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Preface
Authors: Drábik Milan 
Published: March 2014

The IUPAC-sponsored Conference on Solid State Chemistry (SSC 2008), the eighth conference in the series since 1986, was held in Bratislava, Slovakia 6-11 July 2008. The first Solid State Chemistry Conference held in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, was a nucleus of this series, which has grown over the years and resulted in well-established meetings organized biannually, either in Czech or Slovak Republic. The reader can find examples of feedback on this series in the back issues of Pure and Applied Chemistry (PAC), which comprise the papers and opinions of invited speakers of the fifth conference in this series, also IUPAC-sponsored "Solid State Chemistry 2002".SSC 2008 focused on the branches of solid-state and materials chemistry. The event attracted not only scientists but also the producers of new materials and technologies. Over 200 participants from 29 countries representing Europe, Asia, the Americas, and Africa attended the conference and presented 18 invited talks, 73 lectures, and 146 posters. The scientific program comprised the following seven sessions:- Synthesis and Characterization of Materials- Crystal, Electronic, and Magnetic Structure- Electrochemistry and Molten Salts- Chemistry of Glasses- Novel Inorganic Materials and Nanomaterials- Layered Compounds, Clathrates, and Intercalates- Deposited Films and Surface ChemistryThe invited lectures together with the rigorous choice of further influential lectures, published in this special issue of PAC, cover each topic of the conference and have been an excellent base for the discussions and represent hints for future development in the field. In addition, the lecturers were given the option of submitting manuscripts of research articles, communications, or reviews based upon their lectures or posters to Chemical Papers and Central European Journal of Chemistry (CEJC). The papers accepted by CEJC have already appeared in Vol. 7, Number 2, June 2009. The conference was organized by the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, the Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology of Slovak University of Technology, and the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Comenius University. The conference continues to provide a friendly atmosphere for the exchange of new results and ideas among groups active in different areas of solidstate and materials chemistry.The 9th Conference on Solid State Chemistry will be held in mid-September 2010 in Prague, Czech Republic. A Web page containing an online "expression of interest" form is already active: www.ssc2010.cz. We look forward to meeting the solid-state and materials chemistry community again at this conference.Milan DrábikSSC 2008 Conference Editor
Preface
Authors: Gust Devens 
Published: March 2014

Abstract
&lt;div&gt;Extending a long history of successful conferences, the XXIInd IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry was held in Göteborg, Sweden, from 28 July to 1 August 2008. It was attended by participants from 51 countries. The Symposium featured 7 plenary lectures, 12 invited lectures, 96 selected oral presentations, and 414 posters given by attendees. One of the highlights was the presentation of the Porter Medal to Prof. Michael R. Wasielewski of Northwestern University, USA. The title of his lecture was "Photodriven charge and spin dynamics in molecules and materials: From photosynthesis to spintronics."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A featured theme of the Symposium was solar energy conversion in the context of global climate change and the energy crisis. However, a large variety of subjects were covered, including spectroscopy of single molecules and of nanostructures, molecular photochemistry in solution and in microhetero - geneous media, photochemistry of pharmaceuticals, fluorescent markers and sensors, photochemically based molecular logic, supramolecular units mimicking photosynthetic antennas and reaction centers, photopolymerizations and photochemistry in solid state, theoretical considerations and calculations of excited states, and spectroscopic studies of biological photosensors and biomedically important materials. Many of the topics were of both fundamental scientific interest and practical and technological importance. The next Symposium will be held in Ferrara, Italy in 2010.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This issue of &lt;i&gt;Pure and Applied Chemistry&lt;/i&gt; contains a collection of papers based on plenary and invited lectures given at the Symposium and kindly supplied by the speakers. They cover a variety of modern photochemical topics and appear in the order of their presentation at the Symposium. They help illustrate the vital place of modern photochemistry in promoting the health and welfare of humanity, and indeed of all life on the planet.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Devens Gust&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Conference Editor&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
Preface
Authors: Aguilar Enrique , Valdés Carlos 
Published: March 2014

