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SUMMARY:Brady Johnston (Molecular Nodes) - Empowering a Community of Molecular Animators
DESCRIPTION:Brady Johnston (Molecular Nodes) – Empowering a Community of Molecular Animators Share on X\n\n\n\n\nEmpowering a Community of Molecular Animators\n\n\n\nSoftware such as PyMOL\, ChimeraX and VMD excels at the analysis of structural data\, but rendering quality remains far behind that of dedicated 3D animation programs. Blender offers physically based lighting\, ray-traced rendering and a complete animation system; capabilities built for film and television that translate remarkably well to molecular science. \n\n\n\nUntil recently\, using them meant exporting baked geometry\, a slow process that severed the link between the 3D model and the data that produced it. Molecular Nodes closes that gap. Built on Blender’s procedural Geometry Nodes system\, it imports structural data directly: .pdb\, .pdbx/.cif\, direct download from the wwPDB\, and molecular dynamics trajectories such as GROMACS\, CHARMM and LAMMPS via MDAnalysis. \n\n\n\nBecause the atomic data persists inside the scene\, styles\, colours and animations can be driven by chain\, secondary structure\, B-factor or any per-atom attribute\, and trajectory frames are rebuilt on playback rather than pre-exported. This also extends to a recently developed Python API that enables scripted rendering pipelines. The more significant result has been the community. Molecular Nodes is now used by researchers\, illustrators and educators worldwide\, and this talk focuses on what they have made with it: figures and posters\, conference talks\, outreach animations and short films and the face of a billion dollar tech-bio industry. \n\n\n\nI will present a selection of these works alongside the technical developments that enabled them\, and argue that open\, shareable tooling fundamentally changes the relationship between scientific data and its visual communication. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Bio \n\n\n\nBrady started out doing his PhD in structural biology of design RNA binding proteins. Frustrated with the lack of visual fidelity in molecular software\, he learnt the 3D animation software Blender\, eventually creating the plug-in Molecular Nodes\, which has quickly become the leading tool for molecular animation. \n\n\n\nBrady now works freelance\, creating animations for academic and industry clients and continuing to develop Molecular Nodes while creating animation tutorials in person and on YouTube and is on the MDAnalysis core development team. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://thomasyoungcentre.org/event/brady-johnston-molecular-nodes-empowering-a-community-of-molecular-animators-2/
LOCATION:King’s College London\, Strand Campus\, Nash Lecture Theatre (KIN 205)\, Strand\, London\, WC2R 2LS
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SUMMARY:MDAnalysis Molecular Nodes Workshop
DESCRIPTION:MDAnalysis Molecular Nodes Workshop Share on X\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMolecular Nodes (MN) is an add-on for Blender\, the industry-leading 3D visualisation and animation program\, that lets Blender understand structural biology data. MN is built on top of MDAnalysis\, the widely-used Python package for analysing molecular dynamics simulations. MN imports structures from .pdb and .mmCIF files\, molecular dynamics trajectories and topologies from a range of simulation packages\, and density data from cryo-EM and cryo-ET in formats such as .map and .star. Once loaded\, this data can be styled in highly customisable ways\, animated from static crystal structures\, and played back as full trajectories — all using Blender’s rendering engine. \n\n\n\nAttendees will learn the basics of working in Blender\, importing molecular data\, and building animations from it. No prior Blender experience is required. If you’d like to animate your own data\, you’re welcome to bring it along\, though this isn’t required to follow the workshop. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCapacity: 30. Registration is on a first-come\, first-served basis\, until the registration deadline: 4 September 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDay 1\, 10:00–17:00Day 2\, 10:00–15:30 \n\n\n\nWhat to bring: \n\n\n\n\nLaptop (more powerful GPU the better) \n\n\n\nLaptop charger (you will run out of battery)\n\n\n\nExternal 3-button mouse (strongly encouraged\, not required)\n\n\n\nYour own simulation/molecular data (optional)\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Reach out to community@mdanalysis.org.
