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apologies for cross postings - the following meeting may be of interest to astrochemistry enthusiasts and is organized by the chair of the Astrophysical Chemistry Group of the RSC and RAS. ******************************************************************** Faraday Discussion 147: Chemistry of the Planets http://www.rsc.org/ConferencesAndEvents/RSCConferences/FD147/index.asp 14 - 16 June 2010 Saint Jacut de la Mer, Brittany, France Call for oral abstracts deadline - 21 August 2009 Introduction We have now entered a second 'golden age' of planetary exploration, with a host of exciting missions either underway, or due to report back in the next few years. Probes are able to land on planets or descend into their atmospheres, and apply powerful analytical techniques to determine their chemical compositions. The wealth of chemical information sent back from these missions has stimulated major efforts in laboratory experiments and computational modelling, and created a fascinating area for multidisciplinary exchange around the theme of the chemistry of the planets, encompassing aspects of chemistry (physical, organic and inorganic), physics and astronomy, geology and geochemistry, and exobiology, proving the right conditions for a fruitful Faraday Discussion at the interface of these disciplines. Furthermore, the recent discovery of water and methane in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet (exoplanet) opens up a whole new and exciting field of planetary chemistry outside of the Solar System. Themes Chemistry of giant exoplanets Neutral atmospheric chemistry, thermosphere and ionosphere of Titan and the giant planets Surface chemistry, surface -atmosphere interactions and volcanism Planetary atmospheric aerosols Planetary exploration: present and future Ground-based and remote experimental techniques for planetary chemistry Scientific Committee Professor Ian Sims (Institute of Physics - Rennes, France) (Chair) Dr Bruno Bézard (Observatoire de Paris-Site de Meudon, France) Dr André Canosa (Universite de Rennes 1, France) Dr Helen Fraser (University of Strathclyde, UK) Professor John Plane (University of Leeds, UK) Professor Jonathan Tennyson (University College London, UK) Contact and Further Information RSC Conferences Royal Society of Chemistry, Thomas Graham House, Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0WF, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1223 432380 / 432254 Fax: +44 (0) 1223 423623 Email: RSC Conferences ______________________________________________________________________________ Dr. Helen Fraser Lecturer, Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA) 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 "The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC015263". To join or leave the molecular-dynamics-news email list, go to: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/molecular-dynamics-news.html