Infrared & Raman Discussion Group Meeting, IRDG

The 171st IRDG meeting will be held at Unilever Research Colworth on Thursday 27th February, 2003. Directions are given on the reverse or by request

The meeting agenda is:

10:00 Registration and Coffee

10:30-10:35 Welcome and Introduction.

10:35-11:10 "Examples of vibrational spectroscopy in the food industry: proteins in

ice to quantitative mapping in soft solid microstructures. "

Paul Pudney, Unilever Research Colworth.

11:10–11:45 "FTIR of cell wall polysaccharides."

Reg Wilson, Institute of Food Research, Norwich.

11:45–12:20 "New opportunities with FTIR spectroscopic imaging."

Sergei Kazarian, Imperial College, London.

12.20 Lunch

13:30-13:35 IRDG Business

13:35–14.10 "CARNAC_D: a new method for applying NIR data to quantitative analysis."

Tony Davies, Norwich Near Infrared Consultancy.

14:10–14:45 "Vibrational spectroscopy in Forensic Science"

Allison Jones, University of Central Lancashire.

14:45-15:20 "Identification of contaminant phases in soils and mine waste."

Pamela Murphy, Kingston University, Surrey.

15:20-15:55 "The role of Raman spectroscopy in Maganite and high temperature

superconducting oxides."

Nishil Malde, South Bank University, London.

15:55 Close and Tea.

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REGISTRATION (by 21st February):

The registration fee is £24 for an IRDG member, £48 for a non-IRDG member, and £12 for an unemployed/retired IRDG member attendee or bona fide student.

Cheques should be made payable to ‘IRDG’.

Please reserve ….. places at £24 and ….. places at £48 and ….. places at £12 for the IRDG meeting on Thursday 27 February 2003. I require ….. vegetarian meals.

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Please return to:

John Chalmers, VSConsulting, 14 Croft Hills, Tame Bridge, Stokesley, TS9 5 NW.