Office for Global Engagement

International Activities

International Publications

• Argentina: “Role of Confinement and Water-Surface Affinity on Filling Mechanisms and Sorption Hysteresis in Nanopores”, E. de la Llave, V. Molinero* and D. A. Scherlis*, J. Phys. Chem. C., 116 (2012) 1833–1840, 12/2011
• Japan: “Order parameters for the multistep crystallization of clathrate hydrates”, L. C. Jacobson, M. Matsumoto and V. Molinero*, J. Chem. Phys., 135 (2011), 074501. • Cover article of J. Chem, Phys. 135 (7)., 08/2011
• India: “The Rise and Fall of Anomalies in Tetrahedral Liquids”, W. Hujo, B. S. Jabes, V. K. Rana, C. Chakravarty* and V. Molinero*, J. Stat. Phys. 145 (2011) 293 [invited]., 08/2011
• Argentina: “Melting and crystallization of ice in partially filled nanopores”, E. Gonzalez Solveyra, E. de la Llave, D. A. Scherlis and V. Molinero*, J. Phys. Chem. B., 115 (2011), 14196–14204 [invited]., 08/2011
• Austria, France, Italy, United States: “Structural Study of Low Concentration LiCl Aqueous Solutions in the Liquid, Supercooled and Hyperquenched Glassy State”, K. Winkel, M. Seidl, T. Loerting, L. E. Bove, S. Imberti, V. Molinero, F. Bruni, R. Mancinelli and M. A. Ricci*, J. Chem. Phys, (2011), 134, 024515., 01/2011
• USA & Argentina: “Water filling of hydrophilic nanopores”, E. de la Llave, V. Molinero* and D. A. Scherlis*, J. Chem. Phys., 133 (2010), 034513., 08/2010
• USA & Argentina: “Freezing, Melting and Structure of Ice in a Hydrophilic Nanopore”, E.B. Moore, E. de la Llave, K. Welke, D. A. Scherlis and V. Molinero*, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 12 (2010), 4124-4134., 01/2010

