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9th International Meeting on Atomic and Molecular Physics and Chemistry

23 May 2018

The 9th International Meeting on Atomic and Molecular Physics and Chemistry (IMAMPC) will be taking place in Berlin, Germany between 5-8 June 2018.

This interdisciplinary meeting was conceived to encourage the assistance and active participation of young theoreticians and experimentalists in the field of atomic and molecular physics. Keeping with this tradition, the 9th edition of the IMAMPC will promote innovative research by young scientists, in order to highlight their important contributions to the field.

The meeting will be divided in 11 topical sessions, each opened by a renowned speaker. As element of novelty, a general animated discussion will be held at the end of each session to summarize the findings. We strongly encourage early-career independent researchers, postdocs, and students to submit abstracts, among which we will select 23 high-quality contributions for oral presentation. A non-exhaustive list of topics covered by the conference is

Macromolecules and biologically-relevant systems
Reactive collision, scattering, ultracold chemistry
Photochemistry/Photodynamics
Spectroscopy and electronic structure theory
Electron dynamics

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP) is pleased to support the event.

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2nd European Symposium on Chemical Bonding

23 May 2018

By Ellis McGlone.

The 2nd European Symposium on Chemical Bonding will be taking place in Oviedo, Spain from 3-7 September 2018. Following the spirit of the ESCB1, the conference will be devoted to showing new developments as well as relevant applications in the field of chemical bonding. Besides a set of invited lectures by leaders in the field, ESCB2 expects gather a number of younger researchers, for whom there will be shorter oral communications.

In keeping with the tradition of ESCB1, a practical school on methods, applications and computational tecniques, this time focused on quantum chemical topology tools in chemical bonding will take place before the beginning of the meeting, from September 2 to September 3.

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP) and Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry are delighted to be supporting the event.

Submissions for poster abstracts close on 30 June 2018.

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PCCP Themed Collection: Theory, experiment, and simulations in laboratory astrochemistry

21 May 2018

By Kathryn L. Gempf.

Now online and free to access until the end of June 2018

Guest-edited by Laurent Wiesenfeld (Université Grenoble Alpes), Allan Shi-Chung Cheung (The University of Hong Kong) and Jos Oomens (Radboud University), this themed issue of PCCP overviews the recent developments showing physical insights in the areas of theory, experiment, and simulation as applied to molecular astrophysics environments.

Read the full collection here now!

It includes:

Editorial
Theory, experiment, and simulations in laboratory astrochemistry
Laurent Wiesenfeld, Jos Oomens and Allan S. C. Cheung
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018, 20, 5341-5343. DOI: 10.1039/C8CP90026D

Perspective
Spectroscopy of prospective interstellar ions and radicals isolated in para-hydrogen matrices
Masashi Tsuge, Chih-Yu Tseng and Yuan-Pern Lee
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018, 20, 5344-5358. DOI: 10.1039/C7CP05680J

Paper
A general method for the inclusion of radiation chemistry in astrochemical models
Christopher N. Shingledecker and Eric Herbst
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018, 20, 5359-5367. DOI: 10.1039/C7CP05901A

Paper
Radiation chemistry of solid acetone in the interstellar medium – a new dimension to an old problem
L. Hudson
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018, 20, 5389-5398. DOI: 10.1039/C7CP06431D

Paper
Dissociative ionisation of adamantane: a combined theoretical and experimental study
Alessandra Candian, Jordy Bouwman, Patrick Hemberger, Andras Bodi and Alexander G. G. M. Tielens
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018, 20, 5399-5406. DOI: 10.1039/C7CP05957D

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Open for Nominations: 2018 PCCP Emerging Investigator Lectureship

17 May 2018

By Kathryn L. Gempf.

We are delighted to announce we are now welcoming nominations for the 2018 PCCP Emerging Investigator Lectureship.

Lectureship details
Recognizing and supporting the significant contribution of early career researchers in physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry, the lectureship is a platform for an early career physical chemist to showcase their research to the wider scientific community.

The recipient will receive £1000 to cover travel and accommodation costs to attend and present at a leading international meeting hosted by a PCCP Owner society. The recipient will also be invited to contribute a Perspective article to PCCP.

