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Liquid Crystals
14-Jun-2009 -
19-Jun-2009
New London
NH
USA
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The 2009 Gordon Conference on Liquid Crystals will address current issues in liquid crystal science, applications of liquid crystals, and areas of biology and medicine in which liquid crystal concepts are important. The coverage of the Conference will be extremely broad, ranging from the latest fundamental theories and experiments into the nature of liquid crystals to the cutting-edge work on the role liquid crystals play in biological systems. Invited speakers representing both academia and industry will come from a wide range of disciplines, including biology, chemistry, engineering, medicine, and physics. This collection of leading investigators will discuss the latest (often unpublished) results within this broad array of disciplines and explore the most pressing questions still to be answered. In addition, the group of participants will include a good number of junior scientists and graduate students, affording them the opportunity both to form relationships with other young investigators and to make connections with many of the leading scientists in a wide variety of fields. All participants will be given the opportunity to present a poster describing their research. The Conference atmosphere will be collegial, with scheduled time for discussion and ample time devoted to poster presentations. Free time in the afternoon and evenings together with common meals will provide a wealth of opportunities for participants to engage in fruitful conversations and begin exciting collaborations.
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Registration Deadline: 24-May-2009
http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2009&program=liqucryst
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Molybdenum & Tungsten Enzymes
05-Jul-2009 -
10-Jul-2009
Lucca (Barga)
Italy
Italy
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The 6th GRC conference on Molybdenum & Tungsten Enzymes will take place from July 5th - July 10th, 2009 at the Il Ciocco Hotel & Resort in Lucca (Barga), Italy. The resort venue is nestled in the Garfagnana Valley in the Apuan Alps. Located in Tuscany, near L'Orecchiella Natural Preserve and the Regional Park of the Apuan Alps, the venue provides an ideal setting for the 2009 GRC on Mo&W enzymes.
The 2009 Meeting will continue the tradition of the previous Molybdenum & Tungsten Enzymes GRC and is an ideal meeting for both experts and newcomers to the field. The conference will bring together leading scientists with a broad range of interests and the topics to be addressed will include:
- Molybdenum Cofactor: Biosynthesis, Transport and Insertion
- Mechanisms and Mechanistic Enzymology
- Applications of Spectroscopy for Studying Enzyme Function
- Synthetic Analogue Studies o Mo ad W Active Sites
- Medical, Environmental and Agricultural Aspects of Mo Enzymes
- Mo and W Homeostasis
- Novel Mo Enzymes and Key Enzymes Crystal Structures
If you have not previously attended the Molybdenum & Tungsten Enzymes GRC, we believe you will find it a unique opportunity to meet and interact with experts in the field, to be acquainted with new research directions and to have a chance to start new collaborations in the field or related areas.
Travel Grants: Several efforts are being done in order to obtain travel funding for junior researchers (graduate students, post-doctoral fellows). Relevant information will be posted in 2009.
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Registration Deadline: 14-Jun-2009
http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2009&program=molybdenum
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Thin Film & Crystal Growth Mechanisms
12-Jul-2009 -
17-Jul-2009
New London
NH
USA
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The Thin Film and Crystal Growth Gordon Research Conference is dedicated to the knowledge and understanding of the fundamental nanoscale physics and chemistry that are central to the growth of crystals for a wide array of technologies. Historically, the conference has attracted scientists from a many specializations, from semiconductor thin film growth to crystallization for pharmaceutical drug delivery, who find inspiration in seeing how the general principles of crystal thermodynamics and growth kinetics are applicable to many fields.
The 2009 Thin Film and Crystal Growth GRC will continue the tradition of a highly interdisciplinary program. Topic areas to be discussed in 2009 include advances in the thermodynamics of nucleation of multi-component solids, the structure, composition, and kinetics of crystal surface morphologies in solution and in vacuum, and low dimensional crystals such as nanowires, ultra-thin sheets, and nanoporous crystals. Special attention will be paid to important contemporary technology drivers including macromolecule crystallization and biomineralization, organic electronics including molecular semiconductor and graphene growth, and the growth and surface structure/property relationships of catalytic crystals used in energy technologies.
