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DIARY 12–13 February ID=12126 Joint Pharmaceutical Analysis Group BIOVAL 2004: two-day international workshop meeting, dealing with larger bio-molecules RPSGB, London Contact Dr John Clements E science@rpsgb.org.uk 17–18 February, 9.30am to 3pm ID=12538 Kent Section Magical Science for Primary Schools. A day of Discovery by Pro-Education Corn Exchange, Maidstone Contact Rupert Meadway T 01732 220111 E rupert.meadway@businesslinkkent.com 18 February, 7pm ID=12686 Thames Valley Section Enlightening Plastics: New Materials for Flat Panel Displays Harris Lecture Theatre ● Dr Paul Burn, Dyson Perrins Laboratory, Oxford Contact John Roddom T 01635 40995 E events@soci.org 19 February, 6pm ID=12628 Chilterns and Middlesex Section Younger Members’ Event: Chemistry and the Law University College ● Talks from chemists now in legal careers about what their job involves as a solicitor, barrister or a patent attorney. The talks are followed by drinks. Contact Alex Rogers E arogers@boult.com 23 February, 6pm for 6.15pm start ID=11377 Downland Section Annual General Meeting The Plough Inn, Rusper Contact Terry Page T 01483 722987 E thpage@talk21.com 25 February, 2pm ID=12542 Kent Section Theophilus Redwood Endowed Lecture: Molecules Under the Microscope: Probing Structure and Recognition with the Atomic Force Microscope University of Kent at Canterbury ● Prof S J B Tendler, University of Nottingham Contact Michael Went T 01227 823540 E m.j.went@kent.ac.uk 25 February, 7pm for 7.30pm ID=11696 Thames Valley Section Smack, Crack, Weed and Speed Reading University ● Dr Mike Griffin, Forensic Science Service, London Contact Mike Jenkins T 01635 253704 2 March, time tba ID=11304 South East Region, Analytical Division Annual General Meeting Venue tba Contact Dr A H Andrews E 106777.723@compuserve.com 3 March, 1.30pm ID=12440 Environmental Chemistry Group Symposium and Distinguished Guest Lecture: Environmental Chemistry from Space The Linnean Society of London ● Various Speakers Contact Michael Leggett T 020 8996 7107 E mike.leggett@bsi-global.com 11 March, 9.30am to 3pm ID=12540 Kent Section Magical Science for Primary Schools. A day of Discovery by Pro-Education Ashford and Folkestone Contact Rupert Meadway T 01732 220111 E rupert.meadway@businesslinkkent.com 12 March, 5.30pm ID=12298 Thames Valley Section Space Oxford Playhouse ● A Martynov and A Volkov, Russian cosmonauts Contact Phil Smith T 01635 862735 E phil.h.smith@ntlworld.com SOUTH WEST ENGLAND 18 February, time tba ID=12511 Bristol and District Section Women Members’ Network Meeting Venue tba Contact Hazel Mottram T 0117 954 6395 E hazel.mottram@bristol.ac.uk 19 February, 5pm ID=11628 Peninsula Section A New Aspect of Heterocyclic Chemistry University of Exeter ● Prof Charles Rees CBE FRS, Imperial College Contact Dr Richard Walton T 01392 263462 24 February ID=12295 Mid-Southern Counties Section Probing the Atmosphere – Understanding Ozone Depletion University of Southampton ● Dr Neil Harris, European Ozone Research Coordinating Unit, Cambridge Contact Philip Gale T 02380 593332 E philip.gale@soton.ac.uk 25 February, 10.30am ID=11655 Dalton Division Functional Complexes of d- and f- Block Metals University of Bristol ● Prof P Braunstein, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg ● Prof D Parker, University of Durham Contact Stanley Langer, RSC T 020 7440 3325 E langers@rsc.org 25 February, time tba ID=12488 Bristol and District Section Tilden Lecture: Chiral Lanthanide Complexes: Structure, Dynamics and Function University of Bristol ● Prof D Parker, University of Durham Contact Dr Mike Coles T 0117 942 1994 E mike_coles@hotmail.com 25 February, time tba ID=12489 Bristol and District Section Nyholm Lecture: Recent Studies with Bimetallic Complexes and Clusters University of Bristol ● Prof P Braunstein, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg Contact Dr Mike Coles T 0117 942 1994 E mike_coles@hotmail.com 26 February, AGM 6pm, Lecture 7.15pm ID=12513 Bristol and District Section Annual