Keynote Speakers

Symposium 1 Keynote: Surfaces and Catalysis

Yasuhiro Iwasawa
University of Tokyo
Japan
Designed surfaces for selective catalysis characterized by time-resolved XAFS, STM and DFT

Stephan Jaenicke
National University of Singapore
Singapore
White Biotechnology - Enzyme Catalysis for Fine Chemicals

Xinhe Bao
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
China
Catalysis Chemistry of the Nano-Confined Systems

Rasmita Raval
University of Liverpool
United Kingdom
Creating Chiral Surfaces: From Nanoscale Control to Macroscale Amplification

Pierre Braunstein
Universite Louis Pasteur
Bimetallic Complexes, Chains, Clusters and Nanomaterials

Symposium 2 Keynote: Chemical Dynamics, Spectroscopy and Computational Chemistry

Xueming Yang
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
China
Dynamical Resonances in the F+H2 Reaction

Keiji Morokuma
Emory University
USA
Theoretical Studies of Chemical Reactions - From Gas Phase Reactions to Nano Structures, Catalysts, and Enzymatic Reactions

Keiichi Tanaka
Kyushu University
Japan
Millimeter-wave Spectroscopy of Transient Species with Supersonic Jet Technique and UV Photolysis

Richard M. W. Wong
National University of Singapore
Singapore
Design of Chromogenic Anion Sensors: A Computational Approach

Symposium 3 Keynote: Nanostructures and Properties

Hua Chun Zeng
National University of Singapore
Singapore
Constructional Self-Assembly for Complex Nanostructures

Jin Z.Zhang
University of California Santa Cruz
USA
Novel Optical and Dynamic Properties and Emerging Applications of Nanomaterials

Kuei-Hsien Chen
National Taiwan University
Taiwan
Label-free dual sensing of DNA molecules using GaN nanowires

Shuit-tong Lee
City University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong SAR
Si and II-VI Nanomaterials Research

Symposium 4 Keynote: Analytical, Environmental and Green Chemistry

Hasuck Kim
Seoul National University
South Korea
Electrochemical Determination of Ions based on Host-Guest Interactions

Janusz Pawliszyn
University of Waterloo
Canada
New Sampling/Sample Preparation and Separation Technologies For On-Site Investigations

Alan Bond
Monash University
Australia
New Insights Gained from Use of Fourier Transform Based Electrochemical Instrumentation

Symposium 5 Keynote: 7th Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Microscale Separation and Analysis (APCE 2007)

Andreas Manz
Institute for Analytical Sciences
Germany
Microfluidics for Analytical Chemistry and Systems Biology

Greg Dicinoski
University of Tasmania
Australia
Post-Blast Identification of Improvised Explosives by Capillary Electrophoresis and Ion Chromatography

Takehiko Kitamori
The University of Tokyo
Japan
Micro to Extended-nano Fluidic Systems on Chip for Chemistry and Bio-technolgy

Symposium 6 Keynote: Food Chemistry

Terry E. Acree
Cornell University
USA
Flavor Science

Choon Nam Ong
National University of Singapore
Singapore
Drugs from Plants: Asian Cruciferous Vegetables for Cancer Chemoprevention

Ronald L. Prior
Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center
USA
Proanthocyanidins: Challenges in Understanding Chemistry, Metabolism and Health Benefits

Bronek Wedzicha
Leeds University
United Kingdom
The Predictability of Acrylamide Formation in Heat Processed Food and its Implication on Food Safety

Chemical Education Workshop

Prof Elizabeth Ann Nalley
Cameron University
USA
Improving People's Lives Through the Transforming Power of Chemistry

Dudley Shallcross
Bristol University
United Kingdom
University - School Partnerships, a Win-Win Situation?