We are proud to host the 8th International Conference on Vibrational Optical Activity (VOA8) at Ruhr-University Bochum in August 2024. We are looking forward to celebrating 50 years of vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) spectroscopy (first publications on VCD in 1973/1974). Bringing together today’s leading experts of vibrational optical activity and alumni of the field provides a forum to discuss the latest research, techniques and instrumentation from around the world but also to look back at half a century of developments in the field.
Main topics:
– Latest developments in instrumentation for VCD and ROA
– Solvent Effects on VCD and ROA
– Techniques complementing chiroptical spectra analysis
– Theoretical chiroptical studies (post-HF, DFT, CP, MD, QM/MM/Continuum)
– P. J. Stephens award session
– Special anniversary session
Invited speakers
- Laurence Barron, University of Glasgow, UK
- Thierry Brotin, Ecole normale supérieure de Lyon, FR
- Petr Bour, IOCB Prague, CZ
- Chiara Cappelli, Scuola Normale Superiore Pisa, IT
- Josef Kapitan, Palacky-University Olomouc, CZ
- Barbara Kirchner, University of Bonn, DE
- Sandra Luber, University of Zürich, CH
- Giovanna Longhi, University of Brescia, IT
- Yamuna Phal, Colorado School of Mines, US
- Prasad Polavarapu, Vanderbilt University, US
- Clara Saraceno, Ruhr University Bochum, DE
- Masashi Unno, Saga University, JP
- Tom Vermeyen, University of Antwerp, BE
- Anne Zehnacker, Université Paris Saclay, FR
We are ready for take-off and look forward to welcoming all of you at the Bermuda lounge on sunday! Before handing you the physical copy, please find here the pdf-version of the book of abstracts for VOA8!
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