Alain St-Amant, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest papers

Monte Carlo free energy calculations using electronic structure methods.
The Journal of chemical physics · 2008 · senior author
Methane oxidation mechanism on Pt(111): a cluster model DFT study.
The journal of physical chemistry. B · 2006

All 2 publications

Latest funding

HPCVL Access Support for High Performance Computing
NSERC · 2005 · Co-investigator
$396,000
New methods for the accurate modelling of large systems
NSERC · 2005 · Principal investigator
$220,000
HPCVL operational and access support
NSERC · 2003 · Co-investigator
$396,000

All 11 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Monte Carlo free energy calculations using electronic structure methods.

Matusek DR, Osborne S, St-Amant A

The Journal of chemical physics2008Senior author

DOI: 10.1063/1.2890725 PMID: 18433193

02

Methane oxidation mechanism on Pt(111): a cluster model DFT study.

Psofogiannakis G, St-Amant A, Ternan M

The journal of physical chemistry. B2006

DOI: 10.1021/jp061559+PMID: 17134220

HPCVL Access Support for High Performance Computing

Co-investigatorNSERC2005Major Facilities Access Grants

Principal investigators: Mewhort, Douglas

$396,000

New methods for the accurate modelling of large systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: StAmant, Alain

$220,000

HPCVL operational and access support

Co-investigatorNSERC2003Major Facilities Access Grants

Principal investigators: Mewhort, Douglas

$396,000

New algorithms for electronic structure calculations on large molecules

Principal investigatorNSERC2001Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: StAmant, Alain

$200,000

An eight-processor PC cluster for ab initio calculations on very large molecular systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: StAmant, Alain

$16,531

Further development of DeFT: improved solvation model and shared-memory version

Principal investigatorNSERC1999Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: StAmant, Alain

$40,000

Algorithms for treating large systems with quantum mechanics

Principal investigatorNSERC1997Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: StAmant, Alain

$167,580

A priori polarized charges obtained from accurate QM calculations

Principal investigatorNSERC1996Industrially Oriented Research Grants

Principal investigators: StAmant, Alain

$10,000

Workstation purchase to upgrade the bishop and st-amant computing environments

Co-investigatorNSERC1995Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Bishop, David

$56,802

Computational facilities for combined QM/MM modelling of enzymes

Principal investigatorNSERC1994Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: StAmant, Alain

$43,500

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

George Psofogiannakis

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2006

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor St-Amant, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Monte Carlo free energy calculations using electronic structure methods." (2008), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]