54th OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MOLECULAR
SPECTROSCOPY
June 14-18, 1999, Columbus, Ohio, USA
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Terry A. Miller, Chair
Frank C. DeLucia
Eric Herbst
C. Weldon Mathews
Russell M. Pitzer
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Phil Bunker (NRCC),Chair*
Michael A. Duncan (U. Georgia)
Wolfgang Ernst (Penn. State U.)*
Michael C. L. Gerry (U. British Columbia)
Yen-Chu Hsu (Academia Sinica)
Jaan Laane (Texas A&M U.)
Ronald M. Lees (U. New Brunswick)*
John P. Maier (U. Basel)
A. Robert McKellar (NRC)
W. Leo Meerts (U. Nijmegen)
Klaus Muller-Dethlefs (York U.)
David Nesbitt (U. Colorado)
Stewart Novick (Wesleyan U.)*
Agnes Perrin (University Paris Sud)
Eric Rohlfing (Sandia National Labs)
David Dale Skatrud (ARO)
Richard D. Suenram (NIST)
Keiichi Tanaka (Inst. Molecular Science)
* steering committee member
For additional information contact:
Terry A. Miller, Chair
International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy
Department of Chemistry
120 West 18th Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210 USA
614-292-2569 (phone),-1948 (FAX)
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
http://molspect.mps.ohio-state.edu/symposium/
***********INFORMATION FOR 54th MEETING****************
PLENARY SPEAKERS
Geoff Blake, California Institute of Technology
Shuji Saito, Institute for Molecular Sciences
Paul Davies, Cambridge University
Richard Saykally, University of California, Berkeley
Takeshi Oka, University of Chicago, Lippencott Award Winner
Peter Toennies, University of Gottingen
Brooks Pate, University of Virginia, Coblentz Award Winner
SPECIAL SESSIONS Several special mini-symposia are planned for this
year's meeting. Bill Kirchhoff, Department of Energy, is organizing a
session entitled, "Spectroscopy Related to Combustion" which will cover
the spectroscopy of molecules relevant to combustion processes, the
application of spectroscopy to the characterization of chemical dynamics,
as well as spectroscopic means to monitor the processes themselves.
Invited speakers will include Phil Paul, Sandia National Labs, Marsha
Lester, University of Pennsylvania, and Ronald Hanson, Stanford
University. A second mini-symposium is being organized by Eric Herbst,
Ohio State University, on the subject of "Spectroscopy of the Heavens"
covering molecules observed or observable as well as new spectroscopic
approaches to astronomical observations. Invited speakers for this
mini-symposium include Louis Allamandola, NASA/AMES, and Gisbert
Winnewisser, Universitat zu Koeln. A third mini-symposium is being
co-organized by Rick Suenram, NIST, and David Skatrud, Army
Research Office on "Spectroscopy and Environmental Monitoring." The
symposium will encompass the use of molecular spectroscopy for a
variety of applications including atmospheric sensing, environmental and
treaty compliance monitoring, industrial process control and
optimization, etc. Invited speakers will include Phil DeCola, NASA, and
Kevin McNesby, ARL, and J. D. Tate, Dow Chemical. A session on
theory is being organized by Russell Pitzer, Ohio State University,
featuring a talk by Jeppe Olsen, Lund University.
ELECTRONIC ACCESS
We continue to emphasize electronic communication with respect to
the Symposium. These efforts are driven by our dual desire to provide the
best service while minimizing costs. The key place to learn symposium
details is our WWW site,
http://molspect.mps.ohio-state.edu/symposium/.
All the information in the flyer plus much more is available there. When
the preliminary program (containing complete abstracts for those
submitted electronically) is completed in early April, it will be
immediately available at the WWW site, and you will be informed of its
availability by email (for all on our email list).
We strongly encourage abstracts to be submitted electronically.
Detailed instructions for electronic abstract submission (EAS) can
be obtained by email or by viewing our WWW site. Please note that we
will maintain a test service so you can preview your abstract on our
machine before you make a final submission. Please visit our WWW site
to learn about the services, e.g., template, examples, help pages, etc, that
we are providing to make electronic abstract submission as simple as
possible. We plan again to produce the entire abstract book electronically.
