Scientific programme
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Friday, August 28 2009
14:00-19:00 Registration
19:00 Welcome dinner
21:00 Session I Chair: James F. Wishart
Ortwin Brede, S. Naumov (Germany)
Free electron transfer – relations between molecule dynamics and reaction kinetics
Saturday, August 29 2009
08:30 Session II Early career scientists Chair: Mélanie Spotheim-Maurizot
Shinichi Yamashita, Y. Katsumura, T. Maeyama, M. Lin, Y. Muroya, T. Murakami, (Japan) J. Meesungnoen, J.-P. Jay-Gerin (Canada)
Water radiolysis with heavy ions
Guy Yardeni, I. Zilbermann, E. Maimon, L. Kats, H. Cohen, D. Meyerstein (Israel)
Redox reactions of cerium complexes in aqueous solutions
Maria Vyushkova, V. A. Bagryansky, Y. N. Molin (Russia)
Peculiarities of proton transfer reaction of sterically hindered amine radical cations studied by optically detected EPR in irradiated solutions
Alexey V. Kobzarenko, I. A. Baranova, I. V. Tyulpina, V. I. Feldman (Russia)
Radiation-induced transformations of acetylenic hydrocarbons in solid noble gas matrices
Angel Contreras-García, E. Bucio (Mexico), C. A.-Lorenzo, A. Concheiro (Spain)
Synthesis of novel stimuli responsive copolymer containing NIPAAm and APMA onto PP films by one step γ-ray irradiation
Richard M. Watson, W. A. Bernhard (USA)
Novel analytical technique to study nucleobase influence on DNA strand breaks caused by direct ionizing radiation
Andrej Maroz, S. Shinde, W. A. Denny, B. D. Palmer, R. F. Anderson (New Zeland)
Release of nitrite from the antitubercular bioreductive drug PA-824 and analogs upon one-electron reduction in protic, low dielectric medium
Ioana Stanculescu, M. Cutrubinis, C. D. Negut, I. V. Moise (Romania)
In silico study of cellulose radicals produced by gamma irradiation
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 Session III Chair: Róbert Schiller
David Bartels (USA
Hydrated electron absorption in high temperature water: is oscillator strength conserved?
Joseph Rabani (Israel)
The nature of holes in carbon doped titania
13:00 Lunch break
17:00 Session IV Chair: Israel Zilbermann
Nicolas Green, A. Agarwal (UK)
Competition between ion recombination and scavenging
18:00 Dinner
19:30 Session V Chair: Vladimir Feldman
Mehran Mostafavi (France)
Scavenging of es- and OH. radicals in concentrated acidic aqueous solutions. A new mechanism for reactivity of UV in acidic solution
Masanori Tachiya (Japan)
Stochastic treatment of exciton decay dynamics in quantum dots and nanotubes
Sunday, August 30
08:30 Session VI Chair: Yury Molin
Dan Meyerstein (Israel)
Reactions of radicals at surfaces: radicals on powders and nano-particles in aqueous suspensions
Mohammad Haji-Saeid, A. Safrany, M.H.O. Sampa, N. Ramamoorthy (IAEA)
IAEA role in radiation technology support for advanced materials development and cleaner industrial processes
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 Session VII Chair: Mats Jonsson
Salvatore Emmi, B. Esposito, M. Saracino (Italy)
Cleaning water by AOPs: an update
Bumsoo Han, J. K. Kim, Y. R. Kim (Republic of Korea), N. Zommer (USA)
Wastewater treatment with electron beam
13:00 Lunch break
14:00 Organized trip to visit the city (optional)
18:00 Dinner
19:30 Poster Session
Monday August 31
08:30 Session VIII Chair: Simon Pimblott
Ian Carmichael (USA), E. F. Garman (UK)
Radiation damage: from amino acids to proteins
Chryssostomos Chatgilialoglu (Italy)
Tautomerism in the guanyl radical and related systems
10:30 Cofee break
11:00 Session IX Chair: Elspeth F. Garman
Melanie Spotheim-Maurizot, S. Goffinont, D. Genest (France), M. Davidkova (Czech Republic)
Radiation-induced damage to DNA-protein complexes
Krzysztof Bobrowski (Poland)
Radiation induced reactions involving sulfur-centered radicals
13:00 Lunch break
15:00 Conference outing to Castle Sümeg
Tuersday September 1
08:30 Session X Chair: Mohamad Al-Sheikhly
J. Dzierzawska, S. Kadlubowski, A. Kaszubska, J. Komasa, A. K. Olejnik, B. Rokita, K. Sobczyk, Piotr Ulanski, R. A. Wach, J. M. Rosiak (Poland), D. Grijpma (The Netherlands), P. Lenas (Spain)
Application of radiation for synthesis, modification and sterilization of polymeric biomaterials
John M. Warman, M. P. de Haas, Le. H. Luthjens (The Netherlands)
Radio-fluorogenic co-polymerization: a new (chemical) method of dose monitoring and imaging
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 Session XI Chair: Peter O’Neill
Yuri Berlin (USA)
Charge transport in dynamic DNA
Virender K. Sharma, R. A. Yngard (USA)
Reactivity of oxyiron (VI, V, and VI) with inorganic and organic compounds in aqueous solution: pulse radiolysis studies
13:00 Lunch break
18:00 Dinner
19:30 Session XII Chair: Eberhard Janata
Xavier Coqueret, M. Krzeminski, M. Molinari, M. Troyon (France)
Quantitative and multiscale assessment of network structure in UV- and EB-polymerized multiacrylates
Mohamad Al-Sheikhly, J. Silverman (USA)
The synthesis of polymer nano-hydrogels using pulsed electron beams
Wednesday September 2
07:00 Breakfast
09:00 Departure of transfer bus to Budapest