Potsdam, 21 - 26 July 2013

                       

124 scientists from 23 countries gathered for the 32^nd International Symposium on Free Radicals from 21 - 26 July 2013 at Seminaris SeeHotel in Potsdam, Germany, less than 5 km from the beautiful parks and palaces of Sanssouci. The Symposium featured 22 Invited Talks, 12 Hot Topic Talks, and 87 Poster Presentations.

The Scientific Programme started on Monday morning with an outstanding talk by Hans Jacob Wörner, ETH Zürich, who received the 2013 Broida Prize. In his presentation entitled "Probing Electronic Structure and Dynamics with High Harmonic Spectroscopy", he highlighted new frontiers in electron dynamics by attosecond spectroscopy which will influence free radical research for years to come. 

            

            

Stimulating presentations and lively scientific discussions followed throughout the entire week.    

                    
Photos: K. Laß, F. Renth             

The conference excursion by boat on Wednesday led to Schloss Cecilienhof, the site of the Potsdam Conference in 1945. Preceded by a guided tour through Sanssouci Palace, the banquet on Thursday took place at Restaurant "Historische Mühle". The PCCP poster prizes were received by Volker Lutter for his poster on "High-Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy of Ge₂C₃" and Nancy Faßheber for her poster on "Glyoxal Photolysis as a Quantitative Source of HNO Studied by Frequency Modulation Spectroscopy".

Prof. Terry A. Miller, Ohio State University and Chair of the International Committee, announced that the 33^rd International Symposium on Free Radicals will be held from 02 - 07 August 2015 in Squaw Valley, CA.

24 years after the German reunification, the 2013 Free Radicals Symposium has been the first in former East Germany. Jugded from the enthusiastic comments we received after closing, it was a great success. In the words of two participants, the meeting was a "wonderful combination of scientific engagement, cultural experiences, and friendly interactions", "the science was superb ... and the excursions were very, very nice". Everyone already looks forward to the 2015 Symposium!

Click the following links to visit the FRS2013 homepage, to download the FRS2013_AbstractBook, or to view the FRS2013 Photo Gallery.