International Presentations

• Spain: “Crystallization of water nanoparticles” V. Molinero, CECAM workshop WaterEurope, CECAM, Zaragoza, Spain, June 2014, 06/2014
• Czech Republic: “Crystallization of water” V. Molinero, Ninth Liblice Conference on the Statistical Mechanics of Liquids, Sec Dam Lake, Czech Republic, June 2014., 06/2014
• France: "Heterogeneous nucleation of ice at carbon surfaces.” V. Molinero, Workshop on Metastability and Nucleation in Water: Theory, Experiments, and Applications, Les Houches, France, June 2014., 06/2014
• Switzerland: “Heterogeneous nucleation of ice at carbon surfaces”, CECAM workshop on Molecular Simulations of Crystallization from Solution, CECAM, Lugano, Switzerland, May 2014, 05/2014
• Japan: Low-density liquid water is the mother of ice: on the relation between liquid structure, thermodynamics and ice crystallization.” V. Molinero, 3rd International Conference on Molecular Simulations, Kobe, Japan, November 2013., 11/2013
• Japan: “From hydrophobic hydration to assembly of clathrates …and zeolites and liquid crystals.” V. Molinero, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan, November 2013., 11/2013
• Poland: “Quasicrystals and crystals tiled with pentagons in water and silicon” V. Molinero, 12th International Conference on Quasicrystals ICQ12, Krakow, Poland, September 2013., 09/2013
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: “Low-density liquid water is the mother of ice: on the relation between mesostructure, thermodynamics and ice crystallization in solutions.” V. Molinero, Faraday Discussion 167 “Mesostructure and dynamics in liquids and solutions”, Bristol, UK, September 2013., 09/2013
• Italy: “Minimalistic Models of Water.” V. Molinero, Lectures in the Enrico School of Physics “Water: fundamentals as the basis for understanding the environment and promoting technology”, Varenna, Italy, July 2013., 07/2013
• Switzerland: . “Heterogeneous nucleation of ice on carbon surfaces”, V. Molinero, CECAM workshop "The role of interfaces in crystallization", Laussanne, Switzerland, May 2013., 05/2013
• Sweden: “The anomalous thermodynamics of water from high-temperature liquid to low-density amorphous ice studied with the mW water model.” V. Molinero, Nobel Symposium on Water in Biology and Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden, August 2011. [symposium cancelled], 08/2011
• Switzerland: "Limit of metastability of supercooled water", V. Molinero, CECAM Workshop “Models for Bulk, Confined Water and Aqueous Solutions Upon Supercooling: State of the Art and Future Perspectives in Understanding Water Anomalies by Computer Simulations”, Lausanne, Switzerland, July 2011., 07/2011
• France: “Nanophase segregation in binary glasses driven by polyamorphism of the solvent” V. Molinero, 11th International Conference on the Structure of Non-Crystalline Materials (NCM11), Paris, France, 06/2010
• Denmark: “Ice nucleation and the liquid-liquid transition in water” V. Molinero, Workshop on Viscous Liquids and the Glass Transition VIII, Søminestationen, Holbæk, Denmark, 05/2010
• France: “Vitrification of tetrahedral liquids: from water to germanium and beyond.” V. Molinero, European Synchroton Radiation Facility Workshop: New opportunities and challenges for liquid and amorphous materials science, Grenoble, France, September 2008., 09/2008
• Denmark: Summer School “Linear Response: Theory and Practice” V. Molinero, Workshop Viscous Liquids and the Glass Transition IV, Søminestationen, Holbæk, Denmark, July 1-8 2007., 07/2007
• Denmark: “Liquid-liquid immiscibility in supercooled aqueous solutions driven by water’s polyamorphism.” V. Molinero, Workshop Viscous Liquids and the Glass Transition IV, Søminestationen, Holbæk, Denmark, July 2007., 07/2007
• Denmark: “Decoupled water diffusion in carbohydrate glasses”. Invited by “Glass and Time” Danish National Resarch Foundation Centre for Viscous Liquids Dynamics, Roskilde, Denmark May 2007., 05/2007
• Denmark: “Vitrification of a monatomic metallic liquid in simulations and experiment”. Invited by “Glass and Time” Danish National Resarch Foundation Centre for Viscous Liquids Dynamics, Roskilde, Denmark May 2007., 05/2007
• Argentina: “Mechanisms of diffusion in supercooled and glassy water-carbohydrate mixtures”. Workshop on Dynamics and relaxation in supercooled fluids and glassy systems, Mar del Plata, Argentina, September 2004., 09/2004
• Argentina: “How does water diffuse in glasses of carbohydrates?” International Symposium on the properties of water ISOPOW IX , Mar del Plata, Argentina, September 2004., 09/2004
• Argentina: “Molecular modeling of polymer electrolyte membranes for fuel cell applications". CNEA, National Atomic Energy Commission, Buenos Aires, Argentina. April, 2004., 04/2004
• Argentina: “Is molecular simulation useful for designing crispier corn flakes?" Department of Chemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. April, 2002., 04/2002

International External Service

• Argentina: Co-authored a book aimed to provide elementary and high school educators with a deeper scientific understanding of the ubiquitous topic of water in school: “El agua, sabers esolares y perspectives cientificas” (Water, school knowledge and scientific perspectives). V. Molinero, L. Lacreu Ed.; Editorial Paidos, Buenos Aires, 2004., 01/2003-02/01/2003

International Media

• United Kingdom: "Water takes forbidden form", Philip Ball writes about our work on a first ever predicted water quasicrystal in Chemistry World., 11/16/2010
• Germany: “Immer mehr bizarre Eigenarten beim Wasser entdeckt” (More and more bizarre quirks found in water): the German newspaper Die Welt writes about our work on confined water., 06/30/2010