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XXI International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy ICORS 2008
17th - 22nd August 2008
Uxbridge, West London, UK
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ICORS 2008 - PLENARY SPEAKERS

The following key players in industry and academia have confirmed their participation at the conference to give a Plenary lecture:

Volker Deckert Institute for Analytical Sciences, Dortmund
Duncan Graham University of Strathclyde
Hiro-o Hamaguchi University of Tokyo
Wolfgang Kiefer University of Würzburg
Don Pivonka AstraZeneca
Eric Potma University of California
Gerwin Puppels Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam
Siva Umapathy Indian Institute of Science
Bayden Wood Monash University
Giuseppe Zerbi Politecnico di Milano
Larry Ziegler Boston University

ICORS 2008 - Subjects/Themes 

The Scientific Programme will include the following topics:
  • Life sciences; Biology; Pharmaceutics; Biomedical; Astrobiology; Environmental sciences; Earth sciences; Materials science and engineering; Nanomaterials and nanoscience; Forensics and security; Art and archaeology
  • Instrumental development; Emerging techniques; SERS/SERRS; ROA and other polarisation techniques; CARS; Non-linear Raman techniques; Time-resolved Raman and ultrafast techniques; Electronic Raman spectroscopy; Microscopy and Imaging; 2D Raman correlation spectroscopy; Raman coupled with other techniques; Remote sensing
  • Industrial applications; Analytical applications; Advanced materials; Carbon and hydrocarbon materials; Polymers and polymeric composites; Inorganic and organometallic complexes; Lattices and superlattices; Thin layers and interfaces; Catalysis and hydrogen storage materials
  • Theory/modelling; Advanced data analysis; High pressure; Hostile environments; The solid state; Supercritical fluids; Liquids; Gases
PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

   
MONDAY 18th AUGUST 2008
08.00 -
08.45
Coffee and Registration
08.45 -
09.00
Opening Address by
Professor Rob Withnall,
Brunel University

Professor Babur
Chowdhry,
University of
Greenwich

Professor Chris Jenks,
Vice-Chancellor,
Brunel University
09.00 -
09.45
Wolfgang Kiefer
Femtosecond Raman Spectroscopy
09.45 -
10.05
  Paul Champion Katrin Kneipp
10.05 -
10.25
    Zhong-Qun Tian
10.25 -
10.55
Coffee and Exhibition Viewing
10.55 -
11.15
Bruce Chase Paul Carey Aleksei Zheltikov
11.15 -
11.35
     
11.35 -
11.55
     
11.55 -
12.15
     
12.15 -
13.45
Lunch & Exhibition Viewing
13.45 -
14.30
Duncan Graham
SERS
14.30 -
14.50
Jurgen Popp R. Van Duyne Don Clark
14.50 -
15.10
    Zai-Qing Wen
15.10 -
15.30
    Rina Dukor
15.30 -
15.50
Tea/coffee & Exhibition Viewing
15.50 -
16.10
    Shen Luk
16.10 -
16.30
    Brigida Allieri
16.30 -
16.50
    Mike Claybourn
17.00 -
19.00
Poster Viewing Session 1, Exhibition & Drinks Reception


TUESDAY 19th AUGUST 2008
08.00 -
08.45
 
08.45 -
09.00
09.00 -
09.45
Bayden Wood
Resonance Raman Spectroscopy in Erythrocyte Research
09.45 -
10.05
    Lutz Hecht Nicolas Stone
10.05 -
10.25
       
10.25 -
10.55
Coffee and Exhibition Viewing
10.55 -
11.15
    Larry Nafie Peter Caspers
11.15 -
11.35
       
11.35 -
11.55
       
11.55 -
12.15
       
12.15 -
14.45
Poster Session 2, Lunch & Exhibition Viewing
14.45 -
15.30
Siva Umapathy
Femtosecond dynamics from Raman Spectrosscopy:
A contemporary view
15.30 -
15.50
Sandy Asher Robin Clark Averil McDonald George Thomas
15.50 -
16.10
Tea/coffee & Exhibition Viewing
16.10 -
16.30
    Howell Edwards Masamichi
Tsuboi
16.30 -
16.50
      Richard
Mendelsohn
16.50 -
17.10
      Laurence
Barron
17.10 -
17.20
      Peter
Hildebrandt
17.20 -
17.40
      Takashi
Miura

WEDNESDAY 20th AUGUST 2008
08.00 -
08.45
 
08.45 -
09.00
09.00 -
09.45
Gus Zerbi
Raman Spectroscopy of Materials
09.45 -
10.05
Max Diem Peter Devereaux  
10.05 -
10.25
     
10.25 -
10.55
Coffee and Exhibition Viewing
10.55 -
11.15
Don McNaughton Sylvia Turrell Neil Everall
11.15 -
11.35
     
11.35 -
11.55
     
11.55 -
12.15
     
12.15 -
13.00
Lunch & Exhibition Viewing
13.00 Optional excursion into Central London

THURSDAY 21ST AUGUST 2008
08.00 -
08.45
08.45 -
09.00
09.00 -
09.45
Don Pivonka
Raman Spectroscopy of Pharmaceuticals
09.45 -
10.05
Steven Bell Ado Jorio David Phillips
10.05 -
10.25
     
10.25 -
10.55
Coffee and Exhibition Viewing
10.55 -
11.15
Michael Morris P. C. Eklund Dana Diott
11.15 -
11.35
Pavel Matousek    
11.35 -
11.55
     
11.55 -
12.15
     
12.15 -
13.45
Poster Session 3, Lunch and Exhibition Viewing
13.45 -
14.30
Volker Deckert
Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
14.30 -
14.50
Colin Bain Professor Xiao-Yuan LI  
14.50 -
15.10
     
15.10 -
15.30
     
15.30 -
15.50
Tea/coffee & Exhibition Viewing
15.50 -
16.10
     
16.10 -
16.30
     
16.30 -
16.50
     
17.00 -
19.00
Conference Dinner, Twickenham Rugby Stadium

  FRIDAY 22nd AUGUST 2008
09.00 -
09.45
Gerwin Puppels
Medical Applications of Raman Spectroscopy
09.45 -
10.30
Eric Potma
CARS
10.30 -
11.00
Coffee
11.00 -
11.45
Hiro-o Hamaguchi
Time-resolved Raman Spectroscopy
11.45 -
12.30
Larry Ziegler
Raman Scattering Analysis in Supercritical Fluids
12.30 -
13.15
Lunch and Close of Conference

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