Conference
Announcements
International
Congress on Process Technologies
From 18-20 March 2002, the 1st International Congress on Process Technologies
will be taking place at the same time as AchemAmerica in the World Trade
Center in Mexico City. This event is jointly organized by AIChE (American
Institute of Chemical Engineers), IMIQ (Instituto Mexicano de Ingenieros
Quimicos) and DECHEMA (Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology).
Big names from the field of chemical engineering in Mexico and the United
States and numerous lecturers from Europe have already promised their
participation. Focal topics of the congress are: Novel reactors; Separation
technologies; Multipurpose batch processing; Solids handling and particle
technology; Bioprocess engineering; High-throughput screening; Environmental
issues; Energy; Supply chain management and e-commerce.
http://www.phcog.org
Contact:
DECHEMA e.V.
Ausstellungskongresse
Postfach 15 01 04
D-60061 Frankfurt am Main
Tel.: +49/(0)69/7564
Advances
in Emulsion Polymerization and Latex Technology
The 33rd annual one-week short course, "Advances in Emulsion Polymerization
and Latex Technology, " will be offered at Lehigh University during
the week of 3-7 June 2002. This course is designed for engineers,
chemists, other scientists and managers who are actively involved
in emulson work and for those who wish to develop expertise in the
area.
The
course is an in-depth study of the synthesis and properties of high
polymer latexes. The subject matter includes a balance of theory and
applications as well as a balance between chemical and physical problems.
Lectures,
given by leading academic and industrial workers, begin with introductory
material and review, and progress through recent research results.
http://www.lehigh.edu/~esd0/luscbroc.htm
Contact:
Debra H. Nyby, Administrative Associate Emulsion
Polymers Institute, Lehigh University
111 Research Drive
Bethlehem, PA 18015-4732 USA
Tel.: +1 610 758 3607
Joint
Meetings on Pharmacognosy American Society of Pharmacognosy
(ASP) members, spouses, friends and professionals interested
in botanicals, folklore medicines, traditional Chinese medicines,
Ayurvedic indian medicines and other herbal preparations are invided
to join us for the Joint Monroe Wall Symposium and 43rd Annual meeting
of the American Society of Pharmacognosy, 27-31 July 2002 at the Hyatt
Regency Hote, New Brunswick New Jersey. We have arranged an interesting
program featuring Nutraceuticals: Update and the Monroe Wall Symposium
focusing on "Targeted Cancer Drug Discovery from natural products"
with a list of exceptional symposium speakers, as well as fun filled
social activities including an excursion Boat Trip around the Statue
of Liberty and many optional tours.
http://www.achemamerica.de/
Contact:
Dr. Ramesh C. Pandey, General-Chair, or Mrs. Linda Aymes Xechem International,
Inc.
100 Jersey Avenue, B-310
New Brunswick, NJ 08901 USA
Tel.: +1 732 247 3300
International
Symposia on Organosilicon Chemistry
The XIIIth International Symposium on Organosilicon Chemistry
& 35th Organosilicon Symposium will be hosted simultaneously by
the Chemistry Department of the University of Guanajuato from 25-30
August 2002.
ISOS
is the premier international forum for the sharing of scientific and
technological advances and research findings among practitioners of
organosilicon chemistry. Major themes to be covered at the symposium
include materials science, solgel chemistry, silicones in coatings,
silicon in organic and organometallic synthesis, theoretical aspects
of organosilicon compounds, silicon and applications to specific topics
of industrial interest, biological aspects of organosilicon chemistry,
coordination chemistry of silicon species, advances in direct process,
silicon production and organosilicon precursors.
The
program is not yet complete. For frequent updates, please refer to
the official congress web pages.
<http://www.int.com.mx/congreso>
<http://www.ugto.mx/Eventos/ISOSXIII/index.html>
Contact:
Prof. Jorge Cervantes ISOS XIII Chairman
Chemistry Department
University of Guanajuato
Guanajuato, Gto. 36050 Mexico
Tel.: +52-473-26885, ext. 8113 and 8111
European
Conference on Rheology
The 6th European Conference on Rheology (eurheo 2002) will be
held 1-6 September 2002 in Erlangen, Germany. The conference, organised
by the Institute of Polymer Materials (LSP) in collaboration with
the German Society of Rheology (DRG), is held in the tradition of
the International Conferences on Rheology and is intended to be a
meeting place for everybody working in the different fields of rheology.