General Meeting, followed by Joint RSC/SCI Lecture: Eruption of the Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat The BAWA Pavilion ● Prof Steve Sparks, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol Contact Dr Mike Coles T 0117 942 1994 E mike_coles@hotmail.com 3 March, 7pm ID=12612 Peninsula Section Joint RSC-ASE Lecture: Logic in Transition Metal Chemistry University of Exeter ● Dr Colin Chambers, Chemistry Consultant and Chief Examiner for AQA Chemistry Contact Manoj Chitnavis T 01392 258712 4 March, 5pm ID=11629 Peninsula Section Adventures in Natural Product Synthesis University of Exeter ● Prof Richard Taylor, University of York Contact Dr Richard Walton T 01392 263432 10 March, 5.15pm ID=11630 Peninsula Section Internet-scale Sensing and the Environmental Nervous System University of Plymouth ● Prof Dermot Diamond, Dublin City University Contact Prof Steve Rowland T 01752 233013 15 March, 12.30pm for 1pm ID=11405 Mid-Southern Counties Section Retired Members’ Lunch Grosvenor Hotel, Bournemouth Contact Trevor McCombie T 01202 692548 E trevormccombie@beeb.net EASTERN ENGLAND 2 March, time tba ID=11908 East Anglia Section Schools Lecture Years 8/10: Fireworks Northgate High School, Ipswich ● Rev Ron Lancaster, Kimbolton Fireworks Contact Ms Linda Walker T 01473 210123 3 March, 7pm ID=12530 East Anglia Section Quiz Night UEA Contact Mrs Louise Ottignon T 01502 478136 4 March, 1pm ID=12314 Essex Section Sex, Molecules & Pasta Essex University, Colchester ● Dr Graeme Jones, University of Keele Contact Dr A G Osborne T 020 8590 2021 12 March, time tba ID=12552 Mid-Anglia Section Chemistry at Work Queensbury School Contact John O’Toole T 01223 894174 E john.otoole9@btopenworld.com 13 March, 10am to 4pm ID=12235 Mid-Anglia Section Cambridge Science Festival: Crash, Bang, Squelch! University of Cambridge ● Members of Cambridge Hands-on Science (CHaOS) 8 RSC NEWS WWW.RSC.ORG
Your guide to RSC events in the coming month Contact Davina Stevenson E des28@cam.ac.uk 13 March, 11am to 5pm ID=12525 Essex Section Science Week activities University of Cambridge Contact Ana Belenguer E amb84@cam.ac.uk 13 March, 11am to 5pm ID=12236 Mid-Anglia Section Cambridge Science Festival University of Cambridge ● Lecture-Demonstrations ‘The Physical Attraction of Chemical Reactions’ at 11am, 1.30pm and 4pm by Dr Peter Wothers. ‘Chemical Magic’ hands-on activities ongoing throughout the day Contact Ana Belenguer T amb84@cam.ac.uk MIDLANDS 11 February, 3pm ID=12584 North Staffordshire Section Astrochemistry Keele University ● Prof Ian Sims, Université de Rennes 1, France Contact Dr David McGarvey T 01782 584142 E d.j.mcgarvey@chem.keele.ac.uk 12 February, 4pm ID=11943 Birmingham and West Midlands Section The Application of Computer Simulations to Biological Systems University of Warwick ● Dr Jon Essex, University of Southampton Contact Prof Martin Wills T 024 7652 3260 E M.Wills@warwick.ac.uk 16 February, 4pm ID=12546 East Midlands Section Section Meeting University of Leicester ● Dr John Owen Contact Dr Bernard Rawlings T 0116 252 2105 E bjr2@leicester.ac.uk 17 February, 5pm ID=11248 East Midlands Section Student Chemical Society Lecture: A Career in Research University of Nottingham ● Dr Chris Hayes, University of Nottingham Contact Dr Martin McCoustra T 0115 9513568 E martin.mccoustra@nottingham.ac.uk 18 February, 4.30pm ID=12151 Birmingham and West Midlands Section Interfaces in Ionic Systems – Some Surprising Effects University of Birmingham ● Prof Paul Madden FRS, University of Oxford Contact Dr Roy Johnston T 0121 414 7477 E roy@tc.bham.ac.uk 18 February, 4.30pm ID=12152 Birmingham and West Midlands Section Introducing Soft Nanotechnology University of Birmingham ● Prof Tony Ryan, University of Sheffield Contact Dr Jon Preece T 0121 414 3528 E j.a.preece@bham.ac.uk 19 February, 4pm ID=11522 Birmingham and West Midlands Section Borrowing Hydrogen – An Unusual Trick in Organic Synthesis University of Warwick ● Prof Jonathan M J Williams, University of Bath Contact Dr Martin Wills T 024 7652 3260 E M.Wills@warwick.ac.uk 