Each year at the end of the summer (typically mid-October), we organize a one-week summer school at the Institute for Computational Physics, University of Stuttgart, Germany. The schools are typically free of charge.
The schools are sponsored by CECAM and the SimTech Cluster of Excellence.
ESPResSo summer school 2015 at the ICP
Upcoming Summer School
Our CECAM school Studying dynamics in soft matter and porous materials will take place on October 5-9, 2026 as an on-site event.
In this school, students learn to conduct simulations in the fields of statistical physics and charged soft matter using the software ESPResSo. After an introduction to particle-based and lattice-based simulations, we will focus on polymer dynamics, rheology, active matter, Monte Carlo methods, lattice-Boltzmann hydrodynamics, and evaporation in porous environments. Lectures will provide an introduction to the physics and simulation model building as well as an overview of the necessary simulation algorithms to resolve physical processes at different time scales. During the afternoon, students will practice running their own simulations in hands-on sessions using ESPResSo and waLBerla. Time will be dedicated to research talks and poster sessions.
Past Summer Schools
- October 6-10, 2025, on-site MultiXscale-SimTech-CECAM Flagship school “Systematic coarse-graining and machine learning in soft matter physics with ESPResSo” (program)
- October 7-11, 2024, on-site MultiXscale-SimTech-CECAM Flagship school “Simulating soft matter across scales” (program)
- October 9-13, 2023, hybrid MultiXscale-CECAM Flagship school “Simulating energy materials with ESPResSo and waLBerla” (program)
- October 10-14, 2022, online CECAM Flagship school “Simulating the dynamics of soft matter with ESPResSo, PyStencils and LbmPy” (program)
- October 11-15, 2021, online CECAM Flagship school “Combining particle-based and continuum modelling in soft matter physics with ESPResSo, PyStencils, and LbmPy” (program)
- October 5-9, 2020, online CECAM Flagship school “ESPResSo and Python: Versatile Tools for Soft Matter Research” (program)
- October 7-11, 2019, CECAM summer school “Active, Charged, and Magnetic Soft Matter Simulations with ESPResSo” (program)
- October 8-12, 2018, SimTech-SFB716-CECAM-summer school “Particle-based Simulations for Hard and Soft Matter”
- October 9-13, 2017, “Simulating Soft Matter with ESPResSo, ESPResSo++ and VOTCA”
- October 10-14, 2016, SimTech-SFB716-CECAM-summer school “Particle-based Simulations for Hard and Soft Matter”
- October 5-9, 2015, SimTech-SFB716-CECAM-summer school “Simulating Soft and Active Matter with ESPResSo, ESPResSo++ and VOTCA”
- October 6-10, 2014, SimTech-SFB716-CECAM-summer school “Particle-based Simulations for Hard and Soft Matter”
- October 7-11, 2013, SimTech-SFB716-CECAM-summer school “Simulating Soft Matter with ESPResSo, ESPResSo++ and VOTCA”
- October 8-12, 2012, SimTech-SFB716-CECAM-summer school “Simulating Soft Matter with ESPResSo, ESPResSo++ and VOTCA”
- October 10-14, 2011, SimTech-SFB716-CECAM-tutorial workshop “Coarse-grained Simulation of Biological Soft Matter Systems using ESPResSo”
- October 11-15, 2010, SimTech-SFB716-CECAM-tutorial workshop “Simulating Soft Matter with ESPResSo”
