. Vaclavek (UG)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211;<em> MTU Undergraduate Research Symposium, <\/em>Houghton, MI, Spring 2015 <em>(Leaching Metals and Inducing Oxidation Catalysis with Salen Complexes: A Quantum Chemical Study)<strong> &#8211; Poster (UG)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">P. Winegar (UG)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211;<em> ACS 2015 Joint Great Lakes\/Central Regional Meeting, <\/em>Grand Rapids, MI, Summer 2015 <em>(Driving Nanocars on Graphene Sheets: A Quantum Chemical Investigation)<strong> &#8211; Poster (UG)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2014<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; Chemistry Department, Marquette University, Milwaukee \u2013 WI, May 2014\u00a0<em>(<\/em><em>Organic Solids, Nanoporous, Cementing Materials: When Quantum Chemistry meets Applications)<strong> &#8211; Invited Seminar<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><u>L. Valenzano<\/u>, Gemechis Degaga (GR) &#8211; ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, August 2014\u00a0<em>(Bringing New Efficiencies in Petroleum Refining Processes: In Silico Investigation on the Potential of Novel Porous Materials for Olefin and Paraffin Separation)<strong> &#8211; Invited Platform<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><u>L. Valenzano,\u00a0<\/u>K. Adhikari (PD) &#8211; ACS Regional Meeting, Columbia, November 2014\u00a0<em>(Surface Properties of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs): A Quantum Chemical Study on Acetaminophen)<strong> &#8211; Invited Platform<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><u>L. Valenzano<\/u>, K. Adhikari (PD), Gordon Conference: Crystal Engineering \u2013 Form Meets Function, Waterville Valley, NH, June 2014\u00a0(<em>Energetics of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) Surfaces: A Quantum Chemical Study) <strong>&#8211; Poster<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">G. Degaga (GR)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211;<em> MTU Graduate Research Symposium, <\/em>Houghton, MI, Spring 2014 (Mr. G. Degaga -GR) <em>(Computational Quantum Chemical Study of Adsorption of Light Hydrocarbons in Metal Organic Frameworks) <strong>&#8211; Poster (GR)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">C. Stewart (UG)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211;<em> MTU Undergraduate Research Symposium,<\/em> Houghton, MI, Spring 2014 <em>(Encapsulation of Atmospheric Gases in a Fullerene Cage: A Quantum Chemical Investigation) <strong>&#8211; Poster (UG)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">K. Weinard (UG)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211;<em> MTU Undergraduate Research Symposium, <\/em>Houghton, MI, Spring 2014 <em>(Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition by Aricept\u00ae and Analogs to Decrease Memory Loss in Alzheimer\u2019s Patients) <strong>&#8211; Poster (UG)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">C. Stewart (UG)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211;<em> NMU Students Research Symposium, <\/em>Marquette, MI, Spring 2014 <em>(Encapsulation of Atmospheric Gases in a Fullerene Cage: A Quantum Chemical Investigation)\u00a0<strong>&#8211; Poster (UG)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">K. Weinard (UG)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211;<em> NMU Students Research Symposium, <\/em>Marquette, MI, Spring 2014 <em>(Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition by Aricept\u00ae and Analogs to Decrease Memory Loss in Alzheimer\u2019s Patients)\u00a0<strong>&#8211; Poster (UG)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">D. Beegle (UG)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211;<em> NMU Students Research Symposium, <\/em>Marquette, MI, Spring 2014 (Awarded best poster) <em>(Assembling the peptidoglycan bacterial cell wall: A stepwise quantum chemical approach)\u00a0<strong>&#8211; Poster (UG &#8211; Awarded Best Poster)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">M.