Subject: PacifiChem 2005 Symposium "Heavy-Element Chemistry in the New Century: Interplay of Computational Modeling and Experiment"

From: "DeJong, Wibe A" <Wibe.DeJong [] pnl.gov>
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 13:40:35 -0800

PACIFICHEM 2005 

                     December 15-20 2005, Honolulu, Hawaii
 
                             http://www.pacifichem.org 

                              Symposium: 
       Heavy-Element Chemistry in the New Century: Interplay of 
                Computational Modeling and Experiment
                  (number 264, in inorganic chemistry)

                              Organizers:
                 Bert de Jong (Chair), Takahito Nakajima, 
                      Georg Schreckenbach, Jun Li

This symposium is intended to bring together experimental and
computational 
chemists in the field of heavy-element chemistry, to advocate strong 
Interactions between the two groups, and to inspire the involvement of a
new 
generation of young experimental and theoretical chemists in pursuing
heavy-
element chemistry.

Heavy-element chemistry has considerable interest in fundamental science
and 
technologies around the world as the scientific community is keenly
searching 
for solutions to tremendously challenging problems such as nuclear fuel 
processing, nuclear waste treatment, and related post-cold-war
environmental 
cleanup.  Computational chemistry has reached the point where it can
make 
significant contributions to heavy-element chemistry, to the
understanding and 
interpretation of experimental data, the prediction of chemical and
physical 
properties of heavy transition metal, lanthanide and actinide complexes.
The 
combined efforts of experimental research and computational chemistry
will 
enable significant advancements in search for solutions of the
aforementioned 
problems.

During this symposium there will be presentations and discussions of:
- Recent developments and open questions in experimental heavy element
chem.
- Recent developments in computational actinide and lanthanide chemistry
- Recent development in relativistic quantum chemistry methodologies 
- Interplay of computational and experimental efforts in heavy-element
chem.

Invited speakers are:
Laura Gagliardi 	  (University of Palermo, Italy)
Jeff Hay 		  (LANL)
Pekka Pyykko 	  (University of Helsinki, Finland)
Dave Dixon	  	  (University of Alabama)
Luuk Visscher	  (Free University of Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Notker Roesch       (Technische Universitaet Muenchen) 
Wenjian Liu		  (Peking University, China)
Jackie Kiplinger	  (LANL)
Takaumi Kimura	  (Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute)
John Gibson		  (ORNL)
Lester Andrews	  (University of Virginia)
Michel Ephritikhine (Drecam, CEA, France) 
Lynda Soderholm	  (ANL)
Georg Schreckenbach (University of Manitoba, Canada)
Takahito Nakajima	  (University of Tokyo)
Jun Li		  (PNNL)

There is still room for papers in the posters section of the symposium.
The 
deadline for receipt of online abstracts is 13th April 2005; late
submissions 
will not be accepted. The electronic abstract system can then be
accessed via 
the Online Abstract Login button on the web site.

PacifiChem is one of the world's largest chemical congresses, presenting
in 
excess of 5000 papers in a diverse range of topics, and attracting top 
researchers in many fields of chemistry. It is held in the major hotels
on 
Waikiki beach. The congress is somewhat unusual as it is made up of a
large 
number of symposia that have been proposed as hot areas by researchers.
Although
it is very large, it is streamed to avoid clashes between symposia who
may have
audiences with overlapping interests. 

We hope to see you at PacifiChem in December,

Bert de Jong, Ph.D.  Senior Research Scientist
Environmental Molecular Science Laboratory
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
P.O. Box 999, Mail Stop K8-91
Richland, WA 99352

Phone: (509) 376-5290 Email: bert.dejong [] pnl.gov
Fax: (509) 376-0420     Room: EMSL 1371
Web: http://mscf.emsl.pnl.gov