5th International Workshop on Challenges of Atomistic Simulations of Glasses and Amorphous Materials

Dates: August 6 - 8, 2025
Location: AGC Yokohama Technical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Accommodation: JR East Hotel Mets Yokohama Tsurumi

Organizers

Dr. Shingo Urata (AGC Inc., Japan), shingo.urata@agc.com
Prof. Jincheng Du (University of North Texas, USA), jincheng.du@unt.edu
Prof. Alastair N. Cormack (Alfred University, USA), cormack@alfred.edu

Objectives

The 5th International Workshop on Challenges of Atomistic Simulations of Glasses and Amorphous Materials, a key activity of TC27 Atomistic Simulation of International Commission on Glass (ICG), is scheduled to take place in Yokohama, Japan from Aug. 6 to 8, 2025. Following the tradition of the previous workshops in Strasbourg France (1^st), Wuhan China (2^nd), Sao Carlos, Brazil (3^rd) and Corning NY USA (4^th), this international workshop will bring together leading experts in the field of computer simulations of glass and amorphous materials to discuss current trends and challenges in atomic-scale modeling of glasses.

During the three-day event, we aim to address several challenging issues in atomistic simulations through presentations by world-leading experts, followed by in-depth discussions.

1. Procedures for glass formation using computer simulations: The use of unrealistic quench rates often raises doubts about simulation results. How does the interplay of chemical disorder affect the legitimacy of configurations obtained? Does a high quench rate impact all glasses similarly, regardless of chemical ordering in the liquid state?
2. Developing reliable potentials for glass modeling: Many potentials exist, but there’s no systematic way to evaluate them. A structured repository and evaluation approach is needed, but the path forward is unclear.
3. Applications of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) in glass simulations: ML has been used for potential development, correlating glass composition with properties, and even as a potential form without functional forms. These new developments will be discussed at the workshop.

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Publication

We plan to publish a special issue “Challenges and progress in atomistic simulations of glasses and amorphous materials” at the Journal of the American Ceramic Society. All invited and contributed presenters are welcome to submit a manuscript. The submitted manuscript will be reviewed based on the standards of regular submission. The submission portal will be open on May 1, 2025 and the submission deadline is Nov. 15, 2025. You can follow the link for manuscript submission.

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