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Email theory-sec@ch.cam.ac.uk for summer internship opportunities in the group. You are welcome to suggest ideas for a project you would like to do, but ideas are also available for assignment.
Email theory-sec@ch.cam.ac.uk for summer internship opportunities in the group. You are welcome to suggest ideas for a project you would like to do, but ideas are also available for assignment.


==Group Expectations==
==[https://www.overleaf.com/read/yddfjrvpjckj Group Expectations]==


The Group Expectations document is available on overleaf [https://www.overleaf.com/read/yddfjrvpjckj here]. The rules outlined must be obeyed at all costs, if not, the consequences are dire.
The Group Expectations document is available on Overleaf above. The rules outlined must be obeyed at all costs, if not, the consequences are dire.


=Events=
=Events=
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This section contains information and dates about all regularly or spontaneously scheduled academic events.
This section contains information and dates about all regularly or spontaneously scheduled academic events.


==[https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?mode=day&date=20160601T153539#main_7%7Cday-1+23745+23745+23745 Group Calendar]==
==Group Calendar==
The group calendar is available [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?mode=day&date=20160601T153539#main_7%7Cday-1+23745+23745+23745 here]. For maximum group efficiency you should add this calendar to your personal calendar. Instructions for how to do this are pending if I can be bothered to write them.
The group calendar is available at the link above. For maximum group efficiency you should add this calendar to your personal calendar. Instructions for how to do this are pending if I can be bothered to write them.


{{Special:IframePage}}
{{Special:IframePage}}


==Group Meetings==
==[[Past Group Meetings|Group Meetings]]==


Group Meetings take place every Thursday at 15.30 in U203. Past and Upcoming Group Meetings are [[Past Group Meetings|here]]. For anyone who needs to book a room for group meetings (or otherwise), follow this link [https://bookings.ch.cam.ac.uk/lecture-theatres/mrbs/ here].
Group Meetings take place every Thursday at 15.30 in U203. For anyone who needs to book a room for group meetings (or otherwise), follow this link [https://bookings.ch.cam.ac.uk/lecture-theatres/mrbs/ here] to see room availability. The current term's group meetings are available below, so that you need not click the above link (which contains past group meetings).


==Journal Club==
===Easter 2026===
⚫
Journal Club occurs about twice a term, it usually occurs at 12pm in one of the Cybercafe rooms (U202 or U203) pizza or alternatives are provided. Past Journal Clubs are found [[Journal Clubs|here]], and the most recent should be given below, although this is currently not true. If anyone wants to update this that would be excellent.
===2024-25===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! style="width: 20ex;" |'''Date''' || style="width: 18ex;" | '''Contributor''' || style="width: 54ex;" | '''Paper'''
! style="width: 20ex;" | Date
! style="width: 18ex;" | Talk
! style="width: 18ex;" | Cake
|-
|-
| 30 April || Luke + Corey + Katrina || Luke
| 30 October 2024 || Bence || [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06747-5 Solving olympiad geometry without human demonstrations]
|-
|-
| 7 May || Informal || Lila
| 25 Nov 2024 || Jack || [https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.040503 Sustained Quantum Coherence and Entanglement in the Avian Compass]
|-
|-
| 14 May || Free time ||
| 22 Jan 2025 || Alex || [https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.110.064138 Nonuniversality for crossword puzzle percolation]
|-
|-
| 21 May || Dylan (Jesus MCR?) ||
| 13 Feb 2025 || Charlie || [https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2102.02540 Starquakes in millisecond pulsars and gravitational waves emission]
|-
| 28 May || Emil || Jack
|-
| 4 June || Informal ||
|-
| 11 June || Reka ||
|-
| 18 June || Informal ||
|}
|}

==Journal Club==
⚫
Journal Club occurs about twice a term, it usually occurs at 12pm in one of the Cybercafe rooms (U202 or U203) pizza or alternatives are provided. Upcoming and Past Journal Clubs are found [[Journal Clubs|here]].


==Seminars==
==Seminars==
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Quantum Computing for Quantum Chemistry Discussion Group (QCQCDG) info available [https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/group/thom/quantum-computing-quantum-chemistry-discussion-group here].
Quantum Computing for Quantum Chemistry Discussion Group (QCQCDG) info available [https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/group/thom/quantum-computing-quantum-chemistry-discussion-group here].


==Quantum Brainstorm==
==Quantum Computing Brainstorm==
Informal quantum discussions taking place at 10am on Wednesdays in the supervision area.
From Easter 2026, informal quantum discussions taking place at 10am on Thursdays in the supervision area.
Notes available [[Quantum Brainstorm|here]].
Notes available [[Quantum Brainstorm|here]].

⚫
Outstanding questions, along with answers and helpful reading material, can be found [[Open Questions|here]].

