[Prev][Next][Index][Thread]
WSN: Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy
From: Terry A Miller <tamiller@hires.mps.ohio-state.edu>
ANNOUNCEMENT
50TH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL
SYMPOSIUM ON MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
June 12-16, 1995
Executive Committee
Terry A. Miller, Chair
Frank C. DeLucia
Eric Herbst
C. Weldon Mathews
Russell M. Pitzer
International Advisory Committee
*Roger Miller (UNC) Chair
Robert Beaudet (USC)
John Brown (Oxford U.)
*Robert Curl (Rice U.)
Yasuki Endo (U. Tokyo)
Jean-Marie Flaud (U. P-M Curie)
Michael Heaven (Emory U.)
Marilyn Jacox (NIST)
Per Jensen (Bergische U., Wuppertal)
Robert LeRoy (U. Waterloo)
Kevin Lehmann (Princeton U.)
Frank Lovas (NIST)
*John Muenter (U. Rochester)
*David Pratt (U. Pittsburgh)
Thomas Rizzo (ETH Lausanne)
Larry Rothman (AF Geophysics Directorate)
*Benoit Simard (NRCC)
David Skatrud (Army Research Office)
Mary Ann Smith (NASA)
Timothy C. Steimle (Arizona St. U.)
Wolfgang Urban (U. Bonn)
James Watson (NRCC)
* steering committee member
Please send correspondence to:
Terry A. Miller
International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy
Department of Chemistry
120 West 18th Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210 USA
e-mail: TAMILLER+@OSU.EDU
614-292-2569 (phone),-1948 (FAX)
Celebration of 50th Meeting
The Symposium will be celebrating its 50th uninterrupted
annual meeting with special sessions. A number of Nobel Laureates
closely associated with spectroscopy have agreed to speak on the
relationship of their work to spectroscopy and the role of
spectroscopy, and basic research in general, in today's changing
environment. Laureates who plan to speak include:
Dudley Herschbach, Harvard
Gerhard Herzberg, NRCC
Yuan T. Lee, Academia Sinica
John Polanyi, University of Toronto
George Porter, Imperial College, London
Norman F. Ramsey, Harvard
Charles H. Townes, University of California at Berkeley
Kenneth G. Wilson, The Ohio State University
Neal Lane, Director of the National Science Foundation, and Gerald
Iafrate, Director of the Army Research Office also plan to attend
and speak.
Plenary speakers for other sessions of the Symposium include
Ian Mills, Reading University; David Nesbitt, JILA; and David
Rakestraw, Sandia, this year's Coblentz Award winner. A special
symposium on Fourier Transformation Spectroscopy: Techniques and
Instrumentation is being organized by John W. Johns, NRCC. This
symposium will feature invited talks by Kelly Chance, Smithsonian
Astrophysical Observatory and Daniel Grischkowsky, Oklahoma
State University. Another symposium is being organized by Edward
Grant, Purdue, on the theme of Photoionization Spectroscopy
(REMPI, ZEKE, etc.). Invited speakers for this event include John
Hepburn, Waterloo University and Edward Grant, Purdue.
The traditional Symposium banquet is being replaced this year
by a picnic open to all conferees. It will be preceded by a light-
hearted review of the Symposium's first 50 years. This part of the
program is being organized by a committee headed by Jon Hougen,
NIST, and includes Robert Curl, Rice; Kevin Lehmann, Princeton;
Benoit Simard, NRCC; and Mary Ann Smith, NASA. Persons
having suggestions or reminiscences for this program should contact
one of the committee members directly. Other special activities are
described on the overleaf page.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
RAO PRIZE The three Rao Prizes for the most outstanding student
talks at the 1994 meeting will be presented. The winners are Jong-Ho
Choi, California Institute of Technology; Russell John Low, University
of Oxford; and Jonathan Paul O'Brien, MIT. The presentation will
include a short talk by K. Narahari Rao, Professor Emeritus at Ohio
State and long-time chair of the Symposium, on the history of the
Symposium and its role in graduate education. 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, 1995. If a student wishes to
compete for the Rao Prize, he or she should indicate this at the bottom
of the abstract (due by March 1) for the talk they wish to be judged and
enclose 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, Franklin & Marshall College, and comprised of Kevin
Lehmann, Princeton University; John Muenter, University of
Rochester; Michael Heaven, Emory University; Deanne Snavely,
Bowling Green State University; and Dan Willey, Allegheny College.
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:
A_MANTZ@ACAD.FANDM.EDU).
ABSTRACT BOOK We plan a special edition of the abstract book
featuring not only this year's abstracts but also items illustrating both
the history and the future of spectroscopy as reflected by the
Symposium. We would like to publish a list of as many scientists as
possible who gave their first conference talk at the Symposium. If you
did so, please return the card below (or e-mail the information to
TAMILLER+@OSU.EDU).
