Infrared & Raman Discussion Group Meeting, IRDG
The 172nd IRDG meeting will be held in Room C63/64 of the Mill Building, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, at UMIST on Wednesday 15th October 2003. Maps and directions are available on the reverse side of this page.
The meeting agenda is:
10:00 Registration and Coffee
10:30-10:35 Welcome and Introduction.
10:35-11:10 "Polymorphism studies by IR and Raman. "
Prof. Roger Davey, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, UMIST, Manchester.
11:10–11:45 "Prediction of Raman spectra in an industrial environment."
Dr. Dan Tackley, Avecia, Blackley.
11:45–12:20 "Examples of fibre-optic linked NIR systems in BP Chemicals in Hull."
Dr. Edo Becker, BP Chemicals Ltd., Hull.
12.20 Lunch
13:30-13:35 IRDG Business
13:35–14.10 "In situ monitoring of calorimetry by FTIR and Raman spectroscopy."
Dr. Arthur Garforth, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, UMIST, Manchester.
14:10–14:45 "Applications of in-process ATR FTIR spectroscopy to monitoring and controlling batch crystallisation of organic fine chemical products"
Prof. Kevin Roberts, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield.
14:45-15:20 "In situ,non-invasive process monitoring and control with IR diode
laser spectroscopy." Dr Philip Martin, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, UMIST, Manchester.
15:20-15:55 "Following the diffusion of liquids into polymer-clay composites by ATR-FTIR"
Leena Doeppers, Sheffield Hallam University.
15:55 Close and Tea, and tour of the newly opened Morton Laboratory Building to those interested.
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REGISTRATION (by 8th October):
The registration fee is £25-00 for an IRDG member, £ 50-00 for a non-IRDG member, and £ 12-50 for an unemployed/retired IRDG member attendee or bona fide student.
Cheques should be made payable to ‘IRDG’.
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Please return to:
John Chalmers, VSConsulting, 14 Croft Hills, Tame Bridge, Stokesley, TS9 5 NW.
The Mill building is building 3:
Other maps may be found on: http://www.umist.ac.uk/visitors/maps/default.htm