Chemistry International
Vol. 24, No. 3
May 2002
Conference Announcements
The
Second Pan-European Younger Chemists Conference
30
September2 October 2002, Heidelberg, Germany
A meeting
of Younger European Chemists (up to age 35) will be held 30 September-2
October 2002 in Heidelberg, Germany. This is an event of the High-Level
Scientific Conference Programme of the European Commission. It is the
second in what will hopefully become an annual series. The first meeting
took place in London in July 2001.
Chemistry
will be interpreted broadly for the meeting not only chemical
science of all sorts but also some chemical engineering and technology.
A principal aim is to bring European younger chemists working in research
and R&D of all types together not only from EC countries but also
from other European countries, thus encouraging greater interaction,
networking, novel collaborations, and increased European harmony.
The core
aspects of the conference are posters and talks by Europes younger
chemists. Keynote speakers include Harry Kroto, Jean-Marie Lehn, and
the top research director of BASF. The Europa Medal and £500 Prize
for Chemistry will be awarded at the conference. There will be an afternoon
visit to BASF in Ludwigshafen as well.
The conference
is being sponsored by Younger Chemists Committee of the Heidelberg
Branch of the German Chemical Society; BASF Ludwigshafen, Germany; and
the Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom.
Contact:
Dr. Eric Wharton, SET for Europe, Place Cottage, 1 The Green, Chilton,
Didcot, OXON, OX11OSD, United Kingdom, Tel.: +44 (0) 1235 832335, Fax:
+44 (0) 1235 820686, E-mail: [email protected]
or [email protected]
<http://www.heidelberg-2002.de/>
Plutonium
FuturesThe Science 2003
610
July 2003, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
This conference,
third in a series organized by the Los Alamos National Laboratory, will
provide an international forum for presentation and discussion of current
research on plutonium and other actinide elements. A number of issues
surrounding plutonium and the actinides deserve and receive significant
international attention, including the safe storage and long-term management
of weapons materials and the management of large inventories of actinides
from nuclear power generation. The conference will provide opportunities
to examine present knowledge of the chemical and physical properties
of plutonium and other actinides in complex media and materials and
to discuss the current and emerging science (chemistry, physics, materials
science, nuclear science, and environmental effects) of plutonium and
actinides relevant to enhancing global nuclear security.
The scientific
program will consist of invited plenary and keynote lectures followed
by presentations of invited and contributed papers. The plenary sessions
will include participation by policy makers as well as scientific leaders.
Scientists, engineers, and students from throughout the world are encouraged
to participate and make technical contributions. Anticipated conference
technical sessions will cover: materials science; nuclear fuels; condensed
matter physics; actinides in the environment; separations, detection,
and analysis; processing; storage, disposal, and waste; and novel plutonium/
actinide compounds and complexes.
Participation
by young scientists is encouraged. The registration fee will be waived
for all students and postdoctoral fellows. In addition, financial assistance
for travel expenses is available for students and postdoctoral fellows
who present papers. See the conference web site. There will be a half-day
introductory tutorial session on actinide science for students and non-specialists
on
Sunday afternoon before the start of the conference.
Contact:
Plutonium FuturesThe Science, Los Alamos National Laboratory,
Nuclear Materials Technology Division, P.O. Box 1663, MS E500, Los Alamos,
NM, USA 87545 Tel.: +1 505 667-7753 Fax: +1 505 667 6569 E-mail: [email protected]
<www.lanl.gov/pu2003>
Conference Announcements
in Brief
Pharmacognosy
27-31 July 2002
43rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of
Pharmacognosy and 3rd Monroe Wall Symposium,
New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.
Dr. Ramesh C. Pandey, General-Chair, Xechem
International, Inc., 100 Jersey Avenue, B-310, New
Brunswick, NJ, 08901 USA
Tel.: +1 732 247 3300
Fax: +1 732 247 4090
E-mail: [email protected]
<www.phcog.org>
Electroseparation
1-4 September 2002
13th International Symposium on Capillary
Electroseparation Techniques (ITP 2002), Helsinki, Finland.
Prof. Marja-Liisa Riekkola
Tel.: + 358 9 191 50252
Fax: + 358 9 191 50253
E-mail: [email protected]
<itp2002.chem.tue.nl>
Solar
Energy and Photochemistry
23-28 February 2003
The 7th International Conference on Solar Energy and Applied Photochemistry
[SOLAR 03] and the 4th International Training Workshop on Environmental
Photochemistry, [ENPHO 03], Luxor, Egypt.
Professor M.S.A. Abdel-Mottaleb
Tel.: 002012 216 9584 (cellular)
Fax: 00201 634 7683 or 00202 484 5941
E-mail: [email protected],
[email protected]
<www.photoenergy.org>