URL:https://thomasyoungcentre.org/event/mdanalysis-molecular-nodes-workshop/
LOCATION:King’s College London\, Strand Campus\, Quad spaces\, Strand\, London\, WC2R 2LS\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:MMM Hub Software Spotlight: Gromacs
DESCRIPTION:Venue: ONLINE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMMM Hub Software Spotlight: Gromacs Share on X\n\n\n\n\nChris Lorenz from King’s College London will give a brief overview of Gromacs software (who wrote it\, what it can do\, strengths/weaknesses)\, then provide a hands on session with installation (if needed)\, some example job scripts\, talk through the workflow\, submitting a job and looking at the results. \n\n\n\nFuture talks aim to include commonly codes used on Young\, such as Quantum ESPRESSO and Casino and include some emerging technologies such as machine learning with Keras\, Tensorflow and Torch \n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting: \n\n\n\nhttps://ucl.zoom.us/j/98063874324?pwd=RQ6ceKzYZNmFcLW1eyvy6a5VP0pmog.1 \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 980 6387 4324 \n\n\n\nPasscode: TYCSWS
URL:https://thomasyoungcentre.org/event/mmm-hub-software-spotlight-gromacs/
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SUMMARY:Lennard-Jones Centre & TYC Summer School Light on atomistic simulation
DESCRIPTION:Screenshot\n\n\n\n\nLennard-Jones Centre & TYC Summer School Light on atomistic simulation Share on X\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Lennard-Jones Centre is organising a “summer school light” on atomistic simulation\, principally aimed at PhD students who started between October 2025 and October 2026\, inclusive. Each day will take a different topic\, with introductory lectures by a mix of faculty and young researchers from the LJC (Cambridge) and the Thomas Young Centre (London)\, and hands-on tutorials in the afternoon.   \n\n\n\nOn Tuesday evening\, a Soirée will be held in the Howard Building at Downing College\, comprising of a lecture given by Prof. Angel Rubio\, with drinks and nibbles afterwards\, to which the whole community is invited.  \n\n\n\nThe summer school is “light” because participants organise their own accommodation (hopefully most of you already have Cambridge or London accommodation already)\, and all you need to participate in the tutorials is a laptop. Lunches will be provided every day (in the foyer of the Bristol-Myers-Squibb Lecture Theatre)\, but not dinners (except the nibbles at the Soirée on Tuesday).  \n\n\n\nThe cost is £150 for 5-day participation. Students coming from outside Cambridge (e.g. TYC students coming from London\, or students from participating Max Planck research groups) can either pay the same and attend all week\, or pay a reduced £75 fee for any 2 days (including the Soirée). Billing is via interdepartmental or inter-institutional invoice so please when you register also check with your supervisor. \n\n\n\nPlease complete this short form to register for attendance to the school https://forms.gle/1vqDDA4M6bcdLCWb8   \n\n\n\nIf you are a supervisor expecting new students in October\, please pass this message on to them as they are unlikely to be on our mailing list yet (they can subscribe here https://lists.cam.ac.uk/sympa/info/ucam-ljc) \n\n\n\nLJC Management Team: \n\n\n\nFabian BergerGábor CsányiSeán KavanaghAngelos MichaelidesChris PickardMariana RossiChristoph Schran \n\n\n\nSchedule: \n\n\n\nMonday 28th SeptemberTuesday 29th SeptemberWednesday 30th SeptemberThursday 1st OctoberFriday 2nd OctoberElectronic StructureMaterials Discovery\, PES explorationMolecular DynamicsML in atomistic simulationsResponse & Spectroscopy9:30-10:45Timo Lebeda: Intro to DFTChris PickardJoe Greener: molecular dynamicsWill BaldwinSeán Kavanagh11:00-12:30George Booth: failures of DFTDavid WalesStuart Althorpe: Quantum Path integral methodsIlyes BatatiaThomas SayerLunch (BMS Foyer)14:00-16:00Maria Andrea Filip: (Quantum) Monte Carlo (1.5h)Peter Cooke: tutorialRoman Staňo: MD tutorialBradley Martin tutorialBartomeu Monserrat (1.5h)16:00-17:00tutorialDavid Wales: tutorialAlexandre Blanco González: tutorialJoe+Isaac tutorialMariana Rossi: tutorial17:30 – 20:30LJC Soirée + Lecture (Angel Rubio)Downing College\, Howard Building\n\n\n\nThe online version will be updated as lecturers provide titles https://ljc.group.cam.ac.uk/ljc-events/summer-school-atomic-scale-modeling \n\n\n\nPlease direct any questions to LJC-Admin@ch.cam.ac.uk \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat to bring: \n\n\n\n\nYourself\n\n\n\nYour laptop
URL:https://thomasyoungcentre.org/event/lennard-jones-centre-tyc-summer-school-light-on-atomistic-simulation/