\u00a0Pirkola (UG)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211;<em> NMU Students Research Symposium, <\/em>Marquette, MI, Spring 2014 <em>(Revealing the Performance Barrier: First Principles Prediction of the Physical-Chemical Properties of New Co-Crystals for Rocket Propulsion)\u00a0<strong>&#8211; Poster (UG)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">M. Szatkowski (UG)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211;<em> NMU Students Research Symposium, <\/em>Marquette, MI, Spring 2014 <em>(Action of a broad spectrum antiviral medication against human herpes: A quantum chemical investigation)\u00a0<strong>&#8211; Poster (UG)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">G. Degaga (GR)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211;<em> NMU Students Research Symposium, <\/em>Marquette, MI, Spring 2014 <em>(On the Potential of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) in Petroleum Refining Processes: The Case of MOF-74-Mg)\u00a0<strong>&#8211; Poster (UG)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">M. Pirkola (UG)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211;<em> MSGC-NASA Annual Research Meeting, <\/em>Ann Arbor, MI, Fall 2014 <em>(Revealing the Performance Barrier: First Principles Prediction of the Physical-Chemical Properties of New Co-Crystals for Rocket Propulsion)\u00a0<strong>&#8211; Poster (UG)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2013<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, March 2013 <em>(Computational Investigation of Appealing Solid Materials: from Drugs, to Explosives, to Novel Nanoporous Materials)<strong> &#8211; Invited Seminar<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; Department of Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, March 2013\u00a0<em>(Computational Investigation of Appealing Solid Materials: from Drugs, to Explosives, to Novel Nanoporous Materials)<strong> &#8211; Invited\u00a0Seminar<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, October 2013 <em>(Energetic, Nanoporous, and Cementing Materials: When Quantum Chemistry Meets Practical Applications)<strong> &#8211; Invited\u00a0Seminar<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><u>L. Valenzano<\/u><em>, <\/em>K. Adhikari (PD), American Physical Society (APS),<em> March Meeting<\/em>, Baltimore, MD \u2013USA, 2013 <em>(Pharmaceutical Ingredients: Prediction of Physical-Chemical Properties from First Principles) <strong>&#8211; Platform<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><u>L. Valenzano<\/u><em>, <\/em>K. Adhikari (PD)<em>, <\/em>American Chemical Society (ACS), New Orleans, LA \u2013 USA, April 2013\u00a0<em>(Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients: Prediction of Physical-Chemical Properties from First Principles)\u00a0<strong>&#8211; Platform<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>J. Zhang, S. Zhu, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>, F.-T. Luo, H. Liu &#8211;\u00a0<em>ACS National Meeting and Exposition<\/em>, Indianapolis, IN, Spring 2013\u00a0<em>(BODIPY-based ratiometric fluorescent probes for the sensitive and selective sensing of cyanide ions)<strong> &#8211; Poster<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">D. Beegle (UG)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; <em>ACS National Meeting and Exposition, <\/em>Dallas, TX, Spring 2013<b>\u00a0<\/b><em>(Assembling the peptidoglycan bacterial cell wall: A stepwise quantum chemical approach)\u00a0<strong>&#8211; Platform (UG)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">A. Perla (UG)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; <em>ACS National Meeting and Exposition, <\/em>Dallas, TX, Spring 2013\u00a0<em>(Action of a broad spectrum antiviral medication against human herpes: A quantum chemical investigation)\u00a0<strong>&#8211; Platform (UG)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">G. Degaga (GR)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; <em>ACS National Meeting and Exposition, <\/em>Dallas, TX, Spring 2013\u00a0<em>(Adsorption of light hydrocarbons in metal-organic frameworks: Computational study at quantum chemical level)\u00a0<strong>&#8211; Platform (GR)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">K.Adhikari (PD)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; <em>ACS National Meeting and Exposition, <\/em>Dallas, TX, Spring 2013\u00a0<em>(Mimicking thermal effects on bulk properties of molecular crystal polymorphs and cleaving their surfaces from first principles)\u00a0<strong>&#8211; Platform (PD)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">J.\u00a0Huang (PD)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>, G. Sant &#8211; <em>ACS National Meeting and Exposition, <\/em>Dallas,<em> TX<\/em>, Spring 2013\u00a0<em>(Influence of (Mg, Al, Fe) impurities on triclinic Ca3SiO5: Interpretations from DFT calculations)\u00a0<strong>&#8211; Platform (PD)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">M. Pirkola (UG)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211;<em> MSGC-NASA Annual Research Meeting, <\/em>Ann Arbor, MI, Fall 2013\u00a0<em>(Revealing the Performance Barrier: First Principles Prediction of the Physical-Chemical Properties of New Co-Crystals for Rocket Propulsion)\u00a0<strong>&#8211; Poster\u00a0(UG)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2012<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; Gordon Research Seminar: Metal-Organic Materials: Past, Present, and Future, Waterville Valley, NH, June 2012 \u2013 Also selected as Chair Person\u00a0<em>(Characterization of the Properties of Metal-Organic Frameworks from First Principles: Looking for Answers Combining Theory and Experiments)<strong> &#8211; Invited Platform<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>B. Civalleri, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>, L. Maschio &#8211; <em>Oxide 2012: V Workshop on Oxide Based Materials<\/em>, Torino \u2013 Italy, 2012 (Dr. B. Civalleri) <em>(Can the inorganic part of metal-organic frameworks be considered as a nanostructured oxide?)