Subject: Symposium on complex chemical systems

From: [email-masked] (Hans-Juergen Baer)
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 16:49:34 +0200 (CDT)

International Symposium on

The Treatment of Complex Chemical Systems: 
New Concepts in Theory and Experiment

in honor of Professor Ju"rgen Brickmann on the occasion of his 60th birthday

May 27 - 29, 1999

Department of Chemistry, Darmstadt University of Technology 

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Scope of the Symposium:

Large and complex systems provide some of the most challenging experimental
and theoretical problems in modern chemistry. By complex systems, it is meant
that the systems as well as the models used should reflect chemical conditions
in a realistic way. This requires the proper and simultaneous treatment of 
different species and phases. The purpose of this symposium is to survey 
recent research in the development of new model scenarios, new theoretical 
approaches and simulation techniques of complex systems and processes as well 
as subtle experimental techniques in order to study these kinds of systems. 

It is the aim of this meeting to discuss various ways to overcome the 
limitations of individual methods by combining different approaches and to 
demonstrate in this way the power of new concepts and technologies. 

The invited speakers are selected from a wide variety of fields ranging from 
philosophy to preparative chemistry. Therefore, the meeting is expected to 
be of interest to both experimentalists and theorists from all branches of 
science, as well as mathematicians and computer scientists.

Organizing Committee:

Dr. H.-J. Ba"r, Institute of Physical Chemistry, 
Darmstadt University of Technology
Petersenstr. 20, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
Phone: (+49) 6151/164095, Fax: (+49) 6151/164298, 
Email: [email-masked]

Prof. Dr. P. Bopp, Lab. de Physico-Chimie Moleculaire et Cristalline, 
Universite Bordeaux I, 
351 Cours de la Liberation, F-33405 Talence CEDEX, France
Phone: (+33) 556842888, Fax: (+33) 556848402, 
Email: [email-masked]

Dr. S. M. Kast, Institute of Physical Chemistry, 
Darmstadt University of Technology
Petersenstr. 20, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
Phone: (+49) 6151/165397, Fax: (+49) 6151/164298, 
Email: [email-masked]

Prof. Dr. R. Kniep, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, 
Darmstadt University of Technology 
Petersenstr. 20, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
Phone: (+49) 6151/162192, Fax: (+49) 6151/166029

Prof. Dr. M. Martin, Institute of Physical Chemistry, 
Darmstadt University of Technology
Petersenstr. 20, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany
Phone: (+49) 6151/162498 , Fax: (+49) 6151/166024, 
Email: [email-masked]

Prof. Dr. E. Yurtsever, Chemistry Department, 
Koc University, 80860 Istanbul, Turkey 
Phone: (+90) 212-229 30 06, Fax: (+90) 212-229 06 80, 
Email: [email-masked] 

Location:

The symposium will be held at the
 
Chemistry Department
Kekule-Auditorium
Darmstadt University of Technology
Petersenstr. 20 (Lichtwiese)
D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany

Invited speakers (with tentative titles):

D. Avnir, Jerusalem (Israel):	
         The measurement of chirality: a two-steps model for 
         enzymatic activity

E. Aquilanti, Perugia (Italy):	
         Exact quantum mechanics near the classical limit: 
         Hyperquantization algorithm for structure and reactivity

H. Baumga"rtel, Berlin (Germany): 
         Homogeneous nucleation in liquids and solutions

R.S. Berry, Chicago (USA):
         to be announced

P. Bopp, Bordeaux (France):
         Approaches to the liquid state: Experiment, simulation, theory

E. Braendas, Uppsala (Sweden):	
         Quantum concepts and complex phenomena

L. Cederbaum, Heidelberg (Germany):
         Intra- and intermolecular decay of molecules and clusters

B. Gerber, Jerusalem (Israel):	
         Quantum-mechanical simulations of the dynamics of large
         clusters and macromolecules

E. Gudowska-Nowak, Krakow (Poland):
         Vampires story. Science, folklore and beyond

R. Kniep, Darmstadt (Germany):	
         Biomimetic materials chemistry

G. Kothe, Freiburg (Germany):
         Quantum beats as probes of the primary events of photosynthesis

H. Kubinyi, Ludwigshafen (Germany):
         Drug research - from serendipity to rational design

R. D. Levine, Jerusalem (Israel):
         Theoretical considerations towards a total chemical synthesis
         of a computer

H. Limbach, Berlin (Germany):
         Novel NMR views of proton transfer and hydrogen bonding in 
         liquids and solids

P. Mezey, Saskatchewan (Canada):
         Macromolecular quantum chemistry, new frontiers and applications

J. Mittelstrass, Konstanz (Germany):
         Complexity: A philosophical view

K. Schulten, Urbana-Champaign (USA):
         Interactive molecular dynamics

A. Sgamellotti, Perugia (Italy):
         Theoretical investigations of large molecular systems: 
         Transition metal complexes of calixarenes and fullerenes

A. Skerra, Darmstadt (Germany): 
         Molecular tools through protein design

J. Weber, Geneva (Switzerland):	
         Novel modeling tools for catalytic reaction mechanisms

E. Yurtsever, Istanbul (Turkey): 
         Quantum-classical mixed mode approaches to the chaos in 
         vibrational motion

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Accommodation and Registration:

Deadline for registration:   April 1st, 1999                 

Registration fee:   none

Hotel rooms can be reserved by contacting the tourcongress bureau Darmstadt, 
Luisenplatz 5, D-64283 Darmstadt, 
phone: (+49) 6151-13 20 7, fax: (+49) 6151-13 20 75

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Please send correspondence to:

Dr. Hans-Ju"rgen Ba"r 
Institute of Physical Chemistry 
Darmstadt University of Technology
Petersenstr. 20
D-64289 Darmstadt 
Germany
Fax: (+49) 6151/164298
Email: [email-masked]

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     Dr.-Ing. Hans-Juergen Baer
     Physical Chemistry I, TU Darmstadt
     Petersenstr. 20, D-64287 Darmstadt
     
     phone: (x49) 6151 16 4095 ;  fax: (x49) 6151 16 4298
     email: [email-masked]
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