LOCATION:Cambridge\, Department of Chemistry\, Pfizer Lecture Theatre\, Lensfield Rd\, Cambridge\, CB2 1EW\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:TYC Masterclass: TDDFT: from basic theorems to ultra-fast spin dynamics and electronic waterwheels
DESCRIPTION:Prof Dr. Eberhard Groß\, Fritz Haber Center for Molecular Dynamics \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTYC Masterclass: TDDFT: from basic theorems to ultra-fast spin dynamics and electronic waterwheels. Share on X\n\n\n\n\nVenue and timings tbc. \n\n\n\nProfessor Eberhard K. U. Gross is a distinguished German theoretical physicist best known for his pioneering contributions to density functional theory (DFT) and the development of time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT). \n\n\n\nHardy Gross is internationally recognised for the Runge-Gross theorem\, a foundational result in TDDFT that has transformed the theoretical study of the electronic\, optical\, and dynamical properties of molecules and materials. \n\n\n\n\nRegister here
URL:https://thomasyoungcentre.org/event/tyc-masterclass-tddft-from-basic-theorems-to-ultra-fast-spin-dynamics-and-electronic-waterwheels/
LOCATION:XG03 Moot Court\, Bentham House\, Endsleigh Gardens\, London\, London\, WC1H 0EG\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:TYC Welcome Day 2026
DESCRIPTION:TYC Welcome Day 2026 Share on X\n\n\n\n\nWe are delighted to invite you to our in-person TYC Welcome Event\, an opportunity to meet fellow PhD students and researchers\, discover the many benefits of being part of the Thomas Young Centre\, and begin building your professional and social network within our vibrant interdisciplinary community. \n\n\n\nWhether you are new to London\, new to research\, or simply keen to learn more about the opportunities available through TYC\, this event is designed to help you feel connected and supported from the start of your PhD journey. \n\n\n\nDuring the event\, a panel of current TYC PhD students and postdoctoral researchers will share their experiences\, answer your questions\, and provide insights into life as a researcher\, as well as the many activities\, opportunities\, and ways to get involved in the TYC community. \n\n\n\nTo help shape the discussion\, please tell us a little about your PhD research topic and submit one or more questions you would like the panel to address. You can ask about anything\, from settling into life in London and building collaborations to managing the challenges and rewards of undertaking a PhD. All questions will be presented and answered anonymously. \n\n\n\nTo register\, please email Karen at tyc-administrator@ucl.ac.uk with your confirmation of attendance\, your PhD topic\, and your question(s). Event details will be sent to registered participants. \n\n\n\nWe look forward to welcoming you to the TYC community! \n\n\n\n\n15:30 Gather in venue (Nyholm Room\, Christopher Ingold Building\, Gordon Street)\n\n\n\n15:45 Overview of Thomas Young Centre – Karen Stoneham\n\n\n\n15:55 Overview of TYC Interest Groups – Enrique Galindo-Nava\n\n\n\n16:15 Overview of TYC Early Career Researcher Committee – tbc\n\n\n\n16:30 Q&A Panel \n\n\n\n17:30 Refreshments and social (snacks and refreshments will be provided)
URL:https://thomasyoungcentre.org/event/tyc-welcome-day-2026/
LOCATION:Nyholm Room\, Christopher Ingold Building\, Gordon Street\, London
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SUMMARY:TYC/WHPCLondon & Computacenter: Women leading HPC innovation 
DESCRIPTION:TYC/WHPCLondon & Computacenter: Women leading HPC innovation  Share on X\n\n\n\n\nWe are further strengthening our WHPC collaborations through a major London-based event in September 2026\, aiming to bring together ~60 academic and industry partners\, including Computacenter\, Lenovo and NVIDIA\, to facilitate discussions on career progression\, mentoring\, leadership\, allyship and the future of HPC and AI.  \n\n\n\n\nLightening Talks from NVIDIA\, HPC\, Lenovo and Computacenter\n\n\n\nPanel Session & Q&A: Women Leading HPC – Industry and academic leaders share their journeys\, lessons learned\, and insights into leadership; confidence\, allyship and the future of technology. Ask questions live or anonymously and engage directly with the panel.\n\n\n\nNetworking lunch – Connect with peers\, researchers\, technology leaders and partners over a relaxed lunch.\n\n\n\nThe Bridge Social Impact – Learn how The Bridge is supporting women’s health and wellbeing and creating opportunities for women to thrive.\n\n\n\nWellbeing & Networking – Yoga session for £5 for the first 18 people to sign up to the adjoining session.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration coming soon!
