Materials Computation Center

Workshop on Recent Developments in Electronic Structure

The Annual Workshop on Recent Developments in Electronic Structure Methods brings together active participants in electronic structure theory from universities, colleges, institutes, and laboratories around the world.

The invited presentations and contributed posters describe new methods for computing previously inaccessible properties, breakthroughs in computational efficiency and accuracy, and novel applications of these approaches to the study of molecules, liquids, and solids. This conference represents a valuable opportunity for students, postdocs, and senior researchers alike to explain their ideas and learn from each other.

This workshop was started by David M. Ceperley and Richard M. Martin (Physics, University of Illinois) in 1989. Since then, this workshop has been hosted by more than a dozen universities and institutions.

For many years, the workshop was funded by both local organizations and the National Science Foundation's "Materials World Network: The Materials Computation Center Outreach Effort" Award #1107472.

ES26 - Workshop on Recent Developments in Electronic Structure

This page provides the information we currently have; the official UW-Madison site will have full details once it's online.

Aerial photo of University of Wisconsin-Madison in the afternoon sun.
The next Recent Developments in Electronic Structure workshop (ES26) will be hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison from -. The information about the invited speakers, scientific program, registration, and travel details will be updated in the next weeks. Photo: University of Wisconsin.

2026 Local Organizing Committee

Chair: Yuan Ping (Matls Science & Eng); Matt Otten (Physics); Yang Yang (Chemistry); Elio Koenig (Physics); Ilya Esterlis (Physics); J. R. Schmidt (Chemistry)

2026 Workshop Themes

  • A. Strongly correlated electronic-structure methods
  • B. Nonequilibrium quantum many-body problems; optical and excited-state properties
  • C. Foundational developments in density functional theory
  • D. Electron-phonon coupling, nonadiabatic dynamics, and multi-component electronic structure
  • E. Machine learning and quantum computing in electronic-structure theory
  • F. Topological systems and magnetism

Confirmed Invited Speakers

  • Dr. Steven Crisostomo, University of California, Santa Barbara, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
  • Mr. David Linteau, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), School of Basic Sciences, Institute of Physics (CQSL)
  • Dr. Matthew Otten, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Physics Department
  • Dr. Joe Subotnik, Princeton University, Department of Chemistry
  • Dr. Sergei Tretiak, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Dr. Victor Yu Wenzhe, Argonne National Laboratory
  • Dr. Weitao Yang, Duke University, Department of Chemistry (Trinity College of Arts & Sciences)

2026 Logistics

  • Venue: Memorial Union, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Format: Invited talks and poster sessions. Optional hands-on tutorials are planned.
  • Registration - coming soon: in-person and online-only
  • Housing: university residence halls are within a 5-10 minute walk of the workshop venue

Madison provides a scenic summer setting on Lake Mendota, with convenient access from nearby research hubs (UIUC, UChicago, UMich, Purdue, and others). This will be the first time the workshop is hosted at UW-Madison.

List of Workshops on Recent Developments in Electronic Structure

Workshop Index

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the workshop series, the Materials Computation Center compiled an index of invited speakers and poster presenters.