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Thermodynamics and Properties in the Biological, Medical, Pharmaceutical, Agricultural, and Food Sectors* |
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Prof. Michael Henzl, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA
Prof. David P. Remeta, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
Prof. Neil Wright, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA |
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Prof. Peter Privalov, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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“Thermodynamic Problems in Structural Molecular Biology” |
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Prof. Jose M. Sanchez-Ruiz, Granada University, Granada, Spain |
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“Thermodynamic Barriers to Protein Folding/Unfolding” |
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Prof. H.H. Klump, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa
"Progress In Designing Nucleic Acid Structures And Fine-tuning Their Interactions".
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Ionic Liquids* |
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Prof. Andreas Heintz, Rostock University, Rostock, Germany
Prof. Kenneth N. Marsh, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand |
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PLENARY |
Prof. Kenneth R. Seddon, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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“The Mark of an Educated Mind” |
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Prof. Cor J. Peters, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands |
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“High Pressure Phase Equilibria of Binary and Ternary Systems with Ionic Liquids” |
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Prof. Luis Paulo Rebelo, Lisbon University, Lisbon, Portugal |
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“Ionic Liquids: What Have We Learned? - A Personal Thermodynamic Scenario” |
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Molecular Modeling including Simulation* |
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Dr. Raymond Mountain, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
Prof. Susumu Okazaki, National Institute of Natural Sciences, Myodaiji, Japan |
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PLENARY |
Prof. Denis J. Evans, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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“The Fluctuation and Non-Equilibrium Free Energy Theorems - Theory and Experiment” |
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Prof. Jeffrey Errington, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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“Using Monte Carlo Simulation to Study Surface Phase Behavior” |
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Prof. Hideki Tanaka, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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“Formation of Ice Nanotube with Hydrophobic Guests” |
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Databases, Data Systems, Software Applications, and Correlations*
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Dr. Marcia L. Huber, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Dr. Andrew I. Johns, TUV NEL, Ltd., East Kilbride, United Kingdom |
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PLENARY |
Dr. Marco Satyro, Virtual Materials Group, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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“Life, Data and Everything” |
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Prof. Richard L. Rowley, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA |
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“Database Tools for Evaluating Thermophysical Property Data”
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Dr. Richard Sass, DECHEMA, Frankfurt, Germany |
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“Thermophysical Property Databases in Chemical Engineering - A Survey of Existing Data Bases with the Focus on Electrolyte Solutions”
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Electrolyte and Non-Electrolyte Solution Thermodynamics
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Prof.. Jean-Pierre E. Grolier, Blaise Pascal University, Clermont-Ferrand, Aubière, France
Prof. Emmerich Wilhelm, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria |
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PLENARY |
Prof. John M. Prausnitz, University of California, Berkeley, USA
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“Some Promising Frontiers in the Thermodynamics of Protein Solutions” |
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Prof. Takayoshi Kimura, Kinki University, Osaka, Japan |
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“Enthalpic Discrimination of Chiral Compounds of Electrolytes and Non-Electrolytes in Solution”
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Prof. Costas Panayiotou, University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece |
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“From Supercritical Fluids to Polymeric Glasses: A Unified Approach” |
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Prof. Peter R. Tremaine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
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“Organic Solutes in Hydrothermal Systems”
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Prof. Ramón Burriel, CSIC - University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Prof. Rüdiger N. Lichtenthaler, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany |
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PLENARY |
Prof. Vitalij K. Pecharsky, Iowa Sate University - U. S. Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa
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“Structure, Magnetism, and Thermodynamics of Novel Rare-Earth-Based Intermetallic Materials” |
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Prof. Jaume Pons, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
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“Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys”
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Prof. Claudia Staudt-Bickel, Heinrich-Heine University of Düsseldorf, Germany |
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“New Functionalized Polymers as Membrane Materials”
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Phase Equilibrium, Supercritical Fluids, and Separation Technologies
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Prof. Theodoor W. De Loos, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
Prof. Ulrich Deiters, University of Cologne, Koeln, Germany |
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PLENARY |
Prof. Stanley Sandler, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
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| “Computational Quantum Mechanics: An Underutilized Tool for Applied Thermodynamics”
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Prof. Ronald P. Danner, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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"Inverse Gas Chromatography Studies of
Polymer-Solvent Systems with High Pressure Carrier Gases"
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Prof. Lourdes F. Vega, Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (ICMAB-CSIC), Spain |
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“The Development of Soft-SAFT as a Versatile Molecular-based Equation of State: Phase, Interfase and Derivative Properties Extensions”
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Colloid and Interface Science
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Prof. Margarida Bastos, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Prof. Watson Loh, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil |
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PLENARY |
Prof. Lennart Piculell, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden
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“Controlling Structure in Associating Polymer-Surfactant Mixtures” |
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Prof. Haike Yan, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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“Thermodynamics of the Polymer-Surfactant Interactions”
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Prof. Karl Lohner, Institute of Biophysics and X-Ray Structure, Austrain Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria |
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| “Detergent-like Membrane Disruption by Antimicrobial Peptides” |
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Thermochemistry and Molecular Energetics
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Co-organizers: |
Prof. Prof. Juliana Boerio-Goates, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Prof. Manuel A. V. Ribeiro da Silva, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal |
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PLENARY |
Prof. José Artur de Sousa Martinho Simões, Lisbon University, Lisbon, Portugal
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“Energetics of Free Radicals: Bridges between Gas-Phase and Solution Data”
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Prof. William E. Acree, Jr., University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA
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“Predictive Methods - Are Experimental Measurements Still Necessary?”
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Prof. James S. Chickos, University of Missouri at Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA |
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“Applications of Correlation Gas Chromatography to Problems in Thermochemistry” |
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WORKSHOPS
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Properties and Processes for a Hydrogen-Based Economy*
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Organizer: |
Prof. Richard T. Jacobsen, University of Idaho at Idaho Falls, Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA |
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Prof. Cor J. Peters, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
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“Storage of Hydrogen as Clathrate Hydrates”
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Thermodynamic Frontiers and Education
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Co-Organizers: |
Prof. Trevor M. Letcher, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa;
Prof. Ron D. Weir, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
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Prof. Rüdiger N. University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany |
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| "Thermodynamics in Membrane Process Design" |
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Prof. Rubin Battino, Wright State University , Dayton, Ohio, USA |
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| "Taking the Sting out of Teaching Chemical Thermodynamics" |
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New Experimental Techniques
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Co-Organizers: |
Prof. Tooru Atake, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
Dr. Anthony R.H. Goodwin, Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugarland, Texas, USA |
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Prof. Christoph Schick, Rostock University, Rostock, Germany |
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| "Combined Ultra Fast Scanning and Ac Calorimetry for Films in the Nanometer Range" |
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Prof. Martin Trusler, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom |
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| "Vibrating-Wire Sensors for Viscosity Measurements under Extreme Conditions" |