Topic Areas:
- Crystal Surface Morphology and Kinetics
- Low Dimensional Crystals
- Fundamentals of Crystal Nucleation and Growth
- Large biomolecule crystallization
- Biocrystallization and Biomineralization
- Organic Electronics
- Advanced Electron Microscopy
- Structure/Function Relationships on Catalytic Crystal Surfaces
- Overview and Hot Topics
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Registration Deadline: 21-Jun-2009
http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2009&program=thinfilm
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Metals In Biology
31-Jan-2010 -
05-Feb-2010
Ventura
CA
USA
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Metals are employed by all types of organisms to perform a remarkable array of functions that are critical for life. They are found at the heart of sophisticated molecular machines where they mediate processes that include: energy storage, regulation and processing of DNA and RNA, biosynthesis of complex molecules, environmental and metabolic detoxification, and signaling events that trigger or terminate important reactions. Reaching a satisfying understanding of the mechanisms by which metals carry out these functions requires the coordinated application of many approaches and experts from many disciplines. The Metals in Biology Gordon Conference (MIB) is one of the longest-running in the GRC family. It presents a forum for in-depth discussions that attracts leading researchers with skills that extend from physics and chemistry through biochemistry, biology and medicine. Fostering new collaborations and friendships among diverse scientists with complementary skills and goals is a hallmark of this conference. In addition wide-ranging lectures, poster sessions are held to facilitate discussions in an open atmosphere. The [1]Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) in Bioinorganic Chemistry is closely associated with the MIB. This meeting typically draws graduate and postdoctoral students from a diverse array of laboratories studying metals in biology. It overlaps with MIB for one oral and one poster session to allow students to meet and interact with established scientists in their areas of research. We specifically encourage graduate students and postdocs to take advantage of these unique educational opportunities and to participate in either the MIB conference or the Bioinorganic Chemistry GRS. Typical talks and posters include: Biological and biophysical characterization of new metal containing proteins, enzymes, nucleic acids, factors, and chelators from all forms of life; Synthesis and reaction chemistry of biomimetic compounds; Novel crystal and NMR structures of biological molecules and synthetic metal-chelates; Discussions of the roles that metals play in medicine and maintenance of the environment; Metal homeostasis; Application of theory and computations to the structure and mechanism of metal-containing biological systems; and Novel applications of spectroscopy to metals in biological systems. William Tolman will chair the 2011 conference and Michael Maroney will chair the 2012 conference.References Visible links 1. file:///dev/programs.aspx?year=2010&program=grs_bioin
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Registration Deadline: 10-Jan-2010
http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2010&program=metalsbio
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Crystal Engineering
06-Jun-2010 -
11-Jun-2010
Waterville Valley
NH
USA
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Crystal engineering is the design and synthesis of functional solid-state structures, based on a bottom-up approach from smaller building blocks such as neutral organic molecules, and organic or inorganic ions. It is convenient to identify the following main sub-divisions of this subject: (1) the study of intermolecular interactions; (2) the use of these interactions in the design strategy; (3) fine-tuning of crystal structure for property optimization. Typical design strategies use hydrogen bonds and coordination bonds, which define sub-structural units that are called respectively, supramolecular synthons and secondary building units. Crystal engineering is a fascinating and new subject that has many practitioners. It has strong overlap with supramolecular chemistry, X-ray crystallography, materials science and solid-state chemistry and yet it is a distinct discipline in itself. The subject goes beyond the traditional divisions of organic, inorganic and physical chemistry, and this makes for a very eclectic blend of ideas, techniques and strategies. Included within its scope are organic molecular crystals and metal-organic framework solids. The purpose and scope of the Gordon Research Conference is to provide a forum for the discussion of the current state of the art of this rapidly evolving, highly interdisciplinary field of crystal engineering, to identify and debate open questions, and to point out new promising research directions. The conference will bring together experts with a diverse background and will consist of the following sessions: * Design strategies for molecular organic solids * Co-ordination Polymers -- Structure * Co-ordination Polymers -- Function * Polymorphism and Crystal Structure Prediction * Formation of Crystals * Process Development and Scale-Up * Organic Reactions in the Solid State * Two-Dimensional Crystal Engineering * The Future
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Registration Deadline: 16-May-2010
http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2010&program=crystaleng