PRE-REGISTRATION
In an effort to make it easier to pre-register, especially for those with
currency exchange problems, we have again worked out an
arrangement with the Ohio State dorms. This year you will be able to
charge your entire pre-registration (conference and dorm) fee
to your Visa or MasterCard credit card (see registration information). For
those few not pre-registering, you will be able to charge your dorm
accommodations on site, but NOT your Symposium registration fee. We
would encourage those for whom it does not represent a
major inconvenience to continue to pay by check, as you realize that
credit card use comes at a price to the Symposium.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
The abstract book will be printed directly from a computer file
this year. All abstracts whether submitted electronically or on paper
should have the style indicated below for uniform appearance in the
abstract book. This appearance will be automatically created for
abstracts submitted electronically but of course must be created by
the author for paper abstracts. Abstracts on paper will be scanned and
reproduced at approximately a 1:1 scale.
The formatting details for contributed papers can be found in the paper
version of this announcement which should be received by persons on the
symposium mailing list in January 1998 or are viewable at our Web site.
Briefly, paper abstracts will be scanned and must be smaller than 6.75
inches (17.1cm) wide and 4.25 inches (10.8cm) long. Note at the bottom
paper category (see below) and time (5, 10, 15 min) requested for
presentation.
IMPORTANT POINTS TO NOTE
1. If submitting by the traditional paper method, please send a total
of three copies of each abstract, at least one of high quality for
electronic reproduction.
2. Underline the name of the person presenting the paper.
3. Remember to indicate in the comment line if the speaker is to be
considered for the Rao Prize (see below for complete instructions).
4. DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ALL ABSTRACTS IS MARCH 1,
1999.
5. For the time of your presentation, check the program, available by
April 15 on our WWW site.
SESSION CATEGORIES
1. Electronic (large molecules)
2. Electronic (small molecules)
3. Theory (quantum calculations)
4. Theory (other)
5. Infrared
6. Raman
7. Microwave
8. Jet and Beam Spectra
9. Radicals and Ions
10. Matrix
11. Condensed Phase
12. Mini-symposium: Spectroscopy Related to Combustion *
13. Mini-symposium: Spectroscopy of the Heavens
14. Mini-symposium: Spectroscopy and Environmental Monitoring
*The Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy is planning to publish a review
article based upon the invited talk of Phil Paul in this
mini-symposium. If you will be writing a paper on the subject of the
abstract that you submit to the symposium and wish it to be published
in the same issue as the review article, it should be submitted to the
journal by 1 Aug., 1999. All such articles will be reviewed.
ELECTRONIC ABSTRACT SUBMISSION (EAS)
To submit your abstract electronically, you must download the
instructions. To accomplish this, do one of the following:
1. Access the Symposium World Wide Web site (URL--
http://molspect.mps.ohio-state.edu/symposium/) and follow the
menu to electronic abstract submission instructions, or
2. Anonymous logon to our FTP site, molspect.mps.ohio-state.edu and
download the file /symposium/submit, or
3. Send an email to [log in to unmask] The email
should contain only the subject line: EAS Instructions.
When you have completed your electronic abstract, just email it to our
test address for viewing or to the above email address for actual
submission. Upon receipt, your document will be processed by a LaTeX-
2e compiler and you will automatically receive an email reply indicating
either a successful submission or a problem. If you submit electronically
and you receive confirmation of a successful submission, you need do
nothing more. Once you have successfully submitted your abstract, DO
NOT resubmit it or a "revised" copy electronically. DO NOT send us an
additional paper copy. Either action could result in your abstract being
included twice in the program. Please note that we can only handle one
format for electronic submission. LaTeX was chosen because of its
support by several American professional societies and widespread use in
the worldwide scientific community.
SPONSORSHIP We are pleased to announce our anticipated sponsorship
for the 54th Symposium. Our principal funding will come from the Army
Office of Research (ARO) and the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST). We are most grateful to ARO and NIST for their
continued support. We are also receiving support from The Ohio State
University through the Chemistry and Physics Departments, and the
College of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. Our anticipated
Corporate sponsors are Coherent Inc., General Valve and Spectra-
Physics. As in the past, Coherent will sponsor the coffee and doughnuts;
General Valve will support the reception honoring the Symposium's
invited speakers and session chairs; and the support of Spectra-Physics
will allow us to reduce the cost of the picnic for students. Academic Press
will support a review lecture by Phil Paul in the mini-symposium on
combustion. These and other sponsors will have exhibits at the
Symposium and we encourage you to visit their displays.
