Simply electric
Electrochem will be held at Imperial College London, on 3-4 September 2007
 The Electrochem series of
conferences
continues in
2007 with
international
plenary lectures
defining six
themes across
electrochemistry.
The meeting is
to be held at
Imperial College
London, 3-4
September
2007.
After a one-year absence, for the passing
visit of the ISE meeting in Edinburgh in 2006, the annual
joint RSC / SCI Electrochem meeting returns in 2007
to Imperial College London. This is particularly appropriate
given the 100th anniversary of the College this year
and the long association of Imperial College and electrochemistry – many of the founders of modern electrochemistry
were associated with Imperial including JAV
Butler, J O’M Bockris, Roger Parsons and John Albery.
This tradition continues today with 10 members of faculty
reflecting the now multidisciplinary nature of
modern electrochemistry to be found in the departments
of materials, chemical engineering, bioengineering and,
of course, chemistry.
The meeting will be held in the striking surroundings
of the Sir Alexander Fleming building designed
by the renowned architect Foster Associates (now
known as Foster and Partners). The building (pictured) offers an
ideal arrangement where all the lecture theatres,
poster displays, trade areas, and social areas are off a
single concourse.
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Beginning with Electrochem 07, the Electrochemical
Technology Group of the SCI and the Electrochemistry
and Electroanalysis groups of the RSC decided that the
meeting should be organised into broad themes across
electrochemistry. While all strands of electrochemistry
are strongly represented, the 2007 meeting will showcase
bioelectrochemistry and bioanalysis with the
highlight of the first day being the presentation of the
RSC Faraday Medal Lecture by Christian Amatore of
ENS Paris who has an international reputation for his
pioneering work on electrochemistry in the brain.
The highlight of the second day will be the SCI
Castner Medal Lecture by Geoff Kelsall of Imperial
College in recognition of his contributions to applied
electrochemistry and electrochemical engineering.
Each day the science will be organised into three
international quality themed sessions. On 3 September
these will be bioelectrochemistry, physical electrochemistry
and electrochemical technology. Bioanalytical
/ electroanalytical, fuel cells and batteries, and electrochemical
surface science will feature on 4 September.
Each session will begin with an invited plenary lecture
to set the theme. Confirmed plenary speakers include
Richard Compton (Oxford), R Mark Wightman
(University of North Carolina Chapel Hill), Yuri Korchev
(Imperial College), Phil Bartlett (Southampton), Jens
Ulstrup (Danish Technical University), and Stephen
Holdcroft (Simon Fraser University, Canada). Each session
will include a mix of selected talks, posters and
invited keynote lectures that explore key aspects of the
session theme.
Posters from postgraduate students / post-doctoral
research assistants will form an important part of the
meeting. On Monday evening, after the Faraday lecture,
there will be a formal poster session with an
international jury to select prize winners. The session
will conclude with an extended social evening.
Sponsors of the meeting include the
Electrochemical Society and the International Society
for Electrochemistry. Particular thanks go to I J
Cambria, which has sponsored a lecture by Genady
Ragoisha from the Physico-Chemical Research
Institute in Belarus.
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