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TIME: 13-17 December, 1999. (Start at 0900 on Monday)
VENUE: Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki,
A.I. Virtasen aukio 1, Helsinki, Finland.
LANGUAGE: English.
LECTURERS: J. Ulstrup(Copenhagen) (4h) : "Introduction and Some
Pre-requisites" (1h) "The Dielectric Solvent and Theory of
Simple Electron Transfer Processes" (1h) "Towards Preciser
Theory of Molecular Charge Transfer" (1h) "Introduction to
Condensed Matter Proton Transfer Theory" (1h)
S. Scheiner(Carbondale) (4h) "Ab initio quantum chemical
studies of hydrogen bonding and proton transfer in biological
systems"
M. Wikström(Helsinki) (2h) "Energy transformation processes
in cellular respiration"
W. Zinth(Munich) (1h) "The primary steps in photosynthesis -
ultrafast reactions for optimum energy conversion" and
(1h) "Electron transfer at and beyond the limits of conventional
theory".
P. Bala(Torun) Introduction to the mixed quantum-classical approach
for proton transfer" (2h) and "Theoretical modeling of proton
transfer processes in enzymes" (2h)
J. Korppi-Tommola(Jyväskylä) "Electron transfer processes in
practical use in chemical solar cells" (1h)
PROGRAM:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
09:00-09:15 Welcome
09:15-10:00 J. Ulstrup J. Ulstrup S. Scheiner S. Scheiner Exam
10:00-10:30 Break Break Break Break Exam
10:30-11:15 J. Ulstrup J. Ulstrup S. Scheiner S. Scheiner Exam
11:30-12:15 W. Zinth P. Bala M. Wikström M. Wikström Exam
12:15-13:30 Lunch & posters Lunch & posters Lunch & posters Lunch & posters Exam
13:30-14:15 W. Zinth P. Bala Free Departure
14:15-14:45 Break Break Free
14:45-15:30 P. Bala J. Korppi-Tommola Free
15:45-16:30 P. Bala Posters Free
17:00- Posters Posters Free
The Annual meeting of the Computational Chemistry Section will take place
on 15th of December, 1999, at 1.30 PM, at the Chemistry Building of the
University of Helsinki, in the meeting room of the Swedish-speaking
teaching laboratory.
A meeting of the graduate school LASKEMO will take place on Monday,
13th of December at 4:30 PM.
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. 17. The course will give 2 credits.
FEES: University students and staff: none.
ADMISSION: The participants are requested to register
by 15 November, 1999 to the address below.
LOCAL Mrs. Susanne Lundberg, Department of Chemistry,
SECRETARY: P.O.Box 55 (A.I. Virtasen aukio 1),
FIN-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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