U.S.-Japan Joint Seminar: Supramolecular Photochemistry

9900387Ramamurty该奖项支持美国科学家参加将于1999年12月或2000年2月在路易斯安那州新奥尔良举行的为期一周的美日超分子光化学研讨会。联合组织者是杜兰大学的V.Ramamurthy教授和日本名古屋大学的K.Takagi教授。会议将侧重于有组织的组装中光反应、纳米结构中的光化学和光物理以及与材料科学和生物科学有关的光化学领域的最新成果。讨论将围绕以下主题展开：1)有机-无机杂化体系中的光化学和光物理现象(与材料科学相关的问题)；2)有组织的介质在光产品选择性中的作用(超分子组装中的化学)；以及3)与生物现象有关的超分子化学。光化学正处于十字路口，与日本专家在这一领域的思想和数据交流将使美国与会者能够推进他们自己的工作，并将为未来的合作项目奠定基础。研讨会组织者特别努力让更年轻的科学家参与进来。会议记录预计将由组织者在杜兰大学的网站上公布。会议的简短科学报告还将发表在美洲光化学学会的时事通讯上。

9900387RamamurthyThis award supports the participation of American scientists in a U.S.-Japan seminar on supramolecular photochemistry to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana for one week in December l999 or February 2000. The co-organizers are Professor V. Ramamurthy of Tulane University and Professor K. Takagi of Nagoya University in Japan. The meeting will focus on recent results in the area of photoreactions in organized assemblies, photochemistry and photophysics in nanostructures and photochemistry related to materials science and biological science. Discussion will revolve around the following topics: 1) photochemical and photophysical phenomena in organic-inorganic hybrid systems (materials science related problems); 2) the role of organized media in photoproduct selectivity (chemistry in supramolecular assembly); and 3) supramolecular chemistry as related to biological phenomena.Photochemistry is at a crossroad and the exchange of ideas and data with Japanese experts in this field will enable U.S. participants to advance their own work, and will set the stage for future collaborative projects. Seminar organizers have made a special effort to involve younger scientists. The proceedings of the meeting are expected to be made available by the organizers on a web-site at Tulane University. A brief scientific report of the meeting will also be published in the newsletter of Inter-American Photochemical Society.***