==Forthcoming Conferences==
{| class="wikitable"
! style="width: 20ex;" | Dates
! style="width: 18ex;" | Name
! style="width: 18ex;" | Where
! style="width: 18ex;" | Attending?
|-
| 31st May - 6th Jun 2026 || [https://www.icqc2026.org/ International Congress of Quantum Chemistry] || Berkeley, California || Andreea
|-
| 7th Sep - 11tb Sep 2026 || [https://copl.ethz.ch/events/origins-federation-conference.html Origins Federation] || Zurich, Switzerland || Alex, Bence
|-
| 13th Sep - 18th Sep 2026 || [https://qce.quantum.ieee.org/2026/ IEEE Quantum Week] || Toronto, Canada || Lila
|-
| 14th Sep - 16th Sep 2026 || [https://www.rsc.org/events/find-an-event/molecular-excited-states-theory-and-experiment-faraday-discussion Excited States Faraday Discussion] || Cambridge, UK|| Alex
|-
| 15th Sep - 18th Sep 2026 || [https://www.girton.cam.ac.uk/events/foundations-quantum-technologies Foundations of Quantum Technologies] || Girton College, Cambridge, UK ||
|-
| 19th Sep - 23rd Sep 2026 || [https://www.mes2026.com/ Molecular Electronic Structure 2026] || Kamena Vourla, Greece ||
|-
| 9th Jan - 14th Jan 2028 || [https://watoc2028.org/ World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists 2028]|| Mérida, México ||
|-
| 27th May - 1st Jun 2029|| ICQC 2029|| Qingdao, China||
|}

==Forthcoming Workshops and Schools==
{| class="wikitable"
! style="width: 20ex;" | Dates
! style="width: 18ex;" | Name
! style="width: 18ex;" | Where
! style="width: 18ex;" | Attending?
|-
| 1st July - 3rd July 2026 || [https://ccp-qc.ac.uk/ws_mb/ Tackling the Many‑Body Problem in Condensed Matter with Quantum Computing] || University of Strathclyde, Glasgow || Lila
|-
| 28th Sep - 2nd Oct 2026 || Lennard-Jones Centre Summer School || Cambridge, UK||
|-
| 14th Sep - 18th Sep 2026 || [https://www.quantinuum.com/inquanto-summer-school Inquanto Summer School] || Cambridge, UK||
|}


= Research and Projects =
= Research and Projects =
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* [https://universityofcambridgecloud.sharepoint.com/sites/CHEM_ThomGroup/Group%20Meetings/Forms/AllItems.aspx Group Meeting Presentations]
* [https://universityofcambridgecloud.sharepoint.com/sites/CHEM_ThomGroup/Group%20Meetings/Forms/AllItems.aspx Group Meeting Presentations]
* [https://www.overleaf.com/read/ffdvzskxvnbm#2e9673 Template for L<sup>A</sup>T<sub>E</sub>X poster]
* [https://www.overleaf.com/read/ffdvzskxvnbm#2e9673 Template for L<sup>A</sup>T<sub>E</sub>X poster]

== Quantum computing Open Questions ==
⚫
Outstanding questions, along with answers and helpful reading material, can be found [[Open Questions|here]].


= Computers =
= Computers =
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# [[MRCC]]
# [[MRCC]]
# [[GAMESS]]
# [[GAMESS]]
# [[RevQCMagic]]

== [[Research_Data| Research Data Management ]] ==


= Uncategorisable =
= Uncategorisable =
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== Useful Information ==
== Useful Information ==


Here are some things that were deemed as useful once upon a time.
Here are some things that were deemed as useful once upon a time. Please add to the list.


# Guidelines on [[Code Review]]
# Guidelines on [[Code Review]]
# How to do things relating to [[HANDE]]
# How to do things relating to [[HANDE]]
# How to run PySCF or other [[Python software on Archer]]
# How to run PySCF or other [[Python software on Archer]]
# How to run QChem on [[darwin]]
# Where to get [[Travel Money]]
# Where to get [[Travel Money]]
# Backed-up [[Storage]]
# [[How to get IQMol to run a local version of Q-Chem via SSH]]
# [[Slow ubuntu dash]]
# [[Persistent X]] sessions for remote working
# [[Persistent X]] sessions for remote working
# [[Paper submission]]
# [[Paper submission]]

Latest revision as of 10:28, 6 June 2026

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About

Hello, Guten Abend, and Bienvenue to the new Thom Group Wiki (apparently evenings are good times to read the Wiki). In this Wiki you can find various pieces of useful information, such as when group meetings are, who is going to bring cake, how to run a particular calculation or perform a certain computer trick, who's using which computer in the group, and so on. You can also see how fun we are as a group by looking at our various photos. For members of the group please feel free to edit the contents of the wiki and fix any errors that you are bound to spot.

Group List and Photos

Here you can find photos of the group in various locations. There is also a helpful Gantt chart illustrating the storied group history. The chart should ideally be updated termly, the current chart maintainer is Luke Wright and you should email him with any complaints.

