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The Astrophysical Chemistry Group of the RSC & RAS are pleased to announce
their annual meeting;
The Chemistry of Planets and Where they Come From
which will be held at the Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde,
Glasgow, Scotland on Thursday 5th & Friday 6th January 2006
Invited Talks include:
Laboratory Studies of Titan's Atmosphere - Prof. Odile Dutuit (Université
de Paris Sud)
The Role of H3+ in Planetary Atmospheres - Prof. Steve Miller (UCL)
Planets, Exo-planets and their Chemistry - t.b.c.
Exo-planet Detection & Probing Earth-Like Planets - Prof. Keith Horne (St.
Andrews)
Contributed Talks & Posters are also solicited from the community - on
topics including exoplanet detections, planetary atmospheres (exoplanets,
Titan, Mars, etc), planet formation theory, debris disks, protostellar
disks and associated chemistry / observations, chemistry of disk materials,
astrobiology, atmospheric planetary chemistry, planet surface materials,
dynamical properties of planets and disks, formation of the first stars and
planets etc etc....
Contributions are especially welcome from young scientists, including PhD's
and postdocs, from chemistry, physics, biology or astronomy backgrounds!
A limited number of bursaries are available to assist young scientists
attending the meeting. Application forms and full details are available
on-line.
Registration Closes Dec 16th 2005. Costs are £25 for members of the group
and £35 for non members, those wanting to join the group and become a
member get a discounted rate of £30!
On Thursday evening there will also be a dinner and whisky tasting arranged
in a local restaurant serving Scottish Food - afterwards the site has a
club, piano bar and various lounges to cater for all tastes!!
For further details, registration, detailed costs, accommodation, bursary
application forms etc please visit:
http://phys.strath.ac.uk/astrochem_meet
I look forward to welcoming you to (sunny- well it is now!) Glasgow in 2006.
Helen Fraser
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Dr. Helen Fraser
Lecturer, Department of Physics
University of Strathclyde
John Anderson Building
107 Rottenrow, Glasgow G4 0NG
Scotland
phone +44 141 548 3420
fax +44 141 552 2891
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