McMaster Computational Materials Society

01/31/2023

Want to learn how to pass your own data into a neural network? Come check out our tutorial on Feb 9th at 6pm on zoom: bit.ly/CMS-tutorial.

01/09/2023

Want to learn how to create an AI to make predictions? Join us on January 19th at 6PM in the Orange Room JHE 352.

10/31/2022

An expert on microstructure modeling and high-performace computing, we ask Dr. Ofori-Opoku about his experience working as a computational materials scientist at the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and his exciting career in academia thus far. Come check out our newest interview with him on YouTube! (linkin bio)

10/24/2022

Interested in developing your programming skills? Check out the Computational Materials Society survey to let us know if you’re interested in collaborative programming projects (link in bio)

https://forms.gle/FTxbRwKkCFamaELa8

09/26/2022

Tutorial tomorrow! Come to the orange room (JHE 352) on Wednesday September 27th at 4:30pm to create a simulation of crystallization in Python using cellular automata. No prior experience or Python installation required – just a laptop!

09/14/2022

Interested in programming? Come to the orange room (JHE 352) on Wednesday September 27th at 4:30pm to create a simulation of crystallization in Python using cellular automata. No prior experience or Python installation required – just a laptop!

05/17/2022

04/26/2022

This simulates heat diffusion in a 2D metallic plate. Heat is generated from each side of the plate and IS diffused to the centre. This is governed by variables including time and position of each square on the plate, as well as the thermal diffusivity. Learn more:

Wilensky, U. (1998). NetLogo Heat Diffusion model. http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/HeatDiffusion. Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Wilensky, U. (1999). NetLogo. http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/. Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

04/05/2022

This simulates the formation of lipid bilayer membrane in water. Over time, the hydrophilic and hydrophobic ends are respectively oriented towards and away from the water molecules due to intermolecular forces. The cells in our body use this to serve as a cell membrane. This simulation was done in NetLogo. Learn more:

Head, B. and Wilensky, U. (2013). NetLogo Membrane Formation model. http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/MembraneFormation. Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Wilensky, U. (1999). NetLogo. http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/. Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

03/29/2022

Solid diffusion is governed by the movement of vacancies through the materials involved. This NetLogo simulation involves two material lattices, green and blue. Once heat is applied to the system, these vacancies (black squares) begin to move, resulting in each solid diffusing into each other. Learn more:

Wilensky, U. (2007). NetLogo Solid Diffusion model. http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/SolidDiffusion. Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.