Satellite meeting for the 18th International Congress on Quantum Chemistry (ICQC) in Berkeley, CA
Dates: June 6-10, 2026
The Advances in Electronic Structure Theory and Dynamics satellite meeting will take place at the University of California, Merced, from June 6–10, 2026. This focused meeting will bring together leading researchers for in-depth discussion of emerging directions in electronic structure theory and chemical dynamics, including relativistic theory, nonadiabatic and electron dynamics, excited states, strong correlation, and periodic and extended systems. The program will feature invited lectures along with a poster session and selected contributed talks to broaden participation and discussion. Shuttle transportation will be arranged from Berkeley to Merced following ICQC and back to the Bay Area at the conclusion of the meeting to facilitate travel to major airports. On-campus and nearby lodging options will be available for participants, and a day trip to Yosemite National Park will be organized during the meeting. In addition to invited talks, we will host a poster session and include a small number of contributed presentations. We warmly encourage participation from students, postdocs, and colleagues across the community.
Organizers
Hrant Hratchian, Christine Isborn, Henrik Larsson, Aurora Pribram-Jones, Liang Shi, and David Strubbe (UC Merced)
Gustavo Scuseria and James Shee (Rice)
Abstract Submission
Use this link. The registration deadline to be considered for a contributed talk is May 1. The deadline to be considered for a poster is May 11.
Registration
Please register for the meeting here.
Registration fees are $250 for students and postdocs and $350 for all other participants. Registration includes daily lunches, a conference dinner, and a day trip to Yosemite National Park.
As part of the registration process, you will be asked to select your registration category and then proceed through a brief email-based login step before completing your registration and selecting optional add-ons (housing and shuttle service).
Lodging and Transportation
On-campus housing will be available (private bedroom, shared bathroom) for $450, including breakfasts and dinners. Space is limited and will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
Optional round-trip shuttle transportation ($75) will be provided from Berkeley to Merced following ICQC on June 5, with return service to San Francisco International Airport and a BART station with access to Oakland Airport on June 10.
Confirmed invited speakers
Hugh Burton, Univ. College London
Marco Caricato, Univ. of Kansas
Matthew Hermes, Univ. of Chicago
Martin Head-Gordon, Univ. of California, Berkeley
Paul Johnson, Univ. Laval
Xiaosong Li, Univ. of Washington
Devin Matthews, Southern Methodist Univ.
Andrés Montoya-Castillo, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder
Péter Nagy, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Eric Neuscamman, UC Berkeley
Bo Peng, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Piotr Piecuch, Michigan State Univ.
Jiří Pittner, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Krishnan Raghavachari, Indiana Univ.
Elvira Sayfutyarova, Penn State
Berny Schlegel, Wayne State Univ.
Gustavo Scuseria, Rice
Sandeep Sharma, Caltech
Vidushi Sharma, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Jiace Sun, Caltech
Lee Thompson, Louisville
Sergey Varganov, Univ. of Nevada, Reno
Xiao Wang, UC Santa Cruz
Tianyu Zhu, Yale
Paul Zimmerman, Univ. of Michigan
