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TIME:       14-17 December, 1998. (Start at 0900 on Monday)

VENUE:      Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki,
            A.I. Virtasen aukio 1, 00560 Helsinki, Finland.

LANGUAGE:   English.

LECTURERS:  W.H. Miller : "Quantum scattering theory" (4h)
            "Rate constants for chemical reactions" (2h)
            "Semiclassical theory for multichannel scattering" (2h) 
            J. Troe : "Statistical theories of unimolecular
            reactions, specific and thermal rate constants" (2h)
            "Reactions with competition between unimolecular, bimolecular,
            and collisional energy transfer steps" (2h)
            "Collisional energy transfer: experiments and theories" (2h)
            "Reactive processes in supercritical fluids" (2h)
            B. Minaev : "Spin-orbit coupling effects in chemical reactions, 
            spin catalysis" (1h)
            S.K. Scott : "Belousov-Zhabotinsky reactions" (2h)
            H.S. Rzepa : "Calculation of transition states for 
            chemical reactions" (2h)
PROGRAM: 
               Monday          Tuesday         Wednesday       Thursday         Friday 

09:00-09:15    Welcome                                 
09:15-10:00    W. H. Miller    J. Troe         J. Troe         W. H. Miller     Test 
10:00-10:30    Break           Break           Break           Break            (obligatory for
10:30-11:15    W. H. Miller    J. Troe         J. Troe         W. H. Miller     LASKEMO
11:30-12:15    H.S. Rzepa      S.K. Scott      W. H. Miller    S.K. Scott       students)
12:15-13:30    Lunch & posters Lunch & posters Lunch & posters Lunch & posters
13:30-14:15    H.S. Rzepa      W. H. Miller    W. H. Miller    J. Troe          
14:15-14:45    Break           Break           CSC             Break 
14:45-15:30    J. Troe         W. H. Miller    Free            J. Troe          
15:45-16:30    J. Troe         B. Minaev       Free            Departure 
17:00-         Posters         Posters         Free                      
18:00          Comp. Chem.     
               Section Meeting

CONTRIBUTED Any member of the School is welcome to put up
PAPERS:     a poster on the premises.

PROCEEDINGS: None.

LEVEL:      Post-graduate and research, for scientists already involved in
            computational quantum chemistry. The course is obligatory for
            PhD-students within the LASKEMO grad school. A written test is 
            planned for Friday morning, Dec. 18. The course will give 2 credits.

FEES:       University students and staff: none.

ADMISSION:  The participants are requested to register
            by 15 November, 1998 at the address below.

LOCAL       Mrs. Susanne Lundberg, Dept. of Chemistry,
SECRETARY:  P.O.Box 55 (A.I. Virtasen aukio 1),
            00014 University of Helsinki, Finland.
            Telephone: 358-9-191 40170.  
            FAX:       358-9-191 40169.
            E-mail:    Susanne.Lundberg@helsinki.fi



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