Summer Interns

Email theory-sec@ch.cam.ac.uk for summer internship opportunities in the group. You are welcome to suggest ideas for a project you would like to do, but ideas are also available for assignment.

Group Expectations

The Group Expectations document is available on Overleaf above. The rules outlined must be obeyed at all costs, if not, the consequences are dire.

Events

This section contains information and dates about all regularly or spontaneously scheduled academic events.

Group Calendar

The group calendar is available at the link above. For maximum group efficiency you should add this calendar to your personal calendar. Instructions for how to do this are pending if I can be bothered to write them.

Group Meetings

Group Meetings take place every Thursday at 15.30 in U203. For anyone who needs to book a room for group meetings (or otherwise), follow this link here to see room availability. The current term's group meetings are available below, so that you need not click the above link (which contains past group meetings).

Easter 2026

Date Talk Cake
30 April Luke + Corey + Katrina Luke
7 May Informal Lila
14 May Free time
21 May Dylan (Jesus MCR?)
28 May Emil Jack
4 June Informal
11 June Reka
18 June Informal

Journal Club

Journal Club occurs about twice a term, it usually occurs at 12pm in one of the Cybercafe rooms (U202 or U203) pizza or alternatives are provided. Upcoming and Past Journal Clubs are found here.

Seminars

QCQCDG

Quantum Computing for Quantum Chemistry Discussion Group (QCQCDG) info available here.

Quantum Computing Brainstorm

From Easter 2026, informal quantum discussions taking place at 10am on Thursdays in the supervision area. Notes available here.

Outstanding questions, along with answers and helpful reading material, can be found here.

Forthcoming Conferences

Dates Name Where Attending?
31st May - 6th Jun 2026 International Congress of Quantum Chemistry Berkeley, California Andreea
7th Sep - 11tb Sep 2026 Origins Federation Zurich, Switzerland Alex, Bence
13th Sep - 18th Sep 2026 IEEE Quantum Week Toronto, Canada Lila
14th Sep - 16th Sep 2026 Excited States Faraday Discussion Cambridge, UK Alex
15th Sep - 18th Sep 2026 Foundations of Quantum Technologies Girton College, Cambridge, UK
19th Sep - 23rd Sep 2026 Molecular Electronic Structure 2026 Kamena Vourla, Greece
9th Jan - 14th Jan 2028 World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists 2028 Mérida, México
27th May - 1st Jun 2029 ICQC 2029 Qingdao, China

Forthcoming Workshops and Schools

Dates Name Where Attending?
1st July - 3rd July 2026 Tackling the Many‑Body Problem in Condensed Matter with Quantum Computing University of Strathclyde, Glasgow Lila
28th Sep - 2nd Oct 2026 Lennard-Jones Centre Summer School Cambridge, UK
14th Sep - 18th Sep 2026 Inquanto Summer School Cambridge, UK

Research and Projects

Project Ideas

Based on recent talks and conferences. Contains both project ideas and more general questions that would be nice to answer.

Dissertations

Please upload any missing documents to these folders such that these contain a complete history of every project or work completed in the group.

Computers

This section contains all information you could ever need about computers and how to use them.

Computing Resources

See this section for what computers the group members are using, what compute clusters are available, and where you can store files.

Introduction to basic shell commands

There are a number of tutorials available which document basic operations that are useful. Some highlights include setting up SSH keys, X-forwarding, or how to use vim. Click the hyperlink for the full list.

How to connect to department machines

It can be useful often to connect to computers in department remotely. Please keep your work-life balance in mind.

How to install Slack on department machines

Group communication is done primarily through Slack, it may be useful to install it. Alternatively we could begin using pigeon-mail or smoke signals.

Software Tutorials

  1. QChem
  2. SimpleDMC
  3. MRCC
  4. GAMESS
  5. RevQCMagic

Research Data Management

Uncategorisable

The following sections could not be given a heading in the great wiki organisation of 2026 and thus are labelled as uncategorisable. See Russell's paradox for more details.

Useful Information

Here are some things that were deemed as useful once upon a time. Please add to the list.

  1. Guidelines on Code Review
  2. How to do things relating to HANDE
  3. How to run PySCF or other Python software on Archer
  4. Where to get Travel Money
  5. Persistent X sessions for remote working
  6. Paper submission
  7. Getting Started with cerebro
  8. Things to do before leaving
  9. The Ten Git-mmandments: what NOT to do
  10. Mathematical Physics Lectures by Frederic Schuller: Geometrical Anatomy of Theoretical Physics and Lectures on Quantum Theory
  11. Mathematical Physics Lectures by Carl Bender: Perturbation and Asymptotic Series

Archiving data for the university repository

For publications data must be archived in accordance with university policy, instructions are here.

To-do list for the Thom Group Website

If there are desired wiki changes but the will to implement is not there they can be written here.

Archive

Anything not updated for more than 5 years should be put into this section.

Group Activities

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