Grant Hill
@dr-ghill.bsky.social
Theoretical chemist. Research interests in optimisation (basis sets) and using AI/ML in sustainable chemistry
Teaching interests in digital chemistry and active learning
Teaching interests in digital chemistry and active learning
To me “the calculation took 7 hours of compute time” sounds slightly better than “the calculation took 7 hours of computing time”.
Perhaps I’m just indoctrinated 🤷♂️
Perhaps I’m just indoctrinated 🤷♂️
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
To me “the calculation took 7 hours of compute time” sounds slightly better than “the calculation took 7 hours of computing time”.
Perhaps I’m just indoctrinated 🤷♂️
Perhaps I’m just indoctrinated 🤷♂️
It’s been a term within High-Performance Computing for a very long time.
November 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
It’s been a term within High-Performance Computing for a very long time.
Smells like a way to reward the PIs with huge groups. About time we had one of those 🙄
October 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Smells like a way to reward the PIs with huge groups. About time we had one of those 🙄
It obviously happened when I was an undergrad then - 98-02.
October 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
It obviously happened when I was an undergrad then - 98-02.
I think that rebuild happened during my PhD, and was gutted when there was no longer a car “crashing” through the college bar wall.
October 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I think that rebuild happened during my PhD, and was gutted when there was no longer a car “crashing” through the college bar wall.
As a former Alcuin student, I can only agree 😉
October 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
As a former Alcuin student, I can only agree 😉
Reposted by Grant Hill
I'm also going to take this opportunity to advertise again that I'm recruiting postdocs to work in my group. If you have an interest in quantum dynamics, excited states, electron/energy transfers, or other things my group does (see here faygroupucla.github.io) please do get in touch.
September 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I'm also going to take this opportunity to advertise again that I'm recruiting postdocs to work in my group. If you have an interest in quantum dynamics, excited states, electron/energy transfers, or other things my group does (see here faygroupucla.github.io) please do get in touch.
And, of course, the train is running late
July 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
And, of course, the train is running late
Feel sorry for the poor baby who gets stuck with Welshite (pun may not work outside the UK)
January 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Feel sorry for the poor baby who gets stuck with Welshite (pun may not work outside the UK)