RAO PRIZE The three Rao Prizes for the most outstanding student talks
at the 1998 meeting will be presented. The winners are Timothy
Barckholtz, The Ohio State University; Florian Reiche, Universitaet
Goettingen; and Nathalie Pique, CNRS. The Rao Prize was created by a
group of spectroscopists who, as graduate students, benefitted from the
emphasis on graduate student participation, which has been a unique
characteristic of the Symposium. This coming June three more Rao
Prizes will be awarded. In order to be eligible for the Rao Prize, a student
must (i) be primary author of the work being presented; (ii) be the actual
presenter of the talk; (iii) never have competed for the Rao Prize prior to
this year; and (iv) not have completed a Ph.D. thesis prior to March 1,
1999. If a student wishes to compete for the Rao Prize, he or
she should indicate this in the comment area of the abstract (due by
March 1) for the talk they wish to be judged and send a letter from the
research supervisor certifying that the student meets all four of the above
requirements. The letter of certification is not a nomination letter and will
not be considered by the prize judges. The award will be administered by
a Prize Committee chaired by Arlan Mantz, Connecticut College, and
comprised of Michael Heaven, Emory University; Angela R. Hight
Walker, NIST; Kevin Lehmann, Princeton University; John Muenter,
University of Rochester; and Deanne Snavely, Bowling Green State
University. Any questions or suggestions about the Prize should be
addressed to the Committee. Anyone (especially post-docs)
willing to serve on a panel of judges should contact Arlan Mantz (e-mail:
[log in to unmask]).
PICNIC The Symposium picnic will be held on Wednesday evening,
June 16, at the Fawcett Center. The cost of the picnic is included in your
registration (at below cost to students), so that all may attend the event.
The Coblentz Society is the host for refreshments at 6:30pm before the
picnic at 7:45pm at the Fawcett Center.
LIABILITY The Symposium fees DO NOT include provisions for the
insurance of participants against personal injuries, sickness, theft or
property damage. Participants and companions are advised to take
whatever insurance they consider necessary. Neither the Symposium
executive committee, its sponsors, nor individual committee members
assume any responsibility for loss, injury, sickness, or damages to
persons or belongings, however caused.
REGISTRATION
Preregistration is highly encouraged with a special rate for those
prepaying on or before May 17, 1999.
Registration Type Prepaying After May 17 (circle one)
Regular* $75 $100
Student* $25 $35
*Please note that the registration fee includes the cost (students
subsidized) of the picnic on Wednesday. Tickets for accompanying
persons may be purchased for $25 each.
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DORMITORY RESERVATION
The Ohio State Dormitories have a limited number of rooms. Preregister
by May 17 to guarantee your space. The prepayment and regular
dormitory rates as indicated below are per person per night.
Submitting an abstract does NOT preregister you.
(Indicate one) Prepayment Regular (after May 17)
Single room $36.00 $41.00
Double room $18.00 $23.00
Graduate students, (dbl room) $17.00 $22.00
Multiple rate (3 or 4 per room) $15.00 $19.00
Please indicate which nights you require accommodations.
(NOTE: Dorm will NOT open until 10:00am June 13)
Sunday, June 13 _____ If requesting double, indicate:
Monday, June 14 _____ male ___ female ___
Tuesday, June 15 _____ or name of roommate.
Wednesday, June 16 _____
Thursday, June 17 _____ ____________________________
Friday, June 18 _____ Roommate Name
*Saturday, June 19 _____
*(Check out time at the dorm on Sunday morning is 8am. Note: there
are a limited number of these rooms-reserve early)
If you prefer other accommodations during the conference or must arrive
on Saturday night, June 12, refer to our web site:
http://molspect.mps.ohio-state.edu/symposium/. Go to registration
information.
Please remit fees as a single sum in U.S. currency payable through a U.S.
bank. (Persons who find this requirement impossible to fulfill should
contact the Symposium office directly.)
Refunds must be requested in writing by Wednesday, June 9. NOTE:
Payments or reservations received after Monday, June 7, will be
processed as walk-ins.
Payment required:
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(additional picnic tickets are $25, please add that to your total if you
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