The 9th International Conference on Heteroatom Chemistry (ICHAC-9) was held in the Auditorio Príncipe Felipe of Oviedo, Spain, from 30 June to 4 July 2009. The conference was chaired by Prof. José Barluenga (University of Oviedo, Spain) and attracted about 210 participants, mainly organic and inorganic chemists, from 30 countries all around the world. The scientific program consisted of 9 plenary lectures, 21 invited lectures, 48 short communications, and 68 posters.This conference explored the state of the art of heteroatom chemistry and focused on the following major themes:- heteroatom ligands in catalysis- heteroatoms in organic (non-metal) catalysis- heteroatoms in medicine- heteroatom polymers and materials- heteroatom bonding and synthesisBesides the collection of 16 papers (based on plenary and invited lectures with the choice of oral contributions) included in this issue of Pure and Applied Chemistry, the ICHAC-9 Book of Abstracts remains available online and can be free downloaded from <http://www.uniovi.es/ichac9/> in pdf format.ICHAC will return to its origins for its 10th meeeting, and, therefore, ICHAC-10 will be held in Kyoto (Japan) in 2011 and will be hosted by Prof. Norihiro Tokitoh of Kyoto University. It is confidently expected that the conference will continue to fulfill its important scientific role in highlighting ongoing advances in heteroatom chemistry.The organizers are grateful to all who contributed to a successful scientific program, especially to the speakers and to our public and private sponsors: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Spain), Consejería de Educación y Ciencia del Principado de Asturias (by Plan de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación-PCTI Asturias), Ayuntamiento de Oviedo, Universidad de Oviedo, Fundación Universidad de Oviedo, Lilly, Bruker and Scharlab and the Organic Division of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (Grupo Especializado en Química Orgánica de la RSEQ). Finally, in particular, we would like to thank all contributors to this issue for their timely efforts and the editorial staff for their help.Enrique Aguilar and Carlos ValdésConference Editors
Preface
Authors: Kočovský Pavel 
Published: March 2014

The International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis (OMCOS) traditionally brings together chemists from industry and academia from all over the world to present and discuss the latest advances in new metal-catalyzed and -mediated reactions, novel preparations and reactions of organometallic reagents, mechanistic insight into important metal-based reactions, and new or improved methods for the synthesis of functional molecules and materials, in which the metal plays a key role.The symposium came to the UK for the first time, following the successful series of OMCOS meetings held in Fort Collins (1981), Dijon (1983), Kyoto (1985), Vancouver (1987), Florence (1989), Utrecht (1991), Kobe (1993), Santa Barbara (1995), Göttingen (1997), Versailles (1999), Taipei (2001), Toronto (2003), Geneva (2005), and Nara (2007). Since Glasgow is the hometown of Peter Pauson, who can be regarded as the founding father of the OMCOS agenda, one can even say that OMCOS came home, after so many years. The symposium was held in the modern Royal Concert Hall in the heart of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland and the birthplace of the industrial revolution. About 500 participants attended the symposium; particularly large delegations arrived from Japan, Germany, China, and the UK.The symposium program featured 5 plenary lectures, 18 invited lectures, 15 short communications, and one OMCOS Award Lecture (sponsored by Springer Verlag). The topics spanned the broadest area of the OMCOS agenda; particularly interesting was the direct comparison of the two approaches to metathesis, as illustrated by the key players themselves, Profs. Bob Grubbs and Richard Schrock. A number of contributions were focused on C–H activation, which culminated in the lecture delivered by Prof. Keith Fagnou of the University of Ottawa, Canada, the recipient of the OMCOS Award. Those who attended the symposium, as well as the international chemistry community, were then shocked a few months later by learning that this brilliant young scientist became a victim of the swine flu; he will be remembered by all of us.About 350 poster presentations further contributed to this exciting event and highlighted the strength, diversity, and novelty with which this science is being practiced. On the basis of the assessment by a distinguished international jury, 12 posters were selected for OMCOS-15 Poster Awards, sponsored by Springer Verlag.This issue of Pure and Applied Chemistry comprises a collection of 19 papers based on the lectures delivered at OMCOS-15, thereby offering the readers a glimpse of the fascinating chemical achievements communicated at the symposium.The series will continue with OMCOS-16, which will be held in Shanghai, China, 24-28 July 2011, under the chairmanship of Profs. Shengming Ma and Kuiling Ding (www.omcos16.org).Pavel KočovskýConference Chair
Preface
Authors: Scandola Franco 
Published: March 2014