We would like to invite you to discuss recent results and exchange
ideas with your colleagues from different countries at University
Erlangen-Nürnberg.
The
conference will cover the following topics:
- Molecular
modeling, numerical simulations and microstructural modelling
-
Pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and food
- Colloidal
and noncolloidal suspensions
-
Polymer melts and solutions
-
Extensional rheology
- Metallocene
polymers and lnog-chain branching
- Rheology
of solids and composites
- Rheometry
- Experimental
studies and numerical simulations of flow instabilities
- Rheology
and processing l Foams, emulsions, and surfactants
- NonNewtonian
fluid mechanics
<http://www.lsp.uni-erlangen.de/eurheo2002/>
Contact:
Prof. Dr. H. Münstedt, Dr. J. Kaschta, or Dipl.-Ing. A. Merten
Department of Materials Science
Institute of Polymer Materials
Martensstr. 7
D-91058 Erlangen
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: +49 9131 8528321
Discussion
Meeting on Thermodynamics of Alloys
This conference, 8-13 September 2002 in Rome, Italy is the last
of a series and will be hosted by the University of Roma "La Sapienza."
Its scope is to survey recent advances, undertake stimulating discussions
and indicate future directions in the area of the thermodynamics of
alloys. The meeting will focus on the following topics:
-
experimental and theoretical thermodynamics
-
phase diagrams
- thermodynamic
aspect of reactivity of metallic systems (hydrogen absorptio, oxidation)
- modeling
and databases
-
thermochemistry of metallurgical processes
-
metallic clusters and nanoparticles
- surface
and interfacial phenomena
<http://j.uniromal.it/tofa2002
>
Contact:
Prof. G. Balducci, Prof. D. Gozzi
Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Roma "La Sapienza"
P. le A. Moro, 5-00185 Roma, Italy
Tel.: +39 06 4991 3943
The
3rd World Congress on Emulsion
In the field of emulsions there is a strong partnership between university
and industrial research. The 3rd World Congress on Emulsion, to be
held 24-27 September 2002 in Lyons, France, will once again showcase
this partnership.
The
World Congresses on Emulsions have known an international success,
bringing together in Paris in 1993 and in Bordeaux in 1997 more than
1000 participants from over 60 countries and 250 papers selected and
published.
The
authors of these papers are representing very different backgrounds:
the food industry, phyto-chemical products, plastics, road surfacing,
pharmacy, cosmetics, photography, inks, paints, detergents, as well
as universityresearchers.
As
international forums, these congresses are designed to advance exchanges
between researchers, scientists and the engineers from all the different
industries around the common theme of emulsion, and to encourage the
transfer of technologies and fundamental knowledge in this field.
An
innovative undertaking indeed, as it is somewhat unusual to see such
diverse professions - cosmetics or bitumenspecialists to cite but
these two - focusing on the same centre of scientific interest. As
a matter of fact, science progressed a great deal during these past
years, and the interaction between the populations of university researchers
and those of industrial engineers of research and development became
more and more important, more particularly due to the sophisticated
nature of commercial products.
As
in 1993 and in 1997, an exhibition will be organised during the third
congress. This exhibition, as well as the poster area will offer the
opportunity for the different
industries to meet and to demonstrate their most recent developments.
<http://cme-emulsion.com/>
Contact:
Congrès Mondial de l'Emulsion
50 Place Marcel Pagnol
92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Tel.: +33 1 47 61 76 89
World
Space Congress 2002
The Second World Space Congress will be a joint meeting between
the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) and the organizations which
meet during the International Astronautical Congress: the International
Astronautical Federation (IAF), the International Academy of Astronautics
(IAA), and the International Institute of Space Law (IISL).
The
congress will take place 10-19 October 2002 in Houston, Texas, USA.
For those wishing to participate, the COSPAR abstract deadline is
1 May 2002 The deadline for abstracts submitted to the IAC is 1 February
2002.
Approximately
80 events covering the fields of COSPAR scientific commissions and
panels will cover a number of topics, including:the Earth's Surface,
Meteorology and Climate; the Earth-Moon System, Planets, and Small
Bodies of the Solar System; Space Plasmas in the Solar System; Research
in Astrophysics from Space; and Life Sciences as Related to Space.
<http://www.copernicus.org/COSPAR/COSPAR.html>
<http://www.cosparhq.org
http://www.iafastro.com>
Contact:
COSPAR Secretariat
51 bd de Montmorency
75016 Paris, France
Tel.: +33 1 45 25 06 79