<strong> &#8211; Platform<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">A. J. Kennedy (UG)<\/span>, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; <em>ACS National Meeting and Exposition<\/em>, San Diego, CA, Spring 2012 <em>(Computational prediction of the behavior of MOF-74 under hydrated conditions)<strong> &#8211; Platform (UG)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2011<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; MTU Physics Colloquium, Department of Physics, Houghton \u2013 MI, November 2010 <em>(<\/em><em>Theoretical Investigation of Metal-Organic Frameworks)<strong> &#8211; Invited Seminar<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; MTU Department of Chemistry, Houghton \u2013 MI, February 2011\u00a0<em>(Accurate Computational Investigation of Appealing Solid Materials)<strong> &#8211; Invited Seminar<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><u>L. Valenzano<\/u>, American Physical Society (APS), March Meeting<em>,<\/em> Dallas, TX &#8211; USA, 2011\u00a0<em>(Van der Waals materials: what is the origin of the disagreement between ab initio calculations and experiments?)\u00a0<strong>&#8211; Platform<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><u>L. Valenzano<\/u><em>, <\/em>Material Research Society (MRS), Spring Meeting<em>,<\/em> San Francisco &#8211; USA, 2011\u00a0<em>(Ab initio fully periodic characterization of MOFs: structure, electronic properties, vibration, mechanical \u00a0properties, and adsorption)\u00a0<strong>&#8211; Platform<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><u>L. Valenzano<\/u>, W.J. Slough, W.F. Perger<em>, <\/em>SCCM \u2013 Shock and Compression Condensed Matter, Chicago \u2013 USA, 2011 <em>(The challenge of predicting physical properties of energetic molecular crystals by first principles calculations)\u00a0<strong>&#8211; Platform<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>J. Slough, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>, W.P. Perger<em>, <\/em>SCCM \u2013 Shock and Compression Condensed Matter, Chicago \u2013 USA, 2011 <em>(The Terahertz Infrared Spectrum of RDX: exploring mode anharmonicity)\u00a0<strong>&#8211; Platform<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>C. Lamberti, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>, B. Civalleri, J.G. Vitillo, F. Bonino, S. Bordiga, S. Chavan &#8211; <em>ACS National Meeting and Exposition<\/em>, Anaheim \u2013 USA, 2011 (Dr. C. Lamberti) <em>(Structure-activity relationships of simple molecules adsorbed on MOF materials: in situ experiments vs. theory)\u00a0<strong>&#8211; Platform<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>C. Criswell, W. F. Perger, K. M. Flurchick, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>, W. J. Slough &#8211; <em>SCCM \u2013 Shock and Compression Condensed Matter<\/em>, Chicago \u2013 USA, 2011 (Dr. W. F. Perger) <em>(The effect of a simulated volumetric expansion: Calculated vibrational properties and elastic constants of pentaerythritol)\u00a0<strong>&#8211; Platform<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>K. M. Flurchick, W. F. Perger, W. J. Slough, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>\u00a0&#8211; <em>SCCM \u2013 Shock and Compression Condensed Matter<\/em>, Chicago \u2013 USA, 2011 (Dr. W. F. Perger) <em>(Gamma Phase RDX: Geometry, Spectra and EOS)\u00a0<strong>&#8211; Platform<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>W. F. Perger, W. J. Slough, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>, K. M. Flurchick &#8211; <em>SCCM \u2013 Shock and Compression Condensed Matter<\/em>, Chicago \u2013 USA, 2011 (Dr. W. F. Perger) <em>(Calculation of the vibrational spectra of RDX using the Grimme DFT potential)\u00a0<strong>&#8211; Platform<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>D. Gianolio, J.G. Vitillo, B. Civalleri, S. Bordiga, U. Olsbye, K.P. Lillerud, <u>L. Valenzano<\/u>, C. Lamberti &#8211; <em>XIX Italian Synchrotron Radiation Society (SILS) National Meeting<\/em>, Trieste \u2013 I, 2011 (Mr. D. 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