THE WELCH FOUNDATION 41ST CONFERENCE ON CHEMICAL RESEARCH THE TRANSACTINIDE ELEMENTS October 27-28, 1997 The Houstonian Hotel, Houston, Texas
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 28
MONDAY. OCTOBER 27 RICHARD J.V. JOHNSON, Chairman of the Board of Directors GLENN T. SEABORG, Introductory Remarks DARLEANE C. HOFFMAN, Overview
SESSION HI JOHN WILD, Discussion Leader PETER ARMBRUSTER, "SynthesisReactions"
SESSION I GOTTFRIED H. MUNZENBERG, Discussion Leader ALBERT GHIORSO, "Separator Instrumentation "
WALTER D. LOVELAND, Discussion Leader SIGURD HOFMANN, "The Discovery of the Elements 110-112 " J0RGEN RANDRUP, Discussion Leader RONALD LOUGHEED, "Enhanced Nuclear Stability Near the 162-Neutron Subshell"
JOROLF ALSTAD, Discussion Leader HEINZ W. GÀGGELER, "Fast Chemical Separations for Transactinides ' MATTHIAS SCHÀDEL, Discussion Leader JENS V. KRATZ, "Chemistry ofSeaborgium and Prospects for Chemical Studies of Nielsbohrium and Hassium "
1997 WELCH AWARD IN CHEMISTRY LUNCHEON AHMED H. ZEWAIL, "Femtochemistry" SESSION IV GUNTER HERRMANN, Discussion Leader YURI TS. OGANESSIAN, "Heavy and Superheavy Element Research at Dubna"
SESSION II HARRY J. DEWEY, Discussion Leader KENNETH GREGORICH, "Chemistry of Rutherfordium and Hahnium" MARY P. NEU, Discussion Leader NEINO NITSCHE, "Actinides in the Environment"
WLADYSLAW J. SWIATECKI, Discussion Leader ADAM SOBICZEWSKI, "Predicted Properties of Trans actinide Nuclei"
RUSSELL M. PITZER, Discussion Leader VALERIA G. PERSHINA, "Electronic Structure and Chemistry of Transactinides "
GLENN T. SEABORG and DARLEANE C. HOFFMAN, Wrap-Up Discussk
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