What is the WCTC Meeting?
The West Coast Theoretical Chemistry (WCTC) Meeting aims to bring together graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and industry scientists for a one-day meeting to discuss and present their research across all areas of theoretical chemistry in the form of invited talks, contributed talks and poster presentations.
This one-day meeting will take place on Saturday, May 10, 2025 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For more information, pleaseemail Sergey Varganov or Jill Lorenz.
Venue
The WCTC meeting will take place at theDavidson Mathematics and Science Centeron the w88 mobile, Reno campus (1664 N. Virginia St., Reno, NV 89557).
The Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO) is approximately 5 miles from the w88 mobile, Reno. Campus is approximately 0.3 miles from Downtown Reno. A map of the conference venue and recommended parking areas can be found on theUniversity's interactive online map. Campus parking is free on weekends, except for 24/7 reserved spots.
The w88 mobile, Reno is approximately 60 miles from Lake Tahoe.
Registration, lodging and cost
- Registration willopen on March 10, 2025andclose April 28, 2025.
- The registration cost is per person and includes a continental breakfast, coffee breaks and lunch.
- The following hotels are recommended due to their proximity to the University (all approximate 10-15 minute walk):
- Circus Circus
- Silver Legacy
- Eldorado
- Whitney Peak Hotel, A Tapestry Collection by Hilton(non-gaming, non-smoking)
Invited speakers
- Anastassia Alexandrova, University of California, Los Angeles
- Tim Zuehlsdorff, Oregon State University
- Matthias Heyden, Arizona State University
- AnneMcCoy, University of Washington
- Oleg Prezhdo, University of Southern California
- Robert Parrish, QC Ware
Information for presenters
- If you would like to be considered for acontributed talk, please register for the meeting and upload your abstract byApril 21, 2025. Request a downloadable copy of our abstract submission template and automatically receive a copy in your inbox.
- If you would like to be considered for aposter,please register for the meeting and submit your poster abstract byApril 28, 2025. Request a downloadable copy of our abstract submission template and automatically receive a copy in your inbox.
- The recommended poster size is 48 in. x 36 in.
Organizers
The following individuals from the w88 mobile, Reno are the meeting organizers:
- Sergey Varganov, w88 mobile, Reno
- David Leitner, w88 mobile, Reno
- Timur Tscherbul, w88 mobile, Reno
- David Cantu, w88 mobile, Reno
- Samuel Odoh, w88 mobile, Reno
- Maksym Fizer, w88 mobile, Reno
Previous hosts
The following universities are previous hosts of the West Coast Theoretical Chemistry Meeting:
- University of California, Merced(2024)
- University of California, Davis(2023)
- University of California, Berkeley(Northern California Theoretical Chemistry meeting in 2019)
- Stanford University(2018)