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Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP) is delighted to announce that Professor Gabor A. Somorjai of the University of California, Berkeley has joined the Honorary Board of the journal. Professor Somorjai’s research interests are in the fields of surface science, solid state chemistry and catalysis. During his long career Prof. Somorjai has published >1000 scientific papers and received many awards and honours.

Read Professor Somorjai’s recent PCCP articles today:

Rh_1−xPd_x nanoparticle composition dependence in CO oxidation by oxygen: catalytic activity enhancement in bimetallic systems
James Russell Renzas, Wenyu Huang, Yawen Zhang, Michael E. Grass, Dat Tien Hoang, Selim Alayoglu, Derek R. Butcher, Franklin (Feng) Tao, Zhi Liu and Gabor A. Somorjai
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP01858A

The evolution of model catalytic systems; studies of structure, bonding and dynamics from single crystal metal surfaces to nanoparticles, and from low pressure (<10⁻³ Torr) to high pressure (>10⁻³ Torr) to liquid interfaces
Gabor A. Somorjai, Roger L. York, Derek Butcher and Jeong Y. Park
DOI: 10.1039/B618805B

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP) is pleased to announce that Professor Ove Christiansen of Aarhus University has joined our Advisory Board.

Ove received his PhD from Aarhus University in 1997 before moving to Mainz, Germany as an Alexander von Humboldt fellow. Between 1999 and 2002 he was Assistant Professor at the University of Lund, Sweden before returning to Denmark to take up his current position.

His research interests are in theoretical chemistry, including internal dynamics, vibrational spectroscopy, hybrid methods for molecules in solution and biomolecular systems, coupled-cluster theory and wave function calculations.

Read these recent papers from Prof. Christiansen in PCCP:

Scrutinizing the effects of polarization in QM/MM excited state calculations
Kristian Sneskov, Tobias Schwabe, Ove Christiansen and Jacob Kongsted
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP22067E

Unraveling the similarity of the photoabsorption of deprotonated p-coumaric acid in the gas phase and within the photoactive yellow protein
Tomás Rocha-Rinza, Kristian Sneskov, Ove Christiansen, Ulf Ryde and Jacob Kongsted
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP01075H

We are delighted to announce that Professor Benny Gerber has joined the Editorial Board of Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP).

Professor Gerber received his B.S. degree in 1965 from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and his D.Phil. in 1968 from the University of Oxford. He now splits his time between the Institute of Chemistry at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem and the University of California Irvine.

Within the broad fields of theoretical and computational chemistry his research covers the chemistry and chemical dynamics of noble gas atoms, vibrational spectroscopy of large molecules, mechanisms and dynamics of processes in atmospheric chemistry and dynamics of molecules processes at low temperatures.

Read a selection of Prof. Gerber’s recent PCCP papers today:

Stability of noble-gas hydrocarbons in an organic liquid-like environment: HXeCCH in acetylene
Ehud Tsivion and R. Benny Gerber
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP22607J

Raman spectra of long chain hydrocarbons: anharmonic calculations, experiment and implications for imaging of biomembranes
Jiří Šebek, Liat Pele, Eric O. Potma and R. Benny Gerber
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP20618D

Conformational transitions of glycine induced by vibrational excitation of the O–H stretch
Michaela Shmilovits-Ofir, Yifat Miller and R. Benny Gerber
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP01385D

Predicted compounds of radon with acetylene and water
Ehud Tsivion and R. Benny Gerber
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP00875C

We are pleased to welcome Professor Ron Naaman as a member of the Advisory Board of Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP).

Professor Naaman completed his graduate studies at the Ben Gurion University at Beer-Sheva, Israel, and at the Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel from 1973-1977, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University between 1977 and 1979 and a  lectureship in the Department of Chemistry at Harvard University in 1979. Since 1992 Prof. Naaman has been based at the Department of Chemical Physics in The Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.

Professor Namaan’s current research interests cover a broad range of topics including molecular electronics, electron transfer in monolayers, photoelectron spectroscopy and the magnetic properties of monolayers. His group applies their findings to the production of hybrid devices and sensors.

Read Professor Namaan’s excellent PCCP Perspective article on nano-devices today:

Molecular controlled nano-devices
Ron Naaman
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP21106D

We are delighted to announce that Professor Charusita Chakravarty has joined the Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP) Advisory Board.

Professor Chakravarty completed her Ph.D. under the supervision of Professor D. C. Clary at the University of Cambridge followed by postdoctoral studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara and the University of Cambridge.
Prof. Chakravarty joined the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in 1994.

