The 168 th meeting was held in the Music Room of the Staff Club at the University of Strathclyde on Thursday 11^th April, 2002. This followed the 6^th IRDG Martin & Willis Prize Award meeting for student presenters on Wednesday 10^th April.

09:30-10:00 Registration and Coffee

10:00-10:30 "The application of infrared spectroscopy and inelastic neutron scattering spectroscopy to probe chemisorbed systems" Dr. David Lennon, University of Glasgow.

10:30–11.00 "Extracting quantitative Raman data from highly fluorescent samples" Dr. Steven Bell, Queen’s University Belfast.

11:00-11:30 Coffee

11.30–12.00 "Infrared probes for DNA – A fast and ultrafast time-resolved infrared study" Dr. Mike George, University of Nottingham.

12:00-12:30 "DNA detection method using surface enhanced resonance Raman scattering (SERRS)" Dr. Duncan Graham, University of Strathclyde

12.30–13:25 Lunch

13:25-13:30 IRDG Business

13:30–14.00 "Vibrational spectroscopy within Sheffield Hallam University" Dr. Chris Sammon, Sheffield Hallam University

14:00–14:30 "Vibrational spectroscopy: template interactions in microporous solids" Professor Russell Howe, University of Aberdeen.

14:30-15:00 "Vibrational spectroscopy of ternary metal hydrides" Dr. Stewart Parker, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.

15:00-15:30 Afternoon Tea.

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