23 February, 2pm to 5.30pm ID=12560 East Midlands Section Third Leicester Half-Day Catalysis Symposium Venue tba ● Various speakers Contact Dr Bernard Rawlings T 0116 252 2105 E bjr2@leicester.ac.uk 24 February, 5pm ID=11249 East Midlands Section Student Chemical Society Lecture: Smack, Crack, Speed and Weed – A Forensic Chemist’s Tale University of Nottingham ● Dr Mike Griffin, Forensic Science Service, London Laboratory Contact Dr Martin McCoustra T 0115 9513568 E martin.mccoustra@nottingham.ac.uk 24 February, 6.45pm ID=11564 East Midlands Section Visit to Bass Brewery Bass Brewery Museum, Burton Upon Trent Contact Tony Szpala T 01623 727162 E tszpala@tst-ltd.com 25 February, time tba ID=11821 East Midlands Section What Would You Like for Lunch, Dr Frankenstein? Nottingham Trent University ● Prof P Lilliford, University of York Contact Tony Szpala T 01623 727162 E tszpala@tst-ltd.com 26 February, 1pm ID=12548 East Midlands Section Chemical Biology Lecture: From Acetate to Actinorhodin – the Enzymology of Polyketide Biosynthesis University of Leicester ● Dr Russell Cox, University of Bristol Contact Dr Bernard Rawlings T 0116 252 2105 E bjr2@leicester.ac.uk 26 February, 4pm ID=11523 Birmingham and West Midlands Section Harnessing Organometallic Chemistry: Progress and Plans University of Warwick ● Prof Susan Gibson, King’s College London Contact Dr Martin Wills T 024 7652 3260 E M.Wills@warwick.ac.uk 26 February, time tba ID=12066 NMRDG, Science and Technology Board Advances in NMR on Small Amounts of Material AstraZeneca R&D, Charnwood Contact Richard Lewis T 01509 644062 E richard.j.lewis@astrazeneca.com 1 March, 3pm ID=11498 North Staffordshire Section The Changing Atmosphere Keele University ● Dr P S Monks, University of Leicester Contact David McGarvey T 01782 584142 E d.j.mcgarvey@chem.keele.ac.uk 4 March, 4pm ID=11524 Birmingham and West Midlands Section Synthesis of natural & unnatural materials: a matter of conjugation University of Warwick ● Prof Andrew Holmes, University of Cambridge Contact Dr Martin Wills T 024 7652 3260 E M.Wills@warwick.ac.uk 4 March, 6.45pm ID=11565 East Midlands Section Annual General Meeting University of Leicester ● Dr David Kelly, University of Cardiff Contact Tony Szpala T 01623 727162 E tszpala@tst-ltd.com 5 March, 5pm ID=11250 East Midlands Section Student Chemical Society Lecture: The Magic of Chemistry University of Nottingham ● Dr Malcolm Armstrong, Theatrical Pyrotechnics Ltd Dr Martin McCoustra T 0115 9513568 E martin.mccoustra@nottingham.ac.uk 9 March, 7pm ID=11451 Birmingham and West Midlands Section The Story of Nitric Oxide: How a Small Toxic Molecule Made it to the Big Time University of Birmingham ● Prof Martin Hughes, King’s College, University of London Contact Mr David Jones E d.j.jones@freenet.co.uk 10 March, 4.30pm ID=12154 Birmingham and West Midlands Section Interfaces in Ionic Systems – Some Surprising Effects University of Birmingham ● Prof Paul Madden FRS, University of Oxford Contact Dr Roy Johnston T 0121 414 7477 E roy@tc.bham.ac.uk 10 March, AGM at 6.15pm, talk at 7pm ID=12484 Birmingham and West Midlands Section Annual General Meeting, followed by Smack, Crack, Speed and Week – a Forensic Chemist’s Tale University of Birmingham ● Dr Mike Griffen, Metropolitan Police Drugs Division Contact Trevor Birt T 01527 833641 E trevorjbirt@aol.com 11 March, 4pm ID=11525 Birmingham and West Midlands Section Pizzas, Polymorphs & Pills University of Warwick ● Prof Roger J Davey, UMIST Contact Dr Martin Wills T 024 7652 3260 E M.Wills@warwick.ac.uk NORTH EAST ENGLAND 13 February, 12pm ID=11240 Southumbria Section Retired Members’ Lunch The Kingsway, Cleethorpes Contact Jeff Wilson T 01472 871653 17 February, 4.30pm ID=12575 Newcastle upon Tyne and North East Section Distinguishing Left from Right: Chiral Molecules at Surfaces University of Newcastle upon Tyne ● Prof Neville Richardson, University of St Andrews Contact Dr Ian Edwards T 0191 222 7130 E ian.edwards@ncl.ac.uk WWW.RSC.ORG RSC NEWS 9
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