Launched with great success in 2016, previous winner’s include:

Dr David Glowacki, University of Bristol (2016 winner) and

Professor Ryan P. Steele, University of Utah (2017 winner).

Read a selection of their work in the PCCP Emerging Investigator Lectureship Themed Collection.

Eligibility
To be eligible for the lectureship, candidates must:
• Have completed their PhD
• Be actively pursuing an independent research career within physical chemistry, chemical physics or biophysical chemistry.
• Be at an early stage of their independent career (typically this will be within 10 years of completing their PhD, but appropriate consideration will be given to those who have taken a career break or followed a different study path).

Selection criteria, nomination and judging process
•    Nominations must be made via email to pccp-rsc@rsc.org using the PCCP Emerging Investigator Lectureship nomination form and a letter of recommendation.
•    Individuals cannot nominate themselves for consideration.
•    Selection will be made by the PCCP Editorial Board at the 2018 PCCP Editorial Board meeting.
•    The winner will be selected based on their nomination, with due consideration given to the letter of recommendation, candidate biography, research achievements, previous PCCP publications and overall publication history.

Submit a nomination
To be considered for the 2018 Lectureship, the following must be sent to the Editorial Office
• A letter of recommendation
• A complete nomination form

Submission deadline: 20th June 2018

Download nomination form

Submit nomination with letter of recommendation

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25th International Conference on High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy

10 May 2018

By Ellis McGlone.

The 25th International Conference on High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy (Bilbao 2018) is taking place in Bilbao, Spain between 3-7 September 2018.

The Bilbao 2018 Conference will be the 25th edition of the Conference, marking the ‘silver anniversary’ in a history that started biannually in 1970 to bring together spectroscopists from the East and West of Europe and all around the Globe. Adding to a powerful scientific program with ten invited talks, we will have a special 25th Anniversary Session featuring a conference by the Nobel Laureate Prof. Dudley R. Herschbach.

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP) is pleased to support the meeting and will provide two poster prizes.

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Gordon F. Kirkbright Bursary Award, 2019

09 May 2018

By Ellis McGlone.

The Gordon F. Kirkbright bursary award is a prestigious annual award that assists a promising early career scientist of any nation to attend a recognised scientific meeting or visit a place of learning. (We define early career as being either a student, or an employee in a non-tenured academic post or in industry, within 7 years of award of PhD excluding career breaks).

The fund for this bursary was established in 1985 as a memorial to Professor Gordon Kirkbright in recognition of his contributions to analytical spectroscopy and to science in general. Although the fund is administered by the Association of British Spectroscopists (ABS) Trust, the award is not restricted to spectroscopists, but is open to all involved with or utilising analytical science-based techniques.

Applications are invited for the 2019 Gordon Kirkbright Bursary.

An Application Form can be downloaded from:

www.abstrust.org/kirkirkbright-bursary-award-application-form

or for further information visit:

www.abstrust.org or contact abstrustuk@gmail.com

The closing date for entries is 30 November 2018.

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2018 Joint ICTP-IAEA School and Workshop on Fundamental Methods for Atomic, Molecular and Materials Properties in Plasma Environments poster award winners!

26 Apr 2018

By Annika Friberg.

The 2018 Joint ICTP-IAEA School and Workshop on Fundamental Methods for Atomic, Molecular and Materials Properties in Plasma Environments was held at ICTP in Trieste, Italy, from 16 – 20 April 2018. Six Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics poster prizes were awarded.

First prize was awarded to Marta Patricia Alejandra Mendez for her contribution “Inelastic collision calculations of heavy targets”.

Joint second prize was awarded to Szabolcs Goger for “Theoretical studies on the dynamics of the HO + HBr → H2O + Br reaction” and Francisco Ramirez for “Real time electron dynamics using TDDFT”.

Joint third prize was awarded to Jerome Deprince for “Plasma environment effects on K-lines of astrophysical interest”, Chuanguo Zhang for “Long-term evolution of cascades in bcc tungsten: effects of size distribution of interstitial clusters” and Suvam Singh for “Electron and positron induced scattering from propene”.

Congratulations to the awardees!

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PCCP Tulip VII Summer School Award

24 Apr 2018

By Annika Friberg.

