Plenary Lectures

Peter GRUENBERG

Nobel Laureate in Physics,
Institut fur Festkorperforschung Forschungszentrum Julich GmbH, Germany

Plenary Lecture 1
Monday, 29 June 2009
09:45 - 10:30 hrs
Level 2, Ballroom 1 & 2

Title: Spinpolarisation: from the EPR paradox to coupling and Giant Magnetoresistance in layered magnetic structures

Peter C. DOHERTY

Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine,
University of Melbourne, Australia

Plenary Lecture 2
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
08:30 - 09:15 hrs
Level 2, Ballroom 1 & 2

Title: Virus Killers and Killer T cells

Andrew WEE

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Plenary Lecture 3
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
09:15 - 10:00 hrs
Level 2, Ballroom 1 & 2

Title: Epitaxial Graphene: Growth, Structure and Molecular Interactions

Sir J.B. PENDRY

FRS, The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, UK

Plenary Lecture 4
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
08:30 - 09:15 hrs
Level 2, Ballroom 1 & 2

Title: Metamaterials, Non Linear Plasmonic Phenomena and Negative Refraction at Optical Frequencies

Chad MIRKIN

Northwestern University, USA

Plenary Lecture 5
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
09:15 - 10:00 hrs
Level 2, Ballroom 1 & 2

Title: Nanostructures in Medicine and Biology

Hartmut MICHEL

Nobel Laureate in Chemistry,
Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Plenary Lecture 6
Thursday, 2 July 2009
08:30 - 09:15 hrs
Level 2, Ballroom 1 & 2

Title: Membrane Proteins - Importance, Functions, Mechanism

Akihisa INOUE

President, Tohoku University, Japan

Plenary Lecture 7
Thursday, 2 July 2009
09:15 - 10:00 hrs
Level 2, Ballroom 1 & 2

Title: Development and Applications of Bulk Metallic Glasses

Jean-Marie BASSET

University of Lyon, France

Plenary Lecture 8
Friday, 3 July 2009
09:00 - 09:45 hrs
Level 2, Ballroom 1 & 2

Title: From Material Science to Single Site Catalysis

Frederick F. LANGE

University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

Plenary Lecture 9
Friday, 3 July 2009
09:45 - 10:30 hrs
Level 2, Ballroom 1 & 2

Title: A Materials World: Revolutions in Society