Her research covers the development and application of both quantum and classical computational methods towards understanding the properties of liquids. Recently her work has focused on the study of the anomalous properties of water since hydration is a fundamental process in many chemical and biological systems.

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP) is delighted to welcome Professor Marco Garavelli to our Advisory Board.

Marco received his Laurea in Chemistry (Magna Cum Laude) in 1994 from the University of Bologna, where he subsequently also studied for his PhD. Between 1998-1999 he worked as a Research Associate at King’s College London and in 1999 he joined the University of Bologna as a lecturer.

His research interests are in theoretical and computational chemistry, with particular focus on the simulation of the (chemical and photochemical) reactivity of large molecules and the interactions between complex molecular systems and external stimuli (e.g. photons).

Read Marco’s recent PCCP articles by following the links below:

Product formation in rhodopsin by fast hydrogen motions
Oliver Weingart, Piero Altoè, Marco Stenta, Andrea Bottoni, Giorgio Orlandi and Marco Garavelli
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP02496A

Adenine deactivation in DNA resolved at the CASPT2//CASSCF/AMBER level
Irene Conti, Piero Altoè, Marco Stenta, Marco Garavelli and Giorgio Orlandi
DOI: 10.1039/B926608A

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP) is delighted to announce that Professor Mattanjah de Vries, of the University of California Santa Barbara, has joined the Advisory Board of the journal.

Professor de Vries received his BSc in Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy from the University of Amsterdam in 1971 and his Masters in Nuclear Physics from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem in 1975. He returned to the University of Amsterdam to study for his PhD in Chemical Physics, graduating in 1980.

His current research covers the use of gas phase techniques to study isolated molecules and the study of fragile organic molecules using laser mass spectrometry.

Professor de Vries latest PCCP article appeared in the themed issue on the Molecular mechanisms of the photostability of life.

Read his exciting research article today:

The effect of C5 substitution on the photochemistry of uracil
Dana Nachtigallová, Hans Lischka, Jaroslaw J. Szymczak, Mario Barbatti, Pavel Hobza, Zsolt Gengeliczki, Gustavo Pino, Michael P. Callahan and Mattanjah S. de Vries
DOI: 10.1039/B925803P

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP) is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Katsuhiko Ariga as an Associate Editor of the journal.

Professor Ariga is the Director of Supermolecules Group at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) in Japan. His research covers supermolecular chemistry and surface science, including the boundaries between organic chemistry, physical chemistry, biochemistry, and materials chemistry.

PCCP is committed to publishing the best Japanese research in the broad fields of physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry. We have several leading Japanese scientists on our international Advisory Board: Asuka Fujii, Yasuhiro Iwasawa and Yoshiyasu Matsumoto.

So you can see for yourself the quality of work appearing in PCCP, we have selected some recent articles from authors based in Japan which are available to read for free for a limited period.

On behalf of Professor Ariga and all our Editorial Board, we invite you to submit your best work to PCCP.

The Royal Society of Chemistry has also recently opened an office in Toyko in the same building as the Chemical Society of Japan. You can read RSC CEO Dr Robert Parker’s speech from the official opening here .

Operation of micro and molecular machines: a new concept with its origins in interface science
Katsuhiko Ariga, Shinsuke Ishihara, Hironori Izawa, Hong Xia and Jonathan P. Hill
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP02040K

Supramolecular nanoarchitectures for light energy conversion
Taku Hasobe
DOI: 10.1039/B910564F

Ionicity in ionic liquids: correlation with ionic structure and physicochemical properties
Kazuhide Ueno, Hiroyuki Tokuda and Masayoshi Watanabe
DOI: 10.1039/B921462N

Design of functional ionic liquids using magneto- and luminescent-active anions
Yukihiro Yoshida and Gunzi Saito
DOI: 10.1039/B920046K

The CH/π hydrogen bond in chemistry. Conformation, supramolecules, optical resolution and interactions involving carbohydrates
Motohiro Nishio
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP20404A

Colloidal Si nanocrystals: a controlled organic–inorganic interface and its implications of color-tuning and chemical design toward sophisticated architectures
Naoto Shirahata
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP02647F

Time-dependent intermolecular interaction during protein reactions
Masahide Terazima
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP21868A

Metal-intercalated aromatic hydrocarbons: a new class of carbon-based superconductors
Yoshihiro Kubozono, Hiroki Mitamura, Xuesong Lee, Xuexia He, Yusuke Yamanari, Yosuke Takahashi, Yuta Suzuki, Yumiko Kaji, Ritsuko Eguchi, Koki Akaike, Takashi Kambe, Hideki Okamoto, Akihiko Fujiwara, Takashi Kato, Taichi Kosugi and Hideo Aoki
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP20961B

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