URL:https://thomasyoungcentre.org/event/tyc-whpclondon-computacenter-women-leading-hpc-innovation/
LOCATION:The Bridge\, 73-81 Southwark Bridge Road\, London\, SE1 0NQ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:TYC20 - Celebration of the Thomas Young Centre at 20
DESCRIPTION:TYC20 – Celebration of the Thomas Young Centre at 20 Share on X\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo mark the Thomas Young Centre turning 20\, we will be hosting a 2-day symposium\,  celebrating 20 years of cutting-edge research in the theory and simulation of materials and molecules at University College London\, Imperial College London\, King’s College London\, Queen Mary University of London and their international collaborators. \n\n\n\nThis scientific symposium will cover cutting-edge research in 5 sessions dedicated to Electronic Structure Theory\, Machine Learning\, Functional Materials\, Biomaterials and Perspectives on Materials Modelling. A separate session will be devoted to discussions about the future of theory and simulation of materials and molecules with the aim of developing a future Roadmap of Materials Modelling that identifies and articulates the most important challenges in this field over the next 10 years\, broad strategies for how they will be overcome\, and the likely impact of success in overcoming them for science and industry.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nConfirmed Invited Speakers: \n\n\n\nElectronic structure\n\n\n\nAndreas GrüneisTU WienPaola Gori-GiorgiMicrosoft ResearchLucia ReiningEcole Polytechnique\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMachine Learning\n\n\n\nKlaus-Robert MuellerTU BerlinAI for the Sciences – Toward understandingKeith ButlerUniversity College LondonMachine learning for materials science; a bittersweet lesson\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBiomaterials\n\n\n\nFrank NoeMicrosoft CorporationModesto OrozcoInstitute for Research in Biomedicine Barcelona Dominique HooglandKing’s College London\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFunctional Materials\n\n\n\nKarsten ReuterFritz Haber Institut\, BerlinEmbrace the Mess:Towards the Modeling of Disordered Catalyst SurfacesGiulia GalliThe University of ChicagoAlessandro TroisiUniversity of LiverpoolLaura GagliardiUniversity of ChicagoClotilde CucinottaImperial College London\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerspective on Materials Modelling\n\n\n\nAngelos MichaelidesUniversity of Cambridge                                    Nicola MarzariUniversity of CambridgeMichele ParrinelloItalian Institute of TechnologyAndrea CavalliCECAM\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRegistration coming soon\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUnder government regulations\, we must at least provide a 14 day cancellation period for customers\, from the point the booking is made. \n\n\n\nSponsors\n\n\n\nThe London Centre for Nanotechnology \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisers\n\n\n\nJochen BlumbergerHugh BurtonDevis Di TommasoJarvist FrostAlex GanoseRicardo Grau-CrespoVenkat Kapil Johannes LischnerCarla MolteniEdina RostaAlex ShlugerKaren StonehamMartijn Zwijnenburg
URL:https://thomasyoungcentre.org/event/tyc20-celebration-of-the-thomas-young-centre-at-20/
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