Previous Faraday Discussions

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Presenting original research papers and comments, originating from this world renowned series of meetings in physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry.

A list of links to previous Faraday Discussions, dating back to 1960, is given below.

Faraday Discussions 2000-

136: Crystal Growth and Nucleation

Introductory Lecture:� Lessons from biomineralization: comparing the growth strategies of mollusc shell prismatic and nacreous layers in�Atrina rigida (Lia Addadi)

135: Chemical Concepts from Quantum Mechanics

Introductory Lecture:� Quantum chemistry: The first seventy years (Roy McWeeny)

134: Atomic Transport and Defect Phenomena in Solids

Introductory Lecture:�Optimisation of oxygen ion transport in materials for ceramic membrane devices (J. A. Kilner)

133: Chemical Evolution of the Universe

Introductory Lecture:�The growth of molecular complexity in the Universe (Alexander Dalgarno)

132: Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Introductory Lecture:�Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy: new materials, concepts, characterization tools, and applications (Richard P. Van Duyne)

131: Molecular Wires and Nanoscale Conductors

Introductory Lecture: Molecular mechanics and molecular electronics (James R. Heath)

130: Atmospheric Chemistry

Introductory Lecture: Chemistry-Climate Coupling: The Importance of Chemistry in Climate Issues (A.R. Ravishankara)

129: The Dynamics and Structure of the Liquid-Liquid Interface

Introductory Lecture: Recent Experimental Advances in Studies of Liquid/Liquid Interfaces (G. Richmond et al.)

128: Self-organising Polymers

Introductory Lecture: Strategies for Controlling Intra- and Intermicellar Packing in Block Copolymer Solutions: Illustrating the Flexibility of the Self-Assembly Toolbox (T. Lodge et al.)

127: Non-Adiabatic Effects in Chemical Dynamics

Introductory Lecture: Nonadiabatic Effects in Chemical Dynamics (D. G. Truhlar et al.)

126: Applications of Spectroscopy to Biomedical Problems

Introductory Lecture: From Biomolecules To Biodiagnostics - Spectroscopy Does It All (M. Jackson)

125: Nanoparticle Assemblies

Introductory Lecture: Small is different: energetic, structural, thermal, and mechanical properties of passivated nanocluster assemblies (U Landman et al.)

124: Quantum Inorganic Chemistry

Introductory Lecture: The quantum chemistry of d- and f-element complexes: From an approximate existence to functional happiness (Bruce E. Bursten et al.)

123: Non-Equilibrium Behaviour of Colloidal Dispersions

Introductory Lecture: Universal features of the fluid to solid transition for attractive colloidal particles (V. Prasad et al.)

122: Time-Resolved Chemistry: From Structure to Function

Introductory Lecture: Time-resolved chemistry at atomic resolution (P. Coppens et al.)

121: The Dynamic Electrode Surface

Introductory Lecture: Dynamics of surface reactions (G. Ertl)

120: Nonlinear Kinetics: Complex Dynamics and Spatiotemporal Patterns

Introductory Lecture: Nonlinear kinetics - At the crossroads of chemistry, physics and life sciences (G Nicolis)

119: Combustion Chemistry: Elementary Reactions to Macroscopic Processes

Introductory Lecture: Advanced laser spectroscopy in combustion chemistry - From elementary steps to practical devices (J Wolfrum)

118: Cluster Dynamics

Comparative studies of cluster dynamics in the gas and condensed phases