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DIARY Further information The RSC News Diary this month lists RSC events for mid-September and early October 2004 that are held on the RSC conference database. Further details on any of these meetings can be obtained from the named contact or from the chemsoc website at www.chemsoc.org/CFCONF/ alldetails.cfm? followed by the specific ID number at the end of each entry – for example, www.chemsoc.org/CFCONF/ alldetails.cfm?ID=13903. SCOTLAND 20 September, 7.30pm ID=13903 Mid-Scotland Section Committee meeting Falkirk College Contact Mr Andrew Grant T 01324 570002 E rscms@clangrant.fsnet.co.uk 22 September, 2.00pm ID=13709 Mid-Scotland Section The Science Behind Naturally Spreadable Butter Falkirk College ● Dr Ann Fearon Contact Mr Andrew Grant T 01324 570002 E rscms@clangrant.fsnet.co.uk 27 September, 4.30pm ID=13534 Edinburgh and South East Scotland Section RSC Teaching Award – Chemistry in Context: Using problem-based case studies in the teaching of chemistry University of Edinburgh ● Dr Simon Belt, University of Plymouth Contact Neil Robertson T 0131 650 4755 E neil.robertson@ed.ac.uk 11 October, 4.30pm ID=13537 Edinburgh and South East Scotland Section The catalytic synthesis of carbon nanostructures and some of their uses in heterogeneous catalysis University of Edinburgh ● Professor MJ Ledoux, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg Contact Neil Robertson T 0131 650 4755 E neil.robertson@ed.ac.uk WALES 20 September, 1.15pm ID=13674 Mid-Wales Section Demonstration Lecture: The bionic bat University of Wales, Swansea ● Professor Emeritus J D Pye Contact Mr John Williams T 01970 623920 E jh39ph@onetel.net.uk 20 to 22 September ID=13554 ITF and Cardiff University Molecular Modelling 4 Chemists Cardiff University Contact Samantha Bradley, RSC T 020 7440 3304 E industry@rsc.org 21 to 23 September, 10.00am and 1.00pm ID=13569 South Wales West Section Science and Energy: A series of demonstration lectures for primary schoolchildren Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon ● Mr AJS Williams MBE Contact Dr Jim Ballantine T 01792 233960 E ballbish@aol.com SOUTH EAST ENGLAND 20 September ID=13856 Water Science Forum Science and Technology Board Taste and Odour in Drinking Water – its Consequences and Management SCI Lecture Theatre, London Contact Maggi Churchouse Events T 01359 221004 E maggi@mchurchouse.fsnet.co.uk 23 September, 6.30pm ID=13515 Downland Section Chemistry is Fun for Parents Too! Forrest School, Horsham ● Dr Dave Revitt and Julia Hatto Contact Sam Godley T 01403 261086 E sam.godley@zoom.co.uk 23 September ID=13325 Heterocyclic Group Autumn meeting Eli Lilly Research Centre, Windlesham Contact Paul Stevenson T 02890 974426 E p.stevenson@qub.ac.uk 25 September, noon D=13788 Kent Section Brogdale Fruit Collection Brogdale, Kent Contact Noel Grabham T 01892 722680 E grabham@btinternet.com 30 September, 6.30pm to 8.30pm ID=13500 Downland Section Science in Sport Dunottar School, Reigate Contact Hugh Loughlin T 01737 761945 E staff_loughlin@dunottar.surrey.sch.uk 1 October, 7.00pm for 7.30pm, optional tour of college at 6.30pm ID=12278 Thames Valley Section Annual dinner St Peter’s College, Oxford ● Geoff Parsons, Olympic high-jumper Contact Bryan Pierce T 01865 515472 E bandwpierce@btopenworld.com 5 October, 6.00pm ID=13789 Kent Section Mixer meeting for new students University of Kent at Canterbury Contact Mike Went T 01227 823540 E m.j.went@ukc.ac.uk 5 October, 5.30pm ID=13791 Kent Section Mixer meeting for new students London Southbank University Contact Tony Clark T 020 7815 7917 E clarkad@sbu.ac.uk 7 October, 6.30pm ID=13790 Kent Section Mixer meeting for new students University of Greenwich, Chatham Maritime Contact Gill Gibson E gillian.gibson@greenwich.ac.uk 8 October, 7.00pm ID=13587 Chilterns and Middlesex Section Annual dinner Beaconsfield Golf Club Contact Anne Gloag T 01923 263132 E a.gloag@aol.com SOUTH WEST ENGLAND 4 October, 12.30pm for 1.00pm ID=13076 Mid-Southern Counties Section Retired members’ lunch Emsworth Sailing Club Contact Walford Davies T 01243 372241 E walford.davies@btopenworld.com EASTERN ENGLAND 17 September, 7.30pm for 8.00pm ID=13208 Mid-Anglia Section and IChemE The Magic of Chemistry: Theatrical pyrotechnics The Open University, Milton Keynes ● Dr Malcolm Armstrong Contact James Bruce T 01908 654171 E j.i.bruce@open.ac.uk 22 September ID=13106 East Anglia Region of the AD and Marketing Group Marketing and Managing an Analytical Facility Thomas Graham House, RSC Cambridge Contact Brian Woodget T 01438 811903 E bwoodget@aol.com MIDLANDS 23 September ID=13401 Industrial Inorganic Chemicals Sector, ITF Inorganic Coatings University of Leicester Contact Craig Williams T 01902 322737 E c.williams@wlv.ac.uk 28 September, 7.00pm and 7.30pm ID=13726 Birmingham and West Midlands Section AGM of West Midlands Chemistry Teachers’ Centre followed by “Chemical Engineering and Tour of the School” 8 R S C N E W S | S E P T E M B E R 2 0 0 4 W W W . R S C . O R G
