Swiss Summer School 2017 - Trends in Organic Synthesis, August 27 - 31, 2017

Swiss Summer School 2017 - Trends in Organic Synthesis

August 27 - 31, 2017
Eurotel Victoria, Villars sur Ollon, Switzerland

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All PhD students and postdocs are encouraged to participate actively in the summer school by presenting their research. Two poster sessions and short oral presentation slots (15 min) will be available.

Speakers Villars 2017

• Prof. Tim Donohoe, University of Oxford, UK
• Prof. Dennis Hall, University of Alberta, Canada
• Prof. Burkhard König, University of Regensburg, Germany 
• Prof. Thomas Magauer, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat, Munchen, Germany
• Prof. David Procter, The University of Manchester, UK
• Prof. Richmond Sarpong, University of California, Berkeley, USA 

Deadlines

• March 15, 2017: Summer school registration and abstract submission opening
• July 1, 2017: Deadline for electronical registration through this website
• July 1, 2017: Abstract submission deadline
• July 20, 2017: Notification of acceptance and type of contribution (poster, oral communication)

Fees and registration

Website Villard Summer School 2017

 

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David Spichiger, SCS
24.05.2017

 

Review and Photos SCS Spring Meeting 2017

On Friday, April 21, 2017 the SCS Spring Meeting 2017 took place at University of Bern. Six international experts gave an insight view into their current research and gave a lecture on the symposium topic «Homogeneous Catalysis: New Paradigms, Wonderful Applications».

Lectures of the SCS Spring Meeting 2017

Prof. John Hartwig, Berkeley, USA «Selective Functionalization with Small and Large Catalysts»

Prof. David Milstein, Weizmann, Israel «Design and Applications of Sustainable Catalytic Reactions for Synthesis and Energy»

Dr. Rocco Paciello, BASF, Germany «Homogeneous Catalysis@BASF>»

Prof. Morris Bullock, Pacific Northwestern, USA «Design of Molecular Electrocatalysts for the Production and Oxidation of Hydrogen»

Prof. Hansjörg Grützmacher, ETH Zurich «Fun with Funny Organophosphorus Compounds»

Prof. Pedro Perez, Huelva, Spain «Coinage metal-based catalysis for methane functionalization»

Werner Prize Lectures 2017

The SCS President, Alain De Mesmaeker, also awarded the Werner Prize 2017 to Prof. Christof Sparr, University of Basel, and to Prof. Kevin Sivula, EPF Lausanne for their independent research as young professors.

Werner Lecture I: Prof. Kevin Sivula, EPF Lausanne «Engineering semiconductor materials and catalysts for photoelectrochemical solar fuel production»

Werner Lecture II: Prof. Christof Sparr, University of Basel «The Stereoselective Arene-Forming Aldol Condensation»

More details about the program are available on the symposium website

http://scg.ch/springmeeting/2017

We thank all sponsors and exhibitors for their generous support that allowed us to organize this fantastic event:
Sponsors: KGF, SCNAT, MDPI, ChemPubSoc and Biazzi
Exhibitors: Advion, Agilent, Bruker, IGZ Instruments, Labomatic, Macherey-Nagel, Magritec, Merck and Waters

Photos of the Spring Meeting 2017

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David Spichiger, SCS
25.04.2017

 

Bernd's 77 Birthday Symposium, June 2, 2017

Bernd's Symposium
Symposium to celebrate the
77^th birthday of Prof. Bernd Giese
June 2, 2017,
University of Fribourg, Departement of Chemistry, main auditorium 0.013

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On June 2^nd 2017, Bernd Giese, one of Switzerland’s top chemists, will turn 77. On this occasion, the Department of Chemistry of the University of Fribourg organizes a birthday symposium around organic chemistry with focus on bio-organic and physical organic chemistry, reuniting many of Bernd Giese’s scientific offsprings as well as other internationally well recognized speakers. This symposium will offer an attractive programme to chemists in Switzerland as well as across borders.

Preliminary Programme

09.30 Arrival Coffee (please register)

10.00 Welcome Words Katharina Fromm
10.05 Helma Wennemers, Zürich, CH Chair: Torsten Linker
10.40 Andi Marx, Konstanz, D Chair: Hendrik Zipse
11.15 Carsten Bolm, Aachen, D Chair: Jens Hartung
11.50 Ulrich Lüning, Kiel, D Chair: Thomas Wirth

12.25 Lunch Break (please register)

13.40 Eric Meggers, University of Marburg Chair: Martin Spichty
14.15 JoAnne Stubbe, MIT, USA Chair: Christian Bochet
15.00 Frank Giese, Weil, D Chair: Vladimir Cmiljanovic

15.30 Coffee Break (please register)

16.00 Dennis Curran, Pittsburg, USA Chair: Katharina Fromm
16.45 Uta Wille, Melbourne, Australia Chair: Fabio Zobi
17.30 Closing Words and chemistry demonstrations (K. Fromm, U. Lüning)

19.00 Dinner (limited space available, please register)
           Dinner speeches by R. Braslau and A. Bryant-Friedrich, both USA

 

 

 

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David Spichiger, SCS
22.03.2017

 

International Symposium on Metal Complexes (ISMEC 2017)

Initiated in 1974, ISMEC has become years after years a well-established series of international conferences focusing on the study and applications of metal complexes in the fields of analytical, biomedical, environmental, supramolecular, inorganic, physical, and industrial chemistry.

Hosted in 2017 for the first time in France, the 44^th edition of ISMEC aims at providing an outstanding forum for sharing new ideas and discussing the most recent advances on the thermodynamics and kinetics of coordination processes. By gathering researchers from both academia and industry, ISMEC 2017 seeks to foster new collaborations among researchers from diverse backgrounds with complementary skills and goals.

Dates: June 11-15, 2017
Lieu: University of Burgundy, DIJON-France
Web site: https://ismec2017.sciencesconf.org/
Contact : Dr. Michel Meyer, Conference Chair of ISMEC 2017,

Topics

• Speciation, solution equilibria and kinetics in relation to coordination chemistry
• Supramolecular chemistry
• Analytical methods and sensors based on metal complexes
• Industrial processes (e.g. hydrometallurgy, ion-exchange, catalysis…)
• Nanostructured metal complexes
• Metal complexes of environmental and biological interests (e.g. proteomics and metabolomics, interactions with metalloenzymes and biomolecules…)
• Metals in health sciences (e.g. transport, homeostasis, toxicity, therapy, diagnosis and imaging…)
• Chemometrics and computational modelling for equilibrium analysis

Plenary Lectures

• Prof. Jean-Pierre SAUVAGE - Nobel Laureate 2016
  Université de Strasbourg - Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Supramoléculaires (France)
  From chemical topology to molecular machines
• Prof. Mauro BOTTA
  Università del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro", Allesandria (Italy)
  Ln-based MRI diagnostic probes at work: from small chelates to nanosized conjugates
• Prof. Gábor LAURENCZY
  Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland)
  Ruthenium and iridium complexes in hydrogen/energy storage
• Dr Yves LE MEST
  Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest (France)
  Electron transfer on copper in a biomimetic environment: from solution to modified electrodes
• Prof. Ramón MARTINEZ MAÑEZ
  Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain)
  Chromo-fluorogenic probes and sensing materials

 

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David Spichiger, SCS
01.03.2017