Argonne scientist to give the plenary talk at Royal Society of Chemistry meeting
on nanoalloys
ARGONNE, Ill. (Aug. 23, 2007) – Julius Jellinek, a senior scientist at the
U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, will deliver the plenary
talk of the Faraday Discussion Meeting 138 on Nanoalloys: From Theory to Application,
to be held on September 3-5, at the University
of Birmingham in the United
Kingdom.
The Faraday
Discussions are organized by the Royal
Society of Chemistry, and
historically have been of enormous influence in reviewing the current status
and shaping new directions in various areas of physical chemistry, chemical
physics and bordering disciplines.
The subjects and participants are selected to represent an area and work of
cutting edge importance. This is the first time that the Society chose the
field of nanoalloys, and the meeting is the first major international symposium
on this subject. It reflects the realization of the extremely interesting and
complex science, as well as the immense technological potential, that arise
from combination of size effects with composition effects. Together, these
effects as applied to metals offer unprecedented opportunities in the design
of nanosystems and nanodevices with principally new and tunable mechanical,
thermal, electronic, optical, magnetic, and chemical characteristics.
In his talk entitled “Nanoalloys: Tuning Structural, Electronic, and Thermal
Properties through Size and Composition,” Jellinek will review the status of
the field and will discuss some of the pioneering work he and his collaborators
performed at Argonne. His talk will be followed by 24 reports from universities
and research centers around the world and their extensive discussions. The
proceedings of the meeting will appear as a volume in the series of Faraday
Discussions published by the Royal Society of Chemistry. More details on the
meeting can be found at www.rsc.org/FD138.
The Royal Society of Chemistry is the largest organization in Europe for advancing
the chemical sciences. Supported by a worldwide network of members and an international
publishing business, its activities span education, conferences, science policy
and the promotion of chemistry to the public.
Argonne National Laboratory brings
the world's brightest scientists and engineers together to find exciting and
creative new solutions to pressing national problems in science and technology.
The nation's first national laboratory, Argonne conducts leading-edge basic
and applied scientific research in virtually every scientific discipline. Argonne
researchers work closely with researchers from hundreds of companies, universities,
and federal, state and municipal agencies to help them solve their specific
problems, advance America 's scientific leadership and prepare the nation for
a better future. With employees from more than 60 nations, Argonne is managed
by UChicago
Argonne, LLC for
the U.S.
Department of Energy's Office
of Science.
For more information, please
contact Steve McGregor (630/252-5580 or media@anl.gov)
at Argonne.
|