The 158th IRDG Meeting at King's College 17-12-98

The annual 'Christmas meeting' of the IRDG was held in the Physics
Department, King's College, London, on Thursday 17 December 1998.
The Sponsors were  Nicolet Instruments

PROGRAMME

10:00-10:50		Registration and coffee. (Coffee available at 10:30).

10:50-11-30 		Fast time-resolved infrared spectroscopy: from
			photopolymerisation initiators to activation of CO2.
			Dr. Mike George, School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham.

11:30-11:50 		The 1998 Martin & Willis prize winner presentation.
			Changes in low pressure chemical vapour deposited
			polysilicon, induced by thermal anneal.
			Andrea Parr, Dept. of Chemical & Life Science, University of Northumbria.

11:50-12:30		Photothermal FTIR spectroscopy: a step towards FTIR microscopy at
			a resolution better than the diffraction limit.  .
			Dr. Hubert Pollock, School of Physics and Chemistry, Lancaster University.

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12:30-14:15		Christmas lunch and drinks.
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14:20-14:30		IRDG Business.

14:30-15:10		Raman Spectroscopy at Christmas.*
			The Old Codger, alias Santa!
			(* This is what you get when you invite Professor Pat Hendra, Southampton
			University, to give a personal view on Raman retrospective, prospective and
			perspective! Promises to be stimulating!)

15:10-15:30		Vibrational Spectroscopy, potential for combinatorial chemistry?
			Geoff Dent, Zeneca Specialties

REGISTRATION:
			The registration fee included Christmas lunch, drinks and refreshments, and is
			£25 for IRDG members, £35 for non-IRDG members, or £12.50 for bona fide
			students and unemployed/retired attendees.  Wine and pre-lunch drinks were 
			provided by courtesy of Nicolet Instruments Ltd..