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Séminaires hors-ville 2009 / Summer schools 2009

 

 

Chimie I

Frontiers in Mass Spectrometry

Date: 16 – 20  August 2009

Location: Eurotel Victoria, Villars, Suisse

Organizers:

  • Prof. Yuri  Tsybin, EPFL

Speakers:

  • Prof.  Roman A. Zubarev (Uppsala, University, Sweden): ion/ion and ion/electron reactions, instrumentation
  • Prof. Fred W. McLafferty (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY): Gas phase ion chemistry, top down protein analysis, FTMS
  • Prof. Ron M.A. Heeren (FOM AMOLF, Amsterdam, Holland): MALDI MS and Imaging Mass Spectrometry, instrumentation
  • Prof. Carol Robinson (Cambridge University, UK): ESI MS, protein complexes, Ion Mobility MS, TOF MS
  • Teacher to be determined: Quantitative mass spectrometry, applications

Topics:

  • fundamental principles of biological mass spectrometry
  • hot topics in MS technology and applications
  • milestones and current/future trends in MS
  • forum for theoretical and practical problem solving

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Chimie II

Functional Biosupramolecular Systems

Date: 23-27 August 2009

Location: Eurotel Victoria, Villars, Suisse

Organizers:

  • Prof. Stefan MATILE, Université de Genève
  • Prof. Damien JEANNERAT, Université de Genève

Speakers:

  • Prof. Takuzo Aida (University of Tokyo, Japan): Smart Matter, Photosystems
  • Prof. David N. Reinhoudt (University of Twente, Netherlands): Biosupramolecular Surface Engineering, Sensors
  • Prof. Jeffery T. Davis, U Maryland, College Park, USA): Nucleotide Systems, Ionophores, Ion Channels
  • Prof. Ehud Gazit (University of Tel Aviv, Israel) : Peptide Systems, Nanotubes, Sensors, Medicinal Aspects
  • Prof. Jean-Francois Nierengarten (ULP Strasbourg, France): Biosupramolecular Photovoltaics, Organic Solar Cells

Topics:

  • creation of supramolecular functional architectures
  • stimuli-responsive surfaces, biosensors
  • peptides, oligonucleotides, membranes
  • artificial photosystems
  • ion channels, pores ...

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Chimie III

Chemistry for a Sustainable World

Date: 30 August  - 3 September 2009

Location: Eurotel Victoria, Villars, Suisse

Organizer:

  • Prof. Xile Hu, EPFL

Speakers:

  • Prof. Paul J. Dyson (EPFL): Biphasic catalysis
  • Prof. Xile Hu (EPFL): A molecular chemist's perspective in the energy challenge
  • Prof. Fraser A. Armstrong (Oxford University, UK): Protein film electrochemistry for biofuel cells and biohydrogen  
  • Prof. John E. Bercaw (Caltech, USA): C-H activation by transition metal complexes
  • Prof. Philip G. Jessop (Queen's University, Canada) : Designing solvents for green and sustainable chemistry
  • Prof. Daniel G. Nocera (MIT, USA) : Chemical energy conversion


Topics:

  • carbon-neutral and renewable energy sources
  • use of solar energy to produce chemical fuels
  • chemical and biochemical energy conversion
  • catalysis for environmentally-friendly and atom-economic processes 

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