Training
Previous Workshops
Gaussian Workshop for Beginners
19 - 21 September 2007, Imperial College London
The EPSRC National Service for Computational Chemistry Software held a three-day training workshop on the software package Gaussian on the 19th - 21st September 2007 at Imperial College London. Gaussian is a general-purpose ab initio molecular electronic structure package which can be used to model a wide range of chemical systems. The main strengths of the package are its extensive functionality and ease of use. The workshop was taken by Gaussian developers Professor Mike Robb and Dr Michael Bearpark.
The workshop was aimed at complete beginners and consisted of a mixture of lectures and problem-oriented practical sessions. The workshop covered the basics of setting up input decks and interpreting output files, the use of the Graphical User Interface GaussView, and an introduction to more specialist topics such as the calculation of molecular properties, excited states and solvation effects. Participants were given the opportunity to work on their own problems and to consult with experts in the field.
Further information about Gaussian can be found at the Gaussian web site.