Upcoming Talk by Alyssa Travitz of Open Free Energy

The Open Source Program Office and the UW-Research Software Engineering community will be hosting an upcoming talk by Alyssa Travitz from Open Free Energy on April 14 from 3:00–4:00 PM (with reception to follow) in the Orchard View Room in the Discovery Building.

Open Free Energy focuses on developing tools that enable researchers to easily and efficiently calculate binding free energies for networks of molecular systems, with applications in pharmaceutical lead optimization. Their work is closely guided by board members from industry to ensure the tools meet the needs of real-world users in drug discovery and molecular design.

A key feature of the project is its commitment to open science—all software is open source and shared on GitHub under an MIT license, making these powerful computational tools accessible to the broader research community.

This will be a great opportunity to learn about cutting-edge computational methods in molecular design, open-source scientific software, and how industry–academic collaboration is shaping modern drug discovery.

Event Details

• Speaker: Alyssa Travitz, Open Free Energy
• Date: April 14
• Time: 3:00–4:00 PM (with reception to follow)
• Location: Orchard View Room, Discovery Building

Please RSVP by March 31, 2026 if you plan to attend.

We hope to see you there!