NEMD 2026 Summer School 6 to 7 July 2026 Non-Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics (NEMD) is increasingly used to study liquids and interfaces in regimes where continuum descriptions break down, from nanoscale flows and wetting to heat transfer, lubrication, and semiconductor processing. Yet for many researchers, NEMD remains difficult to access: its fundamentals are rarely taught in a unified way, and practical guidance on extracting reliable transport properties is often scattered across the literature.This summer school is designed to bridge that gap.We focus on the fundamental ideas, practical techniques, and common pitfalls of using molecular dynamics to study non-equilibrium transport in liquids and at interfaces, with an emphasis on results that can be connected to continuum models and emerging technological applications. The school is aimed at early-career researchers who:already simulate fluids but want rigorous NEMD foundations, and/orare new to NEMD for fluids and interfaces.No prior experience with non-equilibrium methods is assumed.The programme covers:Fundamentals: NEMD theory for fluids and interfacesInterfacial properties: solid-liquid and liquid-vapour systemsTransport phenomena: slip lengths, heat fluxes, and interfacial thermal transportAuto-correlation methods: extracting transport properties from simulationsMachine learning potentials: for fluids and interfacesMultiscale modelling: linking molecular results to continuum descriptionsApplications: current research landscape and industrial use casesHands-on HPC sessions: run real simulations on ARCHER2, the UK’s national supercomputer, with dedicated support from EPCC training expertsThe emphasis throughout is on physical understanding, reproducible workflows, and transferable skills, rather than black-box simulation.Further details about the summer school are available at:NEMD Summer School 2026 This article was published on 2026-01-14
