Molecular Reaction Dynamics: call for abstracts

Molecular Reaction Dynamics in Gases, Liquids and Interfaces
Faraday Discussion 157
25 – 27 June 2012
Assisi, Italy

Deadline for Oral Abstracts: 26 August 2011

Submit now 

 Molecular Reaction Dynamics: FD157 aims to define the state-of-the-art and to outline the future prospects for this whole exciting area of research, with impact in many fields of science. The discussion will follow these key-themes:

  • Bimolecular reaction dynamics in the gas-phase
  • Photodissociation dynamics in the gas and liquid-phase
  • Reaction dynamics at interfaces (gas-liquid and gas-solid)
  • Ultrafast reaction dynamics in the condensed phase         

 Confirmed invited speakers:

  • Fleming F Crim (Introductory) – University of Wisconsin, USA
  • Richard Zare (Closing) – Stanford University, USA
  • Rainer Beck – EPFL, Switzerland
  • Joel M Bowman – Emory University, USA
  • Stephen Bradforth – University of Southern California, USA
  • Martin Gruebele – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
  • Kopin Liu, IAMS – Academia Sinica, Taiwan
  • Todd Martinez – Stanford University, USA
  • Daniel Neumark – University of California, Berkeley, USA
  • John Tully – Yale University, USA

Faraday Discussions are a long-established series of meetings which provide a unique international platform for the exchange of views and newly acquired results in developing areas of physical chemistry, biophysical chemistry and chemical physics. The Discussion is a dynamic forum for developing and exchanging exciting new ideas, and both the papers and discussion will be published in a final printed volume. The latest Impact Factor is 4.5.

We invite you to submit an abstract for an oral presentation by 26 August 2011 to Events adding ‘FD157 abstract’ in the subject line. We hope that this conference is of interest and that you will attend this exciting Faraday Discussion next year. 

FD157

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HOT article: the future of hydrogen vehicles

Read this ‘HOT article’ from Faraday Discussion 151: Hydrogen Storage Materials

History shows that the evolution of vehicles is promoted by several environmental restraints very similar to the evolution of life. The latest environmental strain is sustainability. Transport vehicles are now facing again the need to advance to use sustainable fuels such as hydrogen. 

In order to bring more vehicles onto the market, cheaper and more compact hydrogen storage is inevitable. The year 2025 seems a long way away but considering the field tests and large scale preparation required, there is little time available for research. Finding smart materials within the next 5 years is very important to the success of fuel cells towards a low carbon sustainable world.

Hydrogen as a fuel for today and tomorrow: expectations for advanced hydrogen storage materials/systems research
Katsuhiko Hirose, Introductory Lecture
Faraday Discuss., 2011, DOI: 10.1039/C1FD00099C

Watch this space as FD151 Hydrogen Storage Materials will be published in the next few weeks! Sign-up to receive a free e-alert.

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Frontiers in Spectroscopy: Faraday Discussions Volume 150 now published

Faraday Discussions 150: Frontiers in Spectroscopy has now been published online

coverTake a look at this exciting volume today which covers the following themes:

  • High- and ultrahigh-resolution spectroscopy 
  • Biomolecules in the gas and condensed phases 
  • Computational methods 
  • Spectroscopy for molecular dynamics   
  • Highlights from the volume include:

    Spectroscopy and astronomy: H3+ from the laboratory to the Galactic center
    Takeshi Oka, Faraday Discuss., 2011, 150, 9. (Introductory lecture)

    Non-Born–Oppenheimer wavepacket dynamics in polyatomic molecules: vibrations at conical intersections in DABCO
    Andrey E. Boguslavskiy, Michael S. Schuurman, Dave Townsend and Albert Stolow, Faraday Discuss., 2011, 150, 419

    Single-conformation spectroscopy and population analysis of model gamma-peptides: New tests of amide stacking
    Evan G. Buchanan, William H. James III, Anna Gutberlet, Jacob C. Dean, Li Guo, Samuel H. Gellman and Timothy S. Zwier, Faraday Discuss., 2011, 150, 209

    Read about the conference highlights and see photos from the meeting.

    You can purchase this volume as an individual book through our website.

