Programme

The programme in 2008 consisted of a variety of speakers from across a broad range of disciplines within the Chemical Sciences. There were contributions from scientists working in Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom. The symposium began with welcome and opening remarks from the RSC President and representatives from the ACS and GDCh. The plenary lecture was given by Professor David Leigh from the University of Edinburgh. Other speakers at the symposium are listed below.

Speakers from Germany

Thorsten Glaser, University of Bielefeld
Frank Glorious, University of Muenster
Michael Groll, Technische Universität München
Nicola Hüsing, University of Ulm
Joern Piel, University of Bonn
Magnus Rueping, University of Frankfurt
Sabine Schlecht, Freie Universität Berlin

Speakers from the US

Paul Hergenrother, University of Illinois
Alex Katz, University of California in Berkeley
Lynn Loo, Princeton University
Kris McNeill, University of Minnesota
Thuc-Quyen Nguyen, University of California in Santa Barbara
Sarah O'Connor, Massachussetts Institute of Technology
Haw Yang, University of California in Berkeley

Speakers from the UK

Polly Arnold, University of Edinburgh
Greg Challis, University of Warwick
Matthew Gaunt, University of Cambridge
Stuart James, Queen's University Belfast
Julie MacPherson, University of Warwick
Adrian Mulholland, University of Bristol
David Smith, University of York