Hai-Lung Dai has asked me to post the following announcement:
Dear Colleagues
The next American Physics Society Annual March Meeting will be hold at
Baltimore, March 13-17, 2006. The Division of Chemical Physics has
organized the following 8 Focus Topic Symposia. You are invited to
submit a paper and participate in the meeting. Please note that all
contributed papers are for oral presentation. Each first author can only
submit one paper.
The submission deadline is Nov. 30, 2005 through APS website (aps.org)
under MEETINGS. The submission should be through the Division of
Chemical Physics sorting categories using the correct sorting number
(listed below in []). The following is the list of Focus Topic Symposium
Titles, their organizers and description of content.
Hai-Lung Dai
Chair-Elect, APS Division of Chemical Physics
Focus Topics Symposia of Division of Chemical Physics for APS 2006 March
Meeting
Promises and Challenges in Chemical Dynamics [11.8.1] (Informal memorial
of Richard Bersohn)
Organizers: Laurie Butler (U. Chicago) and Louis Brus (Columbia U.)
Description: Studies of chemical dynamics focus on how inter- and
intramolecular forces control the rates and product branching of
chemical reactions and energy transfer processes. While detailed
experimental and theoretical work focused on gas phase processes
starting in the mid 1900's such as the contributions from Rich Bersohn's
laboratory, modern chemical dynamics encompasses a wide range of
chemical processes including processes at interfaces and in condensed
phases. Advances in optical spectroscopies have yielded new insight
into these complex systems. We encourage contributed oral presentations
across the fields of chemical dynamics and kinetics, including both
theoretical and experimental studies of dynamics in atmospheric and
combustion processes, at interfaces, and in condensed phases. We
especially encourage contributions which give new physical/chemical
insight into the reactions and energy transfer processes in polyatomic
molecules and complex species including mesoscopic, nanoscale and
biomolecular systems.
Aerosols, Clusters and Droplets: Physics and Chemistry of Nanoobjects
[11.8.2] (informal memorial of Roger Miller)
Organizers: Roger Miller (deceased), Frank Stienkemeier (U. Freiburg)
and Michael Duncan (U. Georgia)
Description: This symposium will bring together researchers from a
number of important fields of physics and chemistry, dealing with the
study of nanoscaled atomic and molecular clusters. Particular emphasis
is given to (1) metal clusters as model systems for studying bulk
properties, including the onset of conductivity, magnetism and
reactivity with increasing size, (2) quantum clusters, including
hydrogen and doped helium nanodroplets, their physical, photophysical
and chemical properties at low temperatures, and (3) molecular clusters,
including structure, dynamics and reactivity. The symposium will cover
both experiment and theory. Applications of these studies to
biochemistry, atmospheric science, catalysis and materials science will be
emphasized.
Ultrafast and Ultrahigh Field Chemistry [11.8.3]
Organizers: Robert Levitz( Temple U.) and Kenji Ohmori (Inst. Mol.
Sci. Okazaki)
Description: This symposium will explore the limits of manipulating and
probing atomic and molecular wave functions using designed laser
radiation. Unprecedented control of atoms and molecules is possible with
the combination of strong laser fields and coherent excitation on the
picosecond to attosecond timescale. Theoretical and experimental
investigations of ultrafast and ultrahigh field chemistry demonstrating
new quantum phenomena are the focal points of this symposium. Our
current understanding of the underlying physical principles and the
state-of-the-art applications of these phenomena will be highlighted.
The role of coherence and decoherence in ultrafast and ultraintense
laser processes will also be discussed. Topics at the frontier of laser
chemistry and physics to be presented include: strong field chemistry;
coherent control; attosecond phenomena; nonadiabatic processes; charge
transfer-mediated control; strong field imaging of single molecules;
solution phase control; and atom- and molecule-based information processing.
Frontiers in Computational Chemical Physics [11.8.4]
Organizers: Andrew Rappe (U. Pennsylvania) and Jeffrey Saven (U.