Latest in a long series of successful conferences, the XXIIIrd IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry was held in Ferrara, Italy on 11-16 July 2010. The conference venues were the Opera Theatre and the Estense Castle, in the historic center of the city. The contrasting mix of modern science and ancient environment was a special trait of the Ferrara symposium.The symposium was attended by over 500 delegates (including some 130 Ph.D. students) from 40 different countries. The scientific program consisted of 8 plenary lectures, 23 invited lectures, 97 selected oral presentations, as well as 354 posters. A highlight of the symposium was the presentation of the Porter Medal to Prof. David Phillips of Imperial College London, UK, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to several fields of photochemistry. The title of his lecture was “Targeted sensitizers for photodynamic therapy”.The wide variety of fields encompassed by modern photochemistry is reflected by the list of sessions held within the symposium: Electron and Energy Transfer, Molecular Switches and Machines, Organic Photochemistry, Inorganic Photochemistry, Photochromic Systems, Solar Energy, Supramolecular Photochemistry, Nanoparticles, Photocatalysis, Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Theoretical Photochemistry, Exciton and Charge Dynamics, Microscopy, Nanoscopic Systems, Singlet Oxygen and Phototherapy, Photobiology, Fluorescent Labels, Photoactive Materials, Applied Photochemistry, and Organized Media. Most of the topics discussed were characterized by a fertile combination of fundamental insight, advanced techniques, and practical application.This issue of Pure and Applied Chemistry collects a number of papers based on plenary and invited lectures delivered at the symposium. I hope that this collection will help illustrate modern photochemistry not only as a lively and exciting research field but also as a powerful resource toward the solution of important practical problems.Franco ScandolaConference Editor
Preface
Authors: Akaogi Masaki , Aratono Makoto 
Published: March 2014

The 21st International Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics (ICCT-2010) was held in Tsukuba, Japan, on 1–6 August 2010, by the International Association of Chemical Thermodynamics (IACT) under the sponsorship of IUPAC. The organizing committee was chaired by Prof. T. Atake. The conference attracted more than 600 scientists from 37 different countries. During the conference period, the Rossini lecture and 9 plenary lectures were delivered. Forty invited papers and approximately 200 contributed papers were presented in 7 parallel sessions, together with about 300 poster presentations. The wide variety of fields in chemical thermodynamics is illustrated by the titles of a number of the symposia: “Fluids and fluid mixtures”, “Phase equilibria”, “Foods and pharmaceuticals”, “Biothermodynamics”, “Colloids and interfaces”, “Thermochemistry and molecular energetics”, “Environmental issues”, “Industrial applications, databases and software”, “Theory and simulation”, “Organic materials and polymers”, “Inorganic materials and metals”, “New techniques”, “Education in chemical thermodynamics”, and a special session in honor of Profs. S. Seki and H. Suga. As part of the scientific program, two workshops were also held, the titles of which are: “Energy in subsections on petroleum, coal and alternative sources”, and “Calorimetry with commercial relaxation instruments”.This issue of Pure and Applied Chemistry collects four selected plenary lectures delivered at the conference. The topics include challenges in teaching thermodynamics, new equations-of-state model of fluids and their mixtures, Gibbs energy minimization method in multiphase equilibria, and critical evaluation of thermophysical properties database in chemical process simulation. In these papers, we hope that the readers find the essence of the various aspects of current exciting research in chemical thermodynamics, which were exhibited in a lively manner during this successful conference. Other general papers presented in the symposia and workshops will be published in J. Chem. Thermodynamics, Thermochimica Acta, and Molecular Simulation.The 22nd ICCT is scheduled to be held August 2012 in Búzios, Brazil.Masaki AkaogiMakoto AratonoConference Editors
Preface
Authors: Plakatouras John C. 
Published: March 2014