Your guide to RSC events in in the coming month University of Birmingham Contact Mr DJ Jones E d.j.jones@freenet.co.uk 29 September, 4.30pm ID=13825 Birmingham and West Midlands Section Assembling, Selecting and Replicating Nanoscale Structures University of Birmingham ● Dr Doug Philp, University of St Andrews Contact Professor RK Allemann T 0121 414 4359 E r.k.alleman@bham.ac.uk 4 October, 4.00pm ID=13478 East Midlands Section Templates and Tentacles University of Leicester ● Dr Stuart Warriner, University of Leeds Contact Jill Cuthbertson T 0116 2522093 E jmc22@le.ac.uk 6 October, 4.30pm ID=13826 Birmingham and West Midlands Section Exploiting a Temporary Silicon Connection in Stereoselective Synthesis University of Birmingham ● Dr Liam Cox, University of Birmingham Contact Dr JS Snaith T 0121 414 4363 E j.s.snaith@bham.ac.uk 7 October, 4.00pm ID=13741 Birmingham and West Midlands Section Watching and Manipulating Biomolecules Down to the Single Molecule Level University of Warwick, Physics Lecture Theatre ● Dr David Klenerman, Cambridge Contact Professor Martin Wills T 024 7652 3260 E m.wills@warwick.ac.uk NORTH EAST ENGLAND 15 to 16 September ID=13879 CISG, Statistical Mechanics & Thermodynamics Group and Complex Fluids group of IOP Modelling and Simulation of Colloids Sheffield Hallam University Contact Ruth Cooke T 0114 225 2188 E r.cooke@shu.ac.uk 15 September, 4.00pm ID=13645 North Humberside Section RSC Teaching Award – Chemistry in Context: Using problem-based case studies in the teaching of chemistry University of Hull ● Dr Simon Belt, University of Plymouth Contact Dr Tom McCreedy T 01482 466407 E t.mccreedy@hull.ac.uk 20 September ID=13871 Organic Reaction Mechanisms Group, Organic Division Postgraduate Conference Syngenta, Huddersfield Contact Ian Cunningham T 01483 686832 E i.cunningham@surrey.ac.uk 5 October ID=13900 Water Science Forum The Significance of Natural Organic Matter (NOM) in the Treatment of Drinking Water REACT Centre, Rotherham Contact Mark Smith/K Clive Thompson T 07941 322331 E mark_s.smith@virgin.net 5 October, 4.15pm ID=13453 Newcastle upon Tyne and North East Section Bedson Lecture – “What is Nanotechnology?” University of Newcastle upon Tyne ● Professor Tony Ryan, University of Sheffield Contact Ian Edwards T 0191 488 1969 E ian.edwards@ncl.ac.uk 6 October, 11.00am and 2.00pm D=13301 Southumbria Section Schools Lecture – Galileo and Newton Franklin College, Grimsby Contact Mike Lidgard T 01472 875000 (daytime) E mike.lidgard@franklin.ac.uk 6 October, 11.00am and 2.00pm ID=13305 Southumbria Section Schools Lecture – Smarty Pants: The science and technology of underwear John Leggott Centre, Scunthorpe Contact Andrew Wilson T 01724 282998 7 October, 5.00pm ID=13761 Sheffield and District Section Presidential Address – Professor Graham Leggett “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom” University of Sheffield Contact Richard King T 0114 222 9309 E r.m.king@sheffield.ac.uk 7 October, 7.00pm ID=13652 Huddersfield Section Visit to Huddersfield Observatory Crosland Moor, Huddersfield Contact Dr Steve Turner T 01484 422383 E steve@turners7.freeserve.co.uk 8 October, 8.00pm ID=13306 Southumbria Section Testing in the Tandor: The chemistry behind curry, the spice of life Wellowgate, Grimsby Contact Mike Bowles T 01652 686017 (daytime) 01724 712552 (evenings) E mab@singletonbirch.co.uk NORTH WEST ENGLAND 23 September, 8.00pm ID=13023 Cumbria Section Smack, Crack, Speed and Weed The Chase Hotel, Whitehaven ● Dr I Mike Griffin, Forensic Science Service, London Contact Alex Jenkins T 01946 774597 E cumbriasecretary@rsc.org 27 to 29 September ID=12129 Joint Pharmaceutical Analysis Group British Pharmaceutical Conference 2004 Manchester International Convention Centre Contact Geoff Phillips E philcons@compuserve.com 30 September ID=13358 Formulation Science and Technology Group Nanoparticles Applied to Formulations Manchester Conference Centre Contact Elaine Wellingham T 01275 853311 E confsec@blueyonder.co.uk 5 October, 7.30pm ID=13415 Lancaster and District Section The Bletchley Park Ultra Secret Preston College ● Mr R Challen Contact Harry Clarke T 01995 640003 E harry.clarke6@btopenworld.com IRELAND 14 October ID=13471 Republic of Ireland Section Problem-Based Learning: A worked example for chemistry in the life sciences Dublin Institute of Technology Contact Patricia Ennis E patricia.ennis@dit.ie INTERNATIONAL 18 September ID=13694 Belgium Section Open Day at the Institut Royal du Patrimonie Artistique Institut Royal du Patrimonie Artistique (IRPA), Brussels, Belgium ● IRPA guide Contact Tim Reynolds T +32 2640 3226 E tim.reynolds@belgacom.net 28 to 30 September ID=13030 NMRDG and GDCh in Germany Novel Applications of Magnetic Resonance to Condensed Matter University of Aachen RWTH Contact Prof Dr Bernhard Blümich T +49 241 8026421 E bluemich@mc.rwth-aachen.de Long-term events for Local Sections THIS ISSUE OF RSC News includes – as a loose insert – programme cards for each Local Section. 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