OUTSTANDING CHALLENGES As part of the celebration of the
50th annual Molecular Spectroscopy Symposium, we are planning to
include in the abstract book a list of the greatest outstanding challenges
for molecular spectroscopy. The inspiration is the set of 23 problems
for mathematics that David Hilbert presented in 1900 that provided an
important intellectual focus for mathematical research through much of
this century. The goal is to use the symposium celebration to not only
look backward over the tremendous achievements of the past half
century, but also to openly discuss the most important challenges that
will help shape molecular spectroscopy in the coming decades. We
hope this list will form an important topic for discussion at the
Symposium.
We urge the community to write down short descriptions of one or two
of their most exciting "Blue Sky" ideas for future problems in
molecular spectroscopy (defined broadly to include both the
fundamentals and important applications). Please send these by letter
or e-mail to Kevin Lehmann, Department of Chemistry, Princeton
University, Princeton NJ 08544, USA;
Lehmann@chemvax.princeton.edu, not later than March 1, 1995.
ABSTRACT SPECIFICATIONS
The formatting details for contributed papers can be found in the first
hardcopy of the flyer which should be received by persons on the
symposium mailing list in January 1995. Briefly, the abstracts will
be copied photographically and must be smaller than 8 inches (20cm)
wide and 6 inches (15cm) long. Note at the bottom paper category
(see below) and time (5, 10, 15 min) requested for presentation.
IMPORTANT POINTS TO NOTE
1. Provide a high quality copy of your abstract. It will be
photographically reproduced for the Abstract booklet.
2. Send two copies of the abstract.
3. Underline the name of the person presenting the paper.
4. DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ALL
ABSTRACTS IS MARCH 1, 1995.
SESSION CATEGORIES
1. Electronic (large molecules)
2. Electronic (small molecules)
3. Electronic (theory)
4. Infrared (experimental)
5. Infrared (theory)
6. Raman
7. Microwave
8. Jet and Beam Spectra
9. Matrix
10. Condensed Phase
11. Fourier Transform Spectroscopy:
Technique and Instrumentation
12. Photoionization Spectroscopy
(REMPI, ZEKE, etc.)
Registration
Pre-registration is highly encouraged with a special rate for those
prepaying on or before May 15, 1995.
Registration Type Prepaying After May 15 (circle one)
Regular $80* $100*
Student $20 $30
*Please note that this year's regular registration fee includes $25 for
the picnic on Wednesday. The picnic will be provided gratis for
registered students. Tickets for accompanying persons may be
purchased for $25 each.
Give name as you wish it to appear on your name tag.
______________________________________________________
Family Name First Name Middle
______________________________________________________
Department/Division
______________________________________________________
University/Organization Street Address
______________________________________________________
City State/Country Zip Code
Electronic Communication:
__________________________________///__________________
Telephone Fax
______________________________________________________
e-mail address
Make checks (U.S. currency only) payable to:
International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy
Send to:
Terry A. Miller
International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy
The Ohio State University
120 W. 18th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210
Dormitory Reservation
The Ohio State Dormitories have adopted a reduced rate for
those prepaying their accommodations by May 15, 1995.
The prepayment and regular dormitory rates as indicated
below are per person per night.
(circle one) Prepayment Regular
Single room $28.00 $33.00
Double room $18.00 $23.00
Graduate students,
double room $17.00 $22.00
Please indicate which nights you require accommodations.
Sunday, June 11 _____
Monday, June 12_____
Tuesday, June 13_____
Wednesday, June 14_____
Thursday, June 15_____
Friday, June 16 _____
*Saturday, June 17 _____
*(Check out time at the dorm on Sunday morning is 8am.)
If requesting double, indicate sex: male ___ female ___
or name of roommate.
If you would like accommodations on Saturday night, June
10, call either the Holiday Inn on the Lane at 614-294-4848
or Ramada University Hotel at 614-267-7461. Identify
yourself as being with the Molecular Spectroscopy
Symposium to get the OSU discount. Room block will be
released after May 19.
Please remit fees as a single sum in U.S. currency.
Registration ___________________________
Dorm Rooms ______________________________
Additional Picnic Tickets ______________________________
Total ______________________________
Refunds must be requested in writing by Wednesday, June 7.
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
organizing committee, its sponsors, nor individual committee members
assume any responsibility for loss, injury, sickness, or damages to
persons or belongings, however caused. Persons wishing information
on travel insurance while in the USA should contact private carriers
such as Marine Risks, 111 John Street, New York, NY 10038,
(212)349-5500.