Pennsylvania)
Description: This symposium will focus on the development and
application of theoretical and computational methods for better
understanding and predicting chemical and physical phenomena. New
developments in the core methodologies of electronic structure,
statistical mechanics, and chemical dynamics will be discussed, as well
as how these may be integrated into new approaches for better
understanding systems with many degrees of freedom in complex
environments. Such theoretical methods may be used not only to inform
and motivate experiments but also to guide the design of functional
systems with desired chemical and physical properties.
Chemical and Spectroscopic Applications of Nonlinear Optics [11.8.5]
Organizers: Nancy Levinger (Colorado St. U.) and Hongfei Wang (U. Sci.
Tech. China)
Description: The use of nonlinear optical techniques for interrogating
molecular systems has surged as reliable short pulsed and high intensity
light sources have become readily available. This focus session
features applications of nonlinear optical techniques to problems in
chemical and molecular structure and dynamics in various phases,
especially in the condensed phase, at interfaces and in systems of
biological importance. The coherent nature of these techniques
facilitates their application to detailed interactions and dephasing
processes in complex molecular systems. The session will include recent
developments in related fields, combining both experiment and theory,
and exploring new possibilities for emerging applications.
Physical Chemistry of Nanoscale Systems [11.8.6]
Organizers: Tim Lian (Emory U.) and Jin Zhang (UC Santa Cruz)
Description: The object of this symposium is to bring together
experimentalists and theoreticians working in the frontier of physical
chemistry of nanoscale systems. Nanoscale systems of interest include
various nanostructures (nanoparticles, nanotubes, and their assemblies)
of metal, semiconductor and composite materials. The topics of interest
include: novel materials synthesis and characterization, spectroscopy
and dynamics of metals and semiconductors, spectroscopy and dynamics
(electron transfer, energy relaxation and solvation) at nanoparticle
interfaces, conductance of single particles, and single particle
spectroscopy.
Surface and Interfaces in Electronic Materials and Electrochemical
Processes [11.8.7]
Organizers: Eric Borguet (Temple U.) and Yuh-Lin Wang (Inst. Atomic Mol.
Sci. Taipei)
Description: The focus sessions on surface and interfaces in electronic
materials and electrochemical processes will address the following
topics and their related issues: 1) electronic and chemical processes at
organic semiconductor interfaces; 2) high k dielectric interfaces; 3)
fabrication of functional interfaces and nanostructures by
electrochemical processes; 4) surface-template and quantum-size effects
in the growth of electronic materials; 5) charge transfer at
electrochemical interfaces; and 6) self-assembly at electrochemical
interfaces.
Spectroscopy of Biomolecules: From Isolated Molecules to the Cell
Environment [11.8.8] (cosponsored with the Division of Biological
Physics)
Organizers: Feng Gai (U. Pennsylvania) and David Pratt (U. Pittsburgh)
Description: The last few years have witnessed tremendous progress in
the application of state-of-the-art spectroscopic methods to challenging
problems in biological systems, ranging from probing the conformation
and energetics of biomolecules in gas phase, to the development of
advanced theoretical methods, to imaging single-molecule events in live
cells. The goal of this symposium is to bring together scientists with
interests in the application of these techniques to the study of the
structures and dynamical properties of biomolecules. Our primary
objective is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for the sharing and
synthesis of new ideas. The symposium will highlight many of the new
frontiers areas in this field, including (but not limited to) 1.
Biomolecules in gas phase; 2. Protein and peptide dynamics; 3. Solvent
control in enzyme function; 4. Microwave, terahertz, infrared, and
UV/Vis spectroscopy; 5. Nonlinear laser spectroscopy; 6. Two- and
three-dimensional spectroscopies; 7. Biological applications of mass
spectrometry; 8. Single-molecule spectroscopy and microscopy; 9. In vivo
imaging; and 10. Protein mis-folding and amyloid formation. Advances in
understanding the energy landscapes of complex systems. Both
experimental and theoretical contributions in these and related areas
are welcome.
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