We are delighted to announce the winner of the PCCP Tulip2018 award that was given at the Tulip VII Summer School on Modern Developments in Spectroscopy, 3–6 April 2018 in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. The winner for the best presentation was Meissa Diouf of the Free University Amsterdam with a poster on HIGH-RESOLUTION CARS STUDY OF THE FUNDAMENTAL VIBRATION IN T2 AND DT. The winner received a certificate and a cash prize.

Pictured (left to right): Prof. Wybren Jan Buma (co-chair of the Tulip Summer School), Meissa Diouf (PCCP Poster prize winner for best presentation), Prof. Ivan Powis (lecturer at Tulip2018 and presenting the award on behalf of the committee of all 6 Tulip lecturers) and Dr. Maurice Janssen (co-chair of the Tulip Summer School).

Congratulations to Meissa Diouf!

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RSC Theoretical Chemistry Group Conference

24 Apr 2018

By Annika Friberg.

The Theoretical Chemistry Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry is pleased to announce the TCG conference 2018, which will be held at the University of Sheffield between 16 – 18 July.

The meeting will cover a broad spectrum of theoretical and computational chemistry, including talks by leading international and UK scientists. It will also incorporate the TCG Graduate Student Meeting, where final-year graduate students compete for the Coulson prize for the best graduate student talk.

Confirmed speakers:

Christine Mottet (Centre Interdisciplinaire de Nanoscience de Marseille, France)
Karen Johnston (University of Strathclyde, UK)
Paul Popelier (The University of Manchester, UK)
Daniel T. Crawford (Virginia Tech, USA)
Marie-Pierre Gaigeot (University of Evry, France)

For more information, please visit the conference web page.

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP) is pleased to support the meeting and will provide a prize for the best graduate student talk.

The deadline for registration is 8 June. The deadlines for talk and poster abstracts are 18 May and 1 June, respectively.

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98th Chemical Society of Japan Annual Meeting PCCP Prize Winners!

24 Apr 2018

By Ellis McGlone.

The 98th Chemical Society of Japan Annual Meeting took place in Funabashi, Japan between the 20-23 March 2018. The Royal Society of Chemistry’s Hiromitsu Urakami attended the meeting and PCCP Prize Certificates for Outstanding Achievement of Young Scientists in Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics were awarded to:

Dr Daishi Fujita, University of Tokyo: “Geometric control of molecular self-assembly”
Dr Hideto Ito, Nagoya University: “Development of Precise Synthetic Methodologies for 1D and 2D Nanocarbon Architectures”
Dr Emiko Kazuma, RIKEN: “Real-time and Real-space Observation of Single-Molecule Chemical Reaction Induced by Localized Surface Plasmon”
Dr Toshiki Sugimoto, Kyoto University: “Unveiling Emergent Properties of Strongly Correlated and Frustrated Proton System: Sum-Frequency-Generation Spectroscopy of Heteroepitaxial Water Ice “

Top row, L-R: Yoshito Watanabe (Nagoya Univ, CSJ Academic Research Activation Committee Chair), Katsuhiko Ariga (National Institute for Materials Science, PCCP Prize Selection Committee), Atsushi Nakajima (Keio Univ, PCCP Prize Selection Committee)
Bottom row, L-R: Toshiki Sugimoto, Daishi Fujita, Hisashi Yamamoto (Chubu Univ, CSJ President), Yasuhiro Iwasawa (The University of Electro-Communications, PCCP Prize selection committee chair), Hiromistu Urakami, Hideto Ito, Emiko Kazuma

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9th International Meeting on Atomic and Molecular Physics and Chemistry

2nd European Symposium on Chemical Bonding

PCCP Themed Collection: Theory, experiment, and simulations in laboratory astrochemistry

Open for Nominations: 2018 PCCP Emerging Investigator Lectureship

25th International Conference on High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy

Gordon F. Kirkbright Bursary Award, 2019

2018 Joint ICTP-IAEA School and Workshop on Fundamental Methods for Atomic, Molecular and Materials Properties in Plasma Environments poster award winners!

PCCP Tulip VII Summer School Award

RSC Theoretical Chemistry Group Conference

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98th Chemical Society of Japan Annual Meeting PCCP Prize Winners!

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