The Hachmann Group now has its own listserv called “cheme-hachmanngroup-list@listserv.buffalo.edu” to run all the communication within the group.
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UB-CompChem listserv and Meetings and Event Calendar go live
Johannes set up a listserv called “ub-compchem-list@listserv.buffalo.edu”, which finally went live today. The idea is to have a listserv where seminars, talks, group meetings, events, etc can be announced to everybody interested in the theory, modeling, and simulation of chemical systems at UB. It is designed as a tool to improve the communication and tighten the bonds between the different theory groups on campus. A corresponding Meetings and Event Calendar was set up as well.
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Redmine server up and running
SENS has set up a Redmine server for the group – a big “Thank you” goes to Dave Yearke for his support on this. We will use Redmine – a powerful project management software – to streamline our research endeavors.
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Zach Manzer joins the group as its third undergraduate student
The group welcomes Zach Manzer, a first-year undergrad in the UB CBE program, as the latest addition to our team. He will initially work with Sai on his Scharber model project.
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UB CBE ranked 36th in US News and World Report
US News and World Report results have been published and our department was ranked in 36th place, up from the 43rd position in 2013 and the 47th in 2012. A very encouraging trend – let’s keep working hard to improve on this!
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Dr. Andrew Schultz joins the group (part time)
Andrew Schultz – a Research Assistant Professor in the UB CBE – has agreed to be part of the group as well (at least on a part-time basis). Andrew spends most of his time working with the Errington and Kofke Groups as well as providing service to the Department. He’ll now also have a desk in our big office and collaborate with the people in our group to get his hands dirty on some quantum problems. Welcome Andrew – great to have you on board!
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Mojtaba Haghighatlari, Ching-Yen Shih, Jun Pan, and Shawn Zadeh join the group as the first batch of graduate students
After the new grad student information and recruiting session as well as many conversations during the UB CBE Graduate Student Symposium, four new grad students – Mojtaba (PhD), Ching-Yen (MSc), Jun, and Shawn (both MEng) have decided to join the group. This is very exciting – the group is really taking shape now.
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Bryan Moore joins the group as its second undergraduate student
Bryan Moore – a third year UB CBE undergrad – will be the second student to join the group. His initial project addresses some of the issues in the calibration of computational data and the corresponding database integration. Welcome Bryan!
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Sai Prasad Ganesh joins the group as its first undergraduate student
After talking to Johannes during the new grad student information and recruiting session, Sai decided to join the Hachmann Group and gain some hands-on research experience. Sai’s initial project is concerned with the study of the Scharber model for the power conversion efficiencies of organic photovoltaics and the development of improvements and extensions to the model.
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UB moves up in Times Higher Education World University Rankings
Good news for UB: In the 2013-14 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, UB managed climb up to a respectable rank 176, well inside the highly competitive Top 200 list. In North America, UB is ranked 74th. Our efforts to push for academic excellence are apparently paying off! http://www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter/campus/campus-host-page.host.html/content/shared/university/news/ub-reporter-articles/stories/2013/times_world_ranking.detail.html
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