NATO

Advanced
Study
Institute

Advances in the

Computer Simulations of Liquid Crystals

Dipartimento di Chimica Fisica e Inorganica,

Universita' di Bologna,

Viale Risorgimento, 4 - 40136 Bologna, Italy.

Tel. :+39-51-6447012 - Fax +39-51-6443690

e-mail: vz3bod7a@sirio.cineca.it

INFN - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare

Via Irnerio, 46 - 40126 Bologna, Italy.

Tel: +39-51-351193 - Fax: +39-51-244101

e-mail: pasini@bo.infn.it

Via Guarnotta 26, Erice (TP), Italy.

Tel: 39-923-869133 - Fax: 39-923-869226

e-mail: hq@emcsc.ccsem.infn.it

Dates of ASI: 11-21 June1998

The objective of the School is to provide a stateof the art review of the rapidly evolving computer techniques employed for the study of liquid crystals and other anisotropic fluids and to advanceour understanding of these systems through the interaction of top specialists from different neighboring fields.