Professor, Department of Chemistry
Director, Henry Eyring Center for Theoretical Chemistry
Univeristy of Utah

Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Time: 11AM-12PM
Location: Klaus 1116W

"The Multiscale Challenge for Biomolecular Systems: A Systematic Approach"

Abstract: A multiscale theoretical and computational methodology will be presented for characterizing biomolecular systems and assemblies across multiple length- and time-scales. The approach provides a connection between atomistic molecular dynamics, reduced mesoscopic models, and near continuum-scale mechanics. At the heart of the methodology is a new and systematic multiscale coarse-graining theory for linking the atomistic-scale interactions to the mesoscale and beyond. Applications of the overall approach will be given for membranes, peptides, and proteins.