It is a privilege to act as the conference editor for this issue of Pure and Applied Chemistry (PAC) dedicated to the 12th Eurasia Conference on Chemical Sciences (EuAsC2S-12). The Eurasia Conferences on Chemical Sciences started in Bangkok in 1988 under the leadership of the founders, Bernd M. Rode (Austria), Hitoshi Ohtaki (Japan), and Ivano Bertini (Italy), together with Salag Dhabandana (Bangkok).During the preparation of the present issue of PAC, on 7 July 2012, Ivano Bertini, leading scientist in chemistry and biology, passed away. We will always remember him for his unselfish leadership and enormous contribution in paramagnetic NMR.The aim of the conferences is to foster friendship and exchange of knowledge between chemists in the Eurasian supercontinent as well as those in the Americas and Australia. While all previous conferences have been held in Asia or the Middle East, EuAsC2S-12 took place at the Hotel Corfu Chandris, on the island of Corfu, Greece, on 16-21 April 2012 with the aim of encouraging and enhancing the participation of European scientists and thus help to make them better known. EuAsC2S-12 was organized by the University of Ioannina on the Greek mainland with Emeritus Prof. Nick Hadjiliadis as Chair of the local organizing committee.The total number of participants was 450, with ca. 400 active delegates from 60 countries. The scientific program comprised 14 sessions, each of which was represented by invited speakers and further oral presentations on the following topics:- bioinorganic chemistry- pharmaceutical chemistry and drug design- organic synthesis and natural products- environmental and green chemistry- physical chemistry and spectroscopy- theoretical and computational chemistry- organometallic chemistry and catalysis- clinical biochemistry and molecular diagnostics- coordination chemistry and inorganic polymers- analytical and solution chemistry- supramolecular chemistry and nanomaterials- food chemistry- chemical education- polymer scienceThe scientific program, which was accompanied by a rich social activities program, included 9 plenary lectures, 214 oral presentations, and 190 poster presentations.The collection of 13 papers in this issue of PAC is a representation of the topics related to inorganic chemistry, covered in the lectures held during EuAsC2S-12. The papers represent a good cross-section of major themes ranging from traditional coordination chemistry, bio inorganic chemistry, supramolecular coordination chemistry, catalysis, and inorganic materials.The 13th Eurasia conference will be held in India in December 2014 with Prof. N. Jayaraman, Bangalore as head of the organizing committee.John C. PlakatourasConference Editor
Preface
Authors: Burrows Hugh D. , Valente Artur J. M. 
Published: March 2014

The XXIVth IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry was held in the old university city of Coimbra, Portugal from 15 to 20 July 2012, and welcomed 640 participants from 53 countries presenting their research on this important area of chemistry. This series of meetings started in Strasbourg in July 1964 as the International Symposium on Organic Photochemistry, organized by George Hammond and J. Levisalles. Subsequent symposia have seen the meeting expand to embrace all areas of photochemistry. The program topics of the Coimbra symposium ranged from materials aspects of photochemistry through nanostructures and nanomaterials to mechanistic and synthetic aspects of organic photochemistry, photobiology, photomedicine and skin photochemistry, applied photochemistry, and photochemistry and cultural heritage.The symposium had 8 plenary lectures, 22 invited lectures, 105 oral communications, and more than 400 posters, confirming the vitality of this area of chemistry. It is difficult to pinpoint specific highlights, as these depend very much on one's personal interests, but one of the most important presentations was undoubtedly Tom Meyer's Porter Medal Lecture on metal-to-ligand charge-transfer states in polypyridylruthenium(II) complexes and related systems. An IUPAC Photochemistry Symposium was previously held in Portugal, in Lisbon, in 1986, and it is interesting to note that Prof. Meyer also gave a plenary lecture there addressing some of the fundamental photophysics of these systems [Pure Appl. Chem.58, 1193 (1986)]. It is refreshing to see how these have developed from pure science to practical applications.George Porter gave a plenary lecture at the Lisbon symposium in 1986 on the first nanoseconds of photosynthesis. Developments in instrumentation in the intervening 26 years now make interrogation of excited-state behavior on the femtosecond timescale relatively straightforward, and as various presentations in this volume and in the symposium demonstrate, are helping unravel the importance of early events in many photochemical and photobiological processes.In addition to the lectures and poster presentations, the program also included a number of awards for young photochemists and posters, and a variety of social activities, including canoeing on the local River Mondego.We believe that the scientific program has maintained the excellent tradition of the IUPAC Photochemistry Symposia in showing that this continues to be a vibrant, exciting interdisciplinary area of research. This issue of Pure and Applied Chemistry contains a number of the plenary and invited lectures from the symposium, which we feel mirror the current state of the art of photochemistry as a dynamic and important field of chemistry.Hugh D. BurrowsJ. Sérgio Seixas de MeloArtur J. M. ValenteConference Editors
Rob Armstrong – over 40 years of outstanding guitar making in England’s heartland
Authors: Pedgley Owain , Norman Eddie 
Published: March 2014

