ESW26 – Workshop on Recent Developments in Electronic Structure
University of Wisconsin-Madison, June 22-25, 2026
Abstract submission deadline for posters and talks exteneded to May 1!
Poster award supported by APS/Physical Review Letters!
For more details, see Logistics, Organizers, and Sponsors.
2026 Workshop Highlights
- Invited talks covering foundational theory, emerging methodologies, and applications
- In person discussion with editors from APS/Physical Review Letters and AIP/the Journal of Chemical Physics
- Special topical symposium on “Predictive Theory for Non-Equilibrium Quantum Many-Body Systems” supported by DOE/Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics and Computational and Theoretical Chemistry
- Hands on tutorials on “Constrained Nuclear–Electronic Orbital framework and practice”, “A hands-on introduction to WebMO, a web- and Jupyter-based interface to computational chemistry”, “First-principles open quantum dynamics for coupled spin, electrons, and phonons in solids” (first and last day afternoon)
2026 Workshop Themes
A. Strongly correlated electronic-structure methods
B. Nonequilibrium quantum many-body problems; optical and excited-state properties
C. Foundational developments in density functional theory
D. Electron-phonon coupling, nonadiabatic dynamics, and multi-component electronic-structure
E. Machine learning and quantum computing in electronic-structure theory
F. Topological systems and magnetism
Invited Speakers
Please see our “Confirmed Invited Speakers“
Poster Presentations
Please see our “Current Posters“