What is the WCTC Meeting?
The West Coast Theoretical Chemistry (WCTC) Meeting brought together graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty and industry scientists for a one-day meeting to discuss and present their research across all areas of theoretical chemistry in the form of invited talks, contributed talks and poster presentations.
This one-day meeting took place on Saturday, May 10, 2025 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Request a copy of the WCTC schedule and book of abstracts
For more information, please email Sergey Varganov or Jill Lorenz.
Venue
The WCTC meeting took place at the Davidson Mathematics and Science Center on the University of Nevada, Reno campus (1664 N. Virginia St., Reno, NV 89557).
The Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO) is approximately 5 miles from the University of Nevada, Reno. Campus is approximately 0.3 miles from Downtown Reno. A map of the conference venue and recommended parking areas can be found on the University's interactive online map. Campus parking is free on weekends, except for 24/7 reserved spots.
The University of Nevada, Reno is approximately 60 miles from Lake Tahoe.
Registration, lodging and cost
- Registration opened on March 10, 2025 and closed April 28, 2025.
- The registration cost was $55 per person and included a continental breakfast, coffee breaks and lunch.
- The following hotels are recommended due to their proximity to the University (all approximate 10-15 minute walk):
- Circus Circus
- Silver Legacy
- Eldorado
- Whitney Peak Hotel, A Tapestry Collection by Hilton (non-gaming, non-smoking)
Invited speakers
- Anastassia Alexandrova, University of California, Los Angeles
- Tim Zuehlsdorff, Oregon State University
- Matthias Heyden, Arizona State University
- Anne McCoy, University of Washington
- Oleg Prezhdo, University of Southern California
- Robert Parrish, QC Ware
Poster winners
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Organizers
The following individuals from the University of Nevada, Reno are the meeting organizers:
- Sergey Varganov, University of Nevada, Reno
- David Leitner, University of Nevada, Reno
- Timur Tscherbul, University of Nevada, Reno
- David Cantu, University of Nevada, Reno
- Samuel Odoh, University of Nevada, Reno
- Maksym Fizer, University of Nevada, Reno
Previous hosts
The following universities are previous hosts of the West Coast Theoretical Chemistry Meeting:
- University of California, Merced (2024)
- University of California, Davis (2023)
- University of California, Berkeley (Northern California Theoretical Chemistry meeting in 2019)
- Stanford University (2018)