Lennard-Jones Centre Meeting 2025: From electrons to atoms, molecules and materials
Monday, 1st September to Friday, 5th September 2025
Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
This conference holds special significance for the Lennard-Jones Centre and the Cavendish Laboratory as it celebrates the remarkable advancements in electronic structure and Density Functional Theory (DFT), fields in which Cambridge has played a pioneering role. The meeting will serve as a tribute to the significant contributions of Cambridge scientists such as Professors Mike Payne, Volker Heine, and Richard Needs, whose work has shaped generations of researchers both within the UK and internationally. Additionally, this event aligns with the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Theory of Condensed Matter group at Cambridge and coincides with the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Cavendish Laboratory. The conference promises to be an inspiring forum for innovative discussions and collaborations.
Furthermore, we would like to highlight the close connection this conference shares with the Psi-k 2025 Conference, which will take place the week before. The LJC Meeting is positioned as a complementary event, and we encourage participation in both conferences, giving a discount for dual-participation. We are happy to assist with layover options to accommodate attendees between the two events.
Registration opening here soon!
Confirmed speakers:
- Volker Blum, Duke University
- Kieron Burke, University of California Irvine
- Roberto Car, Princeton University
- Stewart Clark, University of Durham
- Daniel Cole, Newcastle University
- Jacqui Cole, University of Cambridge
- Neil Drummond, Lancaster University
- Matthew Foulkes, Imperial College London
- Giulia Galli, University of Chicago
- Hardy Gross, Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
- Jürg Hutter, University of Zurich
- Noa Marom, Carnegie Mellon University
- Nicola Marzari, EPFL
- Arash Mostofi, Imperial College London
- Jens Norskov, Technical University of Denmark
- Ruben Perez, Autonomous University of Madrid
- Matthew Probert, University of York
- Lucia Reining, ETSF Palaiseau
- Karsten Reuter, Max Planck Institute
- Michiel Sprik, University of Cambridge
- Alexandre Tkatchenko, University of Luxembourg
- David Tozer, University of Durham
- Renata Wentzcovitch, Columbia University
| Claudio Castelnovo | Stephen Cox | Gábor Csányi | Erin Johnson | Lisa Masters |
| Angelos Michaelides | Chris Pickard | Christoph Schran | Alex Thom | Chuck Witt |
Sponsors
The meeting is sponsored by CCP9 and CCP5. We are grateful for their support in making this event possible.
