Institute of Materials Informatics

✨ Enjoy Happy New Year Offer ✨
𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐃𝐅𝐓-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲?
Join our 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲 (𝐃𝐅𝐓) 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐀 & 𝐆𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 and take your research skills to the next level! 🚀
📚 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧:
✅ Geometry optimization and electronic structure analysis
✅ Frontier molecular orbital (FMO) analysis (HOMO-LUMO)
✅ Thermochemistry and energy calculations
✅ Spectroscopic analysis of molecules (IR, Raman, UV-Vis, etc.)
✅ TD-DFT, and solvation effect
✅ Hands-on training with ORCA & Gaussian software

📅 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 2 months
🕒 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 15 January 2026
💻 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞: Online

Feel free to contact us for more detailed information.

We are seeking interns/research assistants to support our ongoing projects.

For detailed information, please visit: https://sites.google.com/view/imi-bd/contacts/open-positions

Interested candidates who meet the qualifications are encouraged to apply online.

Join our team and let’s grow together!

✨ 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐃𝐅𝐓-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲? ✨ Join our 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲 (𝐃𝐅𝐓) 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐀 & 𝐆𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 and take your research skills to the next level! 🚀

📚 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧:
✅ Geometry optimization and electronic structure analysis
✅ Frontier molecular orbital (FMO) analysis (HOMO-LUMO)
✅ Thermochemistry and energy calculations
✅ Spectroscopic analysis of molecules (IR, Raman, UV-Vis, etc.)
✅ TD-DFT, and solvation effect
✅ Hands-on training with ORCA & Gaussian software

📅 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 2 months
🕒 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 15 January 2026
💻 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞: Online

Please don't hesitate to contact us for more detailed information.

✨ 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐃𝐅𝐓-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲? ✨

Join our 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲 (𝐃𝐅𝐓) 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐀 & 𝐆𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 and take your research skills to the next level! 🚀

⚠️ 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬. 𝐇𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭!

📚 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧:
✅ Geometry optimization and electronic structure analysis
✅ Frontier molecular orbital (FMO) analysis (HOMO-LUMO)
✅ Thermochemistry and energy calculations
✅ Spectroscopic analysis of molecules (IR, Raman, UV-Vis, etc.)
✅ TD-DFT, and solvation effect
✅ Hands-on training with ORCA & Gaussian software

👩‍🎓 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧?
- Undergraduate & graduate students
- Early-career researchers
- Faculty members eager to enrich their teaching & research capabilities with DFT tools

📅 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 2 months
🕒 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 15 January 2026
💻 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞: Online

👉 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://sites.google.com/view/imi-bd/projects/training-programs/dft-course

🌱 Happy World Soil Day! 🌱
Healthy soil means healthy food, cleaner water, protected biodiversity, and a more sustainable future for all. From the rice fields of Asia to the savannas of Africa, from European farmlands to the diverse ecosystems of the Americas, healthy soil sustains us all.

🌾 95% of our food comes from soil.
💧 Soil filters our water.
🌳 It supports forests, wildlife, and climate balance.
Yet millions of hectares of fertile land are degrading every year.

This World Soil Day, let’s unite across borders to protect the ground that nourishes us. Whether you’re a farmer, a researcher, a student, or simply someone who loves this planet, your actions matter.
Composting, reducing waste, supporting sustainable agriculture, or even sharing this message helps drive global awareness.

Let’s keep our soils alive, resilient, and thriving for every community, every nation, and every future generation. 🌎🤝

Delighted to share that our course, “Mastering Research Writing: From Idea to Publication,” officially launched yesterday! Over the next two weeks, participants will dive into the essentials of research, from understanding research methodology to strengthening foundational writing skills, crafting literature reviews, developing projects and theses, and mastering accurate referencing.

We’re especially excited to guide learners through the art of writing a strong research article and navigating the process of publishing in reputable peer-reviewed journals.

A heartfelt thank you to all participants for placing your trust in us. We’re honored to be part of your academic and professional growth journey.

We are pleased to announce the successful completion of the certificate course “Computational Chemistry with ORCA and Gaussian.” Throughout the program, participants gained hands-on experience with Density Functional Theory (DFT) computations, covering the following key topics:

🔹 Fundamentals of DFT
🔹 Geometry Optimization Techniques
🔹 Frequency Calculations and Thermochemistry
🔹 Frontier Molecular Orbitals
🔹 Time-Dependent DFT (TDDFT)
🔹 Solvation Models and Their Applications

Each participant also completed a guided project as the final component of the course.

We extend our sincere appreciation to all participants for joining and placing their trust in us.

The next session is scheduled to begin on 15 January 2026. Registration is now open, and seats are limited. Secure your spot soon.

For further details, please visit: https://sites.google.com/view/imi-bd/projects/training-programs/dft-course

Through the development of metal–organic frameworks, 2025 chemistry laureates Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi have provided chemists with new opportunities for solving some of the challenges we face.

Following the laureates’ groundbreaking discoveries, researchers have created numerous different and functional metal–organic frameworks (M*F). So far, in most cases, the materials have only been used on a small scale. To harness the benefits of M*F materials for humanity, many companies are now investing in their mass production and commercialisation. Some have succeeded. For example, the electronics industry can now use M*F materials to contain some of the toxic gases required to produce semiconductors. Another M*F can instead break down harmful gases, including some that can be used as chemical weapons. Numerous companies are also testing materials that can capture carbon dioxide from factories and power stations, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Some researchers believe that metal–organic frameworks have such huge potential that they will be the material of the twenty-first century.

On 8 December, our three 2025 chemistry laureates will be sharing more about their research about M*F - stay tuned!

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🤯 Stop Waiting Years for Innovation! AI is Designing the Future of Materials NOW. 🤯

​Ever wonder how we'll get batteries that last 10x longer, airplanes that weigh 50% less, or breakthrough medical implants? The answer isn't just in the lab; it's in the data!

​Meet Next-Generation Materials Informatics (MI). This isn't just theory; it's the cutting edge of science where AI meets atoms. We’re using advanced machine learning to skip the endless trial-and-error, radically changing how materials are discovered.

​The result? Accelerated innovation across the board:
​✅ Prediction Power: AI can predict a material's behavior with incredible accuracy before the first experiment.
​✅ Speed Boost: Cutting R&D timelines from years (or even decades!) down to months.
​✅ Design On Demand: Need a material that is super strong and conducts electricity? AI designs the exact recipe.

​From powering our transition to clean energy to creating stronger, safer products, Next-Gen MI is paving the way for a revolutionary future.

If you could instantly invent one material breakthrough (e.g., a perfect solar cell, a self-healing metal), what would it be? Share your futuristic idea in the comments! 👇

📅✨ Happy Fibonacci Day! (11/23) ✨📅

Today we celebrate "Fibonacci Day", named after the famous Fibonacci sequence:
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13…
Each number is the sum of the previous two; simple, yet beautifully connected to nature, art, and mathematics.

🌿 Where do we see Fibonacci?
✔️ The spiral of seashells
✔️ The arrangement of sunflower seeds
✔️ Pinecones, pineapples, and flower petals
✔️ Even in galaxies and hurricanes!

🧠 Why is it special?
The Fibonacci sequence represents balance, harmony, and natural growth. It reminds us that mathematics isn’t just numbers—it’s woven into the fabric of the universe.

✨ Let’s celebrate the beauty of patterns, nature, and the magic hidden in simple numbers.
"Happy Fibonacci Day!" 🌟📐