Todorova, M.: Selective stabilization of polar oxide surfaces in electrochemical environment. Workshop: The Electrode Potential in Electrochemistry - A Challenge for Electronic Structure Theory Calculations, Schloß Reisensburg, Günzburg, Germany (2017)
Todorova, M.: Free energy sampling for electrochemical systems. Workshop II: Stochastic Sampling and Accelerated Time Dynamics on Multidimensional Surfaces, IPAM, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA (2017)
Todorova, M.: Ab-initio modelling of electrochemical processes: Challenges and insights. Workshop: Fundamental Electrochemistry: Theory Meets Experiment, Leiden, The Netherlands (2017)
Todorova, M.: From semiconductor defect chemistry to electrochemistry: Insight into corrosion mechanisms from ab initio concepts. 57 Sanibel Symposium, St. Simon Island, GA, USA (2017)
Todorova, M.: From semiconductor defect chemistry to electrochemistry: Gaining new insights from computational physics tools. ICCP10 Conference , Macao, China (2017)
Todorova, M.: Oxide stability and defect chemistry in an electrochemical environment: an ab initio perspective. Workshop 2016 der DFG-Forschergruppe 1376 “Elementary reaction steps in electrocatalysis: Theory meets experiment“, Reisensburg, Günzburg, Germany (2016)
Surendralal, S.; Todorova, M.; Neugebauer, J.: Automated calculations for charged point defects in MgO and α-Fe2O3. DPG-Frühjahrstagung 2016, Regensburg, Germany (2016)
Vatti, A. K.; Todorova, M.; Neugebauer, J.: Ab initio Determination of Formation Energies and Charge Transfer Levels of Charged Ions in Water. APS 2016, Baltimore, MD, USA (2016)
Vatti, A. K.; Todorova, M.; Neugebauer, J.: Formation Energy of Ions in Water using ab-initio Molecular Dynamics. DPG Frühjahrstagung 2016, Regensburg, Germany (2016)
Todorova, M.: Electrochemistry from the perspective of semiconductor defect chemistry: New tools and insights. Psi-k Conference, San Sebastian, Spain (2015)
Vatti, A. K.; Todorova, M.; Neugebauer, J.: Formation Energy of Halide ions (Cl/Br/I) in water from ab-initio Molecular Dyna. Psi-k 2015 Conference, San Sebastián, Spain (2015)
Todorova, M.: Thermodynamic stability of bulk oxides and their defects in an electrochemical environment. 5th Sino-German Symposium, Changchun, China (2015)
Todorova, M.: From semiconductor defect chemistry to electrochemisty: New tools and insights. Workshop “Enabling methods for materials innovation: From quantum to mesoscale”, Gainesville, FL, USA (2015)
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