Regina Computational Chemistry Research Laboratory

University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan
What the facility does

Conducts quantum chemistry calculations and molecular dynamics simulations.

Areas of expertise

We perform supercomputer modelling at the molecular level, studying electrical conductivity of molten salts and ionic liquids, and petroleum refining mechanisms with low-temperature catalysts.

Research services

Quantum chemistry calculations, molecular simulations

Sectors of application
  • Clean technology
  • Energy

Specialized lab

Equipment

Function

Laboratory for Computational Discovery

2010 Ciaratech Shared-memory Supercomputer

72 CPU cores and 144 Gb RAM of shared memory

 

2010 Ciaratech Supercomputer Cluster

420 CPU cores (12 per node) and 24 Gb RAM per node of distributed memory

 

Gaussian09

Computational chemistry software

 

VASP5

Molecular simulation software

 

MOLPRO2008

Computational chemistry software

Title

URL

Laboratory of Computational Discovery

http://www.lcd.uregina.ca/

Cracking the bonds video: A computational chemistry research team at the University of Regina investigates the process of petroleum cracking at a molecular level.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3mMf6X3iOs