Abstract
This ‘portrait’ provides a timely look at the work and thoughts of Rob Armstrong, one of the United Kingdom’s most prolific and well-known acoustic guitar makers. For over 40 years, Rob has been hand crafting exceptional musical instruments from the modest facilities of his garden shed at the end of his Coventry garden. With a reputation as a formidable innovator rather than being satisfied with reproducing standardized instruments, this article seeks to understand Rob’s approach to his trade, the nuances in his making activities, and his unending motivation and curiosity to keep pushing the boundaries of acoustic guitar design and construction. On 23 July 2013, the authors made a special visit to Rob’s premises to witness his latest work and to engage in a revealing conversation about his love of guitars and his passion for crafting outstanding instruments.
Mapping ‘Place’ in Southeast Australia: Crafting a possum skin cloak
Authors: McGaw Janet 
Published: March 2014

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Prior to European colonization, Aboriginal people from the southeast of Australia made cloaks from the skins of possums, a small furry marsupial. The place-stories of their country were inscribed on the back of the skins identifying their personal connection to clan and tribe. By the late twentieth century, it was thought that both the skills of making them and the knowledge of country they held had been lost. However, since the turn of this century, there has been a revival of this craft practice led by Aboriginal artists. This article will present work in progress of a creative research project with Indigenous people from southeast Australian tribal groups led by the author of this article. Each Aboriginal language group in the southeastern state of Victoria has been asked to contribute one possum skin, etched with images that represent their particular ‘country’, or clan’s lands. The ambition is to stitch them together to create a new state map. The article will consider the complex relationship between knowing and making that is evident in the practice of inscribing stories of country on possum skins and will suggest that it provides a timely critique on western mapping traditions. The article will also reflect on the nature of intercultural craft collaborations between non-Indigenous academics and traditional owners and draw connections with a larger project of decolonizing settler place-making practices.
Advancing textile craft through innovation: The influence and legacy of Jack Lenor Larsen
Authors: Watson Zollinger Stephanie 
Published: March 2014

Abstract
Jack Lenor Larsen Incorporated was founded in 1953 and quickly became one of the world’s leading textile producers, specializing in high-end fabrics for use in interior environments. Larsen was an innovative designer and businessman who made significant contributions to the textile and design industries. Archival research and interviews with Larsen and his former designers, executives, employees and colleagues were conducted to identify the ways in which Larsen advanced the textile industry. Analysis of the data found that Larsen innovated in three areas of the textile industry: technology, globalization and corporate branding. His technology innovations provided the industry with new manufacturing techniques while producing consistently high-quality textiles. Larsen drew inspiration for design and manufacturing from his international work; he globalized the textile world. His business flourished through his ability to innovate in textile design and manufacturing in ways that gave Jack Lenor Larsen Incorporated visibility as one of the first corporate brands.