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Natural Gas Hydrate Systems
06-Jun-2010 -
11-Jun-2010
Waterville
ME
USA
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Gas hydrate, an icelike solid composed of gas (usually methane) and water, is widespread at concentrations of a few percent to as much as 70% or more of available pore space in the shallow sediments of marine continental margins and permafrost areas where relatively low temperatures and moderate pressures persist. Natural gas hydrates have relevance for a variety of topics, including global warming, submarine landslide and tsunami triggering, carbon cycling, deep biospheric studies, and unconventional energy resources. Research advances in this discipline require a highly interdisciplinary approach that engages physical chemists, geomicrobiologists, geophysicists, geotechnical engineers, biogeochemists, climate modelers, paleoceanographers, marine chemists, hydrologists, community ecologists, and chemical/petroleum engineers, among others. The vision for this GRC is to catalyze cutting-edge research on realistic and geologically-relevant natural systems by facilitating interactions among mainstream gas hydrate scientists and those with acumen in subdisciplines that are typically less known to the gas hydrates community. Thus, one motivation for the GRC is to advance research on natural gas hydrate systems by avoiding "reinvention of the wheel" by geoscientists each time new issues emerge that require cross-knowledge of other disciplines. Another motivation is to move forward sophisticated, robust approaches to studying natural, dynamic gas hydrate systems. Decades' worth of laboratory/modeling studies on pure, synthetic hydrate crystal(s) have provided an important foundation for contemporary research on "messy" (complex) natural systems, but the GRC specifically seeks to move away from single/pure hydrate crystal modeling/laboratory work, as well as from merely descriptive geology or research aimed largely at determining the top/base of gas hydrate stability and the static hydrate concentration in reservoirs. The inaugural GRC will highlight emerging research that is rapidly elucidating the critical role of fluid/gas migration processes and various aspects of sediment behavior in controlling the nucleation, distribution, and concentration of gas hydrate, the evolution of hydrate-bearing sediments with time, and the susceptibility of hydrate-bearing sediments to a variety of perturbations, ranging from mechanical destabilization to climate forcing to purposeful depressurization or heating during energy production.
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Registration Deadline: 16-May-2010
http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2010&program=naturalgas
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Liquid Crystals
19-Jun-2011 -
24-Jun-2011
South Hadley
MA
USA
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The 2011 Gordon Conference on Liquid Crystals will provide a venue for intellectual and enlightening discussions of ideas at the emerging and frontier of liquid crystal science and technology. The coverage of this conference will be extremely broad with topics including chemical synthesis and physical properties characterization of new, low-molecular weight, polymeric and elastomeric liquid crystalline materials, composites of liquid crystal with nanostructured materials and systems, biological materials and self-assembled systems where liquid crystal concepts and ordering are important, theory, modeling and simulation of biological, nanostructured and self-assembled systems, liquid crystals as electro-optic, photonic and sensing materials applications, future trends in liquid crystal based information displays, electronic books, and energy generation/harvesting devices.
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Registration Deadline: 22-May-2011
http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2011&program=liqucryst
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Thin Film & Crystal Growth Mechanisms
17-Jul-2011 -
22-Jul-2011
Biddeford
ME
USA
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The Thin Film and Crystal Growth Mechanisms Gordon Research Conference is dedicated to the knowledge and understanding of the fundamental atomic and nanoscale physics and chemistry that are central to the growth of crystals for a wide array of technologies. Historically, the conference has emphasized concepts rather than specific materials, technologies or growth methods. This focus has attracted scientists with a broad range of specializations, from semiconductor thin film growth to biocrystallization, who find common inspiration in seeing how the general principles of crystal thermodynamics and growth kinetics are applicable to many fields.
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Registration Deadline: 19-Jun-2011
http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2011&program=thinfilm
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Thin Film & Crystal Growth Mechanisms
16-Jul-2011 -
17-Jul-2011
Biddeford
ME
USA
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The Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar on Thin Film & Crystal Growth Mechanisms is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.
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Registration Deadline: 18-Jun-2011
http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2011&program=grs_thin
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