{"id":1303,"date":"2023-07-14T20:15:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T11:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/?page_id=1303"},"modified":"2025-01-24T14:08:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T05:08:25","slug":"areas14_chem","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/education\/mc-sousei\/areas14_chem\/","title":{"rendered":"Theoretical and Computational Chemistry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-69 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas14_chem\/themeEN.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"315\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">We use molecular simulation techniques to understand and predict various functions of molecules and molecular assemblies such as lipid membranes, aiming to inform the design of new materials. In order to tackle technical issues in bio- and soft-materials, we utilize multiscale molecular modeling, ranging from sub-atomic scales of quantum mechanics, to the coarse-grained molecular level, reaching to the micron scale. By developing these simulation techniques and applying them to contemporary problems, we expand the frontiers of molecular simulations.<\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"el_table_fix\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 20%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas14_chem\/Shinoda2021.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"408\"><\/th>\n<td style=\"width: 80%\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Prof. SHINODA Wataru<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">E-mail: shinoda <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">[at]<\/span> okayama-u.ac.jp<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">computational chemistry, molecular simulation, biomembranes, lipid membranes, biomolecular self-assembly, soft materials<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a class=\"el_linkBtn\" href=\"https:\/\/soran.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp\/html\/cd8671699c2ca2cf324722b072e43b5d_en.html\">Directory of Researchers<\/a> \u3000<a class=\"el_linkBtn\" href=\"http:\/\/theocomp.chem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/index.html\">Link to homepage<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas14_chem\/img_SPICA.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas14_chem\/img_SPICA.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"203\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To overcome the limitations of molecular simulation, we have developed a quantitative coarse-grained molecular force field, SPICA, to analyze large-scale molecular assembly systems extending into the mesoscale regime. We are now able to treat complex molecular mixtures of submicron size.<\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spica-ff.org\/\">https:\/\/www.spica-ff.org\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We use molecular simulation techniques to understand and predict various functions of molecules and molecular  [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":144,"menu_order":129,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-layout_single.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1303","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We use molecular simulation techniques to understand an\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/education\/mc-sousei\/areas14_chem\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 4.9.10\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"ja_JP\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Graduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology | Okayama University - 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