Plenary Speakers
Brooks Pate, University of Virginia, Coblentz Award Winner
Geoff Blake, California Institute of Technology
Paul Davies, Cambridge University
Takeshi Oka, University of Chicago, Lippencott Award Winner
Shuji Saito, Institute for Molecular Sciences
Richard Saykally, University of California, Berkeley
Peter Toennies, University of Göttingen
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,
Universitét zu Köln. A third mini-symposium is being 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.
Last Update:
Tue Dec 2 1997