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    Faraday Discussions latest Impact Factor 4.5

    New citation data just released by Thomson ISI shows the new Impact Factor of Faraday Discussions to be 4.5.

    We wish to thank all those who have taken part in previous Faraday Discussions – your input has made this dynamic journal what it is.

    Take a look at recent published Faraday Discussions:

    Analysis for Healthcare Diagnostics and Theranostics

    Theory and Mechanism in Bioinorganic Chemistry

    Chemistry of the Planets

    Wetting Dynamics of Hydrophobic and Structured Surfaces

    Frontiers in Physical Organic Chemistry

    Multiscale Modelling of Soft Matter

    There is also still time to take part in these upcoming Discussions:

    Coherence and Control in Chemistry: Faraday Discussion 153
    25 – 27 July 2011, Leeds, UK

    Ionic Liquids: Faraday Discussion 154
    22 – 24 August 2011, Belfast, UK

    Artificial Photosynthesis: Faraday Discussion 155
    5 – 7 September 2011, Edinburgh, UK

    Or see our website for Faraday Discussions planned for 2012 – Future Faraday Discussions

    Find out more about RSC Publishing’s 2010 Impact Factors

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    HOT article: full-scale hydrogen-storage tank

    Read this ‘HOT article’ from Faraday Discussion 151: Hydrogen Storage Materials

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    HOT article: Eco-friendly canal boat using alternative energy technologies

    Read this ‘HOT article’ from Faraday Discussion 151: Hydrogen Storage Materials

    This Faraday Discussions paper features a project which converted a diesel-powered British Waterways canal boat into a new and improved eco-friendly vessel, eliminating water, noise, and air pollution.

    Scientists from the University of Birmingham and Empa, Switzerland used a combination of new energy technologies on the canal boat; solid-state hydrogen storage, a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell, lead-acid battery pack and a high-efficiency, permanent magnet (NdFeB) electric motor.

    This project showed how new generation energy materials which are currently being developed can have real life applications… from canal boats to buses and cars!


    Read this exciting Faraday Discussions article today:

    Performance of a metal hydride store on the “Ross Barlow” hydrogen powered canal boat
    A. I. Bevan, A. Züttel, D. Book and I. R. Harris
    Faraday Discuss., 2011, DOI: 10.1039/C0FD00025F

    hybrid hydrogen battery canal boat

    The Ross Barlow, hybrid hydrogen battery canal boat.

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    Artificial Photosynthesis Conference – early bird registration

    Artificial Photosynthesis: Faraday Discussion 155
    5 – 7 September 2011
    Edinburgh, UK

    Early bird registration and poster abstract deadline – 01 July 2011
    Registration deadline – 05 August 2011

    Submit a poster abstract for consideration or register for this exciting conference today!

    Confirmed speakers

    • Graham Fleming, University of California, Berkeley, USA
    • Sir Richard Friend FRS, University of Cambridge, UK
    • Michael Graetzel, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Dirk Guldi, University of Erlangen , Germany
    • Devens Gust, Arizona State University, USA
    • Osamu Ishitani, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
    • Tom Mallouk, Pennsylvania State University, USA
    • Stefan Matile, University of Geneva, Switzerland
    • Garry Rumbles, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA
    • Stenbjörn Styring, Uppsala University, Sweden
    • Licheng Sun, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

    There is a growing conviction that the only real prospect for our long-term energy provision relies on the ability to collect and store sunlight in the form of chemical potential. The need for alternative fuels and reduction of excess carbon dioxide left over from our era of fossil fuel consumption, focuses the attention on the design of effective artificial photosynthetic systems. This is a growing global problem and it will soon become the dominant scientific issue.

    Applying new knowledge to old problems: FD155 will focus on possible solutions to long-standing problems in the development of artificial synthesis. This topical and important area of science covers many disciplines. The combination of biology, chemistry, physics and theory makes for an exciting blend of discussion points.

    Themes

    • Electronic energy transfer
    • Fuel production / carbon dioxide reduction
    • Oxygen evolution
    • Integrated photo-systems
    • Electron transfer

    FD155

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    Ionic Liquids Conference – register before 15th July

    Ionic Liquids: Faraday Discussion 154
    22 – 24 August 2011
    Belfast, UK

    Early bird registration and poster abstract deadline – 17 June 2011
    Registration deadline – 15 July 2011

    Submit a poster abstract for consideration or register for this exciting conference today!

