nato-asi event
NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI)
on
Metal-Ligand interactions in molecular-, nano-, micro-, and macro-systems
in complex environments
Cetraro (CS), Italy
September 1-12, 2002
Director: Prof. Nino Russo
Dipartimento di Chimica
Università della Calabria
I-87030 Arcavacata di Rende
Italy
Co-Director: Prof. Malgorzata Witko
Institute of Catalysis
Polish Academy of Sciences
30239 Cracow
Poland
Organizing Committee
-Nino Russo
Dipartimento di Chimica, Università della Calabria,
I-87030 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy
nrusso -x- at -x- unical.it
-Malgorzata Witko
Institute of Catalysis, Polish Academy of Sciences,
ul Niezapominajek, 30239 Cracow, Poland
nwitko -x- at -x- cyf-kr.edu.pl
-Dennis R. Salahub
Steace Institute for Molecular Sciences, NRC,
100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa K1A OR6 Canada
dennis.salahub -x- at -x- nrc.ca
-Hans Joachim Freund
Fritz-Haber Institute, Max Plank Gesellschaft, Chemische Physik,
Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
freund -x- at -x- FHI-berlin.mpg.de
-Julius Jellinek
Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory,
Argonne, IL 60439, USA
jellinek -x- at -x- anlchm.chm.anl.gov
Lecturers
A. Belcher University of Texas, Austin,
USA
H. J. Freund* Fritz-Haber Institute, Berlin,
Germany
U. Heiz University of Lousanne,
Switzerland
C. Henry* CNRS, Luminy, France
J. Jellinek,* Argonne National
Laboratories, Argonne, USA
G. Ozin University of Toronto, Canada
M. Pettitt University of Texas, Huston,
USA
M. Ratner Northwestern University, USA
E. Rizzarelli* Università di Catania,
Catania, Italy
N. Russo* Università della Calabria,
Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
D. R. Salahub* Steace Institute for Molecular
Science-NRC, Ottawa, Canada
R. Schlogl* Fritz-Haber Institute, Berlin,
Germany
D. York University of Minnesota, USA
M. Witko* Institute of Catalysis, Polish
Acad. of Sci., Cracow, Poland
J. Webb* Mudoch University, Australia
In addition a series of Special Research Seminars will be taken by:
M. Ghedini Università della Calabria,
Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
E. Drioli Università della Calabria,
Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
J. Ugalde Universidad del Pais Vasco,
Spain
I. Bertini Università di Firenze,
Italy
C. Mijoule Université de Toulose, France
A. Grand CEA, Grenoble, France
P. Gerling Bruxelles, Belgium
G. Frenking Philipps Universitat, Marburg,
Germany
K. Hermann FHI, Berlin, Germany
Topics
Transition Metal Chemistry
Material Sciences
Catalysis
Surface Science
Bio-inorganic Chemistry
Molecular Dynamics
Density Functional, ab-initio and semiempirical methods
Location and Venue
The ASI will take place at the Grand Hotel San Michele
( http://www.sanmichele.it ) in Cetraro, Calabria, a beautiful
four
star hotel on the sea with all conveniences, a private beach, golf and tennis,
and a well-earned reputation for their meals.
The closest airport is at Lametia Terme about an hour's flight south of
Rome. A bus service will be arranged from Lametia Terme Airport to the
ASI side, with stops at Paola railway station (6 hours from Rome and 4
> from Naples with an Intercity) for those who arrive by train. Further
information on the train schedule can be obtained at www.trenititalia.it
. Cars may be rented at Lametia Terme airport. Besides the breathtaking
beaches, mountains and sea-scapes, a short trip may be made to Reggio
Calabria (an hour and half by car from Cetraro) and the famous
archaeological museum (the Riace bronzes are nothing short of
magnificent) and a short boat ride (two hours by boat) from there to
Aeolian Islands with their active volcanoes and more superb beaches.
General Informations
A NATO-ASI is an International "summer school" of eleven working
days.
Lectures and special research seminars are aimed at the post-doctoral
level. The ASI participants may be senior graduate students,
post-doctoral fellows, University Faculty members, governments or
industrial researchers. Attendance will be limited to about 90 students
chosen on the basis of their interest and contributions to the subject
area, the potential benefit to them and to the ASI from their
attendance, and so as to the achieve a balance of nationalities.
Tuition. There will be no tuition fees for participants from academic
institutions. Participants from industry will be asked to pay a tuition
fee of $ US 300 or, better, to have their companies make a more
substantial contribution to the school (with appropriate recognition in
the program and publication).
Room and board. Lodging will be at the Grand Hotel San Michele. With
only a few exceptions, rooms will be assigned double occupancy. The cost
of room and full board for the 12 nights is 568 Euro (about $ US 550).
It is hoped that participants institutions will cover most or all of the
living expenses. However, the grand from NATO and other support should
allow significant subsidies to those who would otherwise be unable to
attend.
Travel support. There is a possibility of limited support.
Application
Those wishing to attend should send a letter by mail, fax or electronic
mail. This should specify:
- date and place of birth
- sex
- nationality
- academic qualifications
- present position and place of work
- a brief statement of ongoing research and publications
relevant to the theme of the ASI
- PhD student and postdocs should also have send a brief letter
from their research director supporting their attendance
- Those requesting financial aid should state how much and
provide a brief justification.
The closing date for application is june 30, 2002. After that date,
applications will be reviewed on space-available basis.
Application should be send to
Prof. Nino Russo
NATO-ASI Director
Dipartimento di Chimica
Università della Calabria
I-87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS)
Italy
Tel- +39-0984-492106; fax: +39-0984-492044: e.mail: russo -x- at -x- unical.it