<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><p style="border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(43, 43, 43);" class="">Dear Colleagues, </p><p style="border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(43, 43, 43);" class="">I would be grateful if you could spread the news and solicit nominations for the newly established <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">Walter Kohn Prize</span> in quantum-mechanical materials and molecular modeling. The Prize is for an under-45 scientist from a developing or emerging country. Deadline: 31 May 2016. More details below. </p><div class=""><span style="font-size: medium;" class="">While this announcement was being prepared we learnt that Walter passed away last April 19. The electronic-structure community mourns a Man of Science, Peace, and Social Engagement. Not only did Walter lay the ground of modern electronic-structure theory, but he was a constant source of moral inspiration for those of us who have had the privilege to know him personally. The Quantum ESPRESSO Foundation is greatly grateful to him for the humble, generous, enthusiasm with which he accepted to have his name associated with this prize.</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: medium;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><p style="border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(43, 43, 43);" class="">Stefano Baroni</p><hr style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392); border: 0px; height: 1px; margin-bottom: 23px; color: rgb(43, 43, 43); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" class=""><p style="border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(43, 43, 43);" class=""><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""></span></p><p style="border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(43, 43, 43);" class=""><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">The Walter Kohn Prize</span><br class=""><em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">For outstanding contributions in the field of quantum-mechanical materials and molecular modeling</em></p><p style="border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(43, 43, 43);" class="">The Walter Kohn Prize for quantum-mechanical materials modeling, jointly instituted and co-funded by ICTP and the Quantum ESPRESSO Foundation will be awarded biennially to a young (below 45) scientist for outstanding contributions in the field of quantum-mechanical materials and molecular modeling, performed in a developing country or emerging economy, with emphasis on first-principles techniques. Deadline to submit nominations: 31 May 2016</p><p style="border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(43, 43, 43);" class="">More information at: <a href="http://www.quantum-espresso.org/news-and-events/qe-ictp-walter-kohn-prize-2016/" class="">http://www.quantum-espresso.org/news-and-events/qe-ictp-walter-kohn-prize-2016/</a></p><p style="border: 0px; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(43, 43, 43);" class="">The first award ceremony will be held on 13 January 2017, at ICTP, Trieste, Italy, during the International Workshop on Computational Physics and Materials Science: Total Energy and Force Methods.</p><div class="">
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