{"id":2171,"date":"2023-09-20T09:31:48","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T00:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/?page_id=2171"},"modified":"2025-01-24T13:49:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T04:49:50","slug":"areas07_chem","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/education\/mc-sousei\/areas07_chem\/","title":{"rendered":"Theoretical 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\/areas07_chem\/theme.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"251\"><\/p>\n<p>We use computer simulations and statistical mechanics theory to explore the unusual properties of water and ice.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chem.okayama-u.ac.jp\/en\/laboratory\/theochem\/\">Link to Group Homepage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table class=\"el_table_fix\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 20%\">&nbsp;<\/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\">Assoc. Prof. MATSUMOTO Masakazu<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;font-size: 12px;margin-left: -20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">E-mail: matsu-m3 <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\">theoretical chemistry\/molecular dynamics\/science of water and ice<\/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\/6017a0a23c24eb3e74506e4da22f6611_en.html\">Directory of Researchers<\/a> \u3000<a class=\"el_linkBtn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.okayama-u.ac.jp\/eng\/research_highlights\/index_id122.html\">Research Highlights<\/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\/areas07_chem\/img_MATSUMOTO.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elst.okayama-u.ac.jp\/up_load_files\/areas\/areas07_chem\/img_MATSUMOTO.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"237\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Water is our most familiar substance, but it is also known for its many unusual properties. 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