    Themes:

    • Thermodynamics and phase behavior of ionic fluids
    • Microscopic and mesoscopic structure: experiments and simulations
    • Transport and relaxation in ionic liquids
    • Chemical reactivity and interfacial behavior

    Confirmed Invited speakers:

    • Austen Angell (Introductory) – Arizona State University, USA
    • Ruth Lynden-Bell (Closing) – University of Cambridge, UK
    • Pietro Ballone – Queen’s University, Belfast, UK
    • Margarida Costa-Gomes – Université Blaise-Pascal, France
    • Douglas MacFarlane – Monash University, Australia
    • Edward Maginn – University of Notre Dame, USA
    • Athanassios Panagiotopoulos – Princeton University, USA
    • Alessandro Triolo – Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy
    • Hermann Weingärtner – Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
    • James Wishart – Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA

    Room-temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) are currently the focus of an intense research effort because of their remarkable potential for applications coupled to favourable environmental properties. The hybrid organic-ionic nature of RTILs and the resulting interplay between different intermolecular forces give rise to a complex phenomenology whose decoding requires the close integration of experimental, theoretical and computational methods.

    Ionic liquids constitute a new and exciting playground for interdisciplinary research and this meeting will discuss fundamental experimental and theoretical aspects of the physical chemistry of RTILs. The Scientific Committee will be chaired by Professor Chris Hardacre (Queen’s University Belfast, UK).

    FD154

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    Coherence and Control in Chemistry – register before 27 June

    Faraday Discussion 153: Coherence and Control in Chemistry
    25-27 July, Leeds, UK

    Registration deadline: 27 June 2011register today!

    This Faraday Discussion aims to assess recent progress in our general understanding of coherence and control in chemistry and to define new avenues for future research.

    The extensive programme of invited speakers (including Thomas Baumert and Herschel Rabitz) covers the following themes:

    •    Electronic coherence in biological supramolecular assemblies
    •    Non-adiabatic interactions and molecular coherent control
    •    Strategies for coherent control
    •    Applications of coherent control
    •    Strong-field high harmonic generation and alignment control

    Submit your poster abstract now!

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    Faraday Discussion 156: Tribology

    Faraday Discussion 156: Tribology
    2 – 4 April 2012 
    Southampton, UK

    Deadline for Oral Abstracts: 3 June 2011 – submit now

    Tribology is the essential science of all interacting surfaces in relative motion and affects our lives in many direct ways.

    Tribology: FD156 will focus on advanced computational and experimental tribology, providing a forum for chemists, physicists, theoreticians, engineers and biomedical researchers within these themes:

    • Future lubricated systems 
    • Smart tribological surfaces 
    • Predictive modelling 
    • Biotribology       

    Confirmed invited speakers:

    • Professor Duncan Dowson (Introductory) – University of Leeds, UK
    • Professor Nicholas Spencer (Closing) – ETH Zürich, Switzerland
    • Professor Jean-Michel Martin – Ecole Centrale De Lyon, France
    • Dr Ian Taylor – Shell Global Solutions, UK
    • Professor Jacob Klein – Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
    • Dr Liliane Léger – NRS & Université Paris-Sud 11, France
    • Professor Pwt Evans – Cardiff University, UK
    • Professor Roland Larsson – Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
    • Professor John Fisher – University of Leeds, UK
    • Professor Greg Sawyer – University of Florida, USA

    Faraday Discussions are a long-established series of meetings which provide a unique international platform for the exchange of views and newly acquired results in developing areas of physical chemistry, biophysical chemistry and chemical physics. The Discussion is a dynamic forum for developing and exchanging exciting new ideas, and both the papers and discussion will be published in a final printed volume.

    We invite you to submit an abstract for an oral presentation by 3 June 2011. We do hope that this conference is of interest to you and that you will attend this exciting Faraday Discussion next year. 

    Submit your oral abstract for Faraday Discussion 156: Tribology

    FD156

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