GOLD 2009

The 5th international conference on gold science, technology and its applications, Heidelberg, 26 - 29 July

 


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Conference Programme

The provisional programme is finalized.

It will be updated in due course. You will find the updated versions here.
Please click here to download the latest version of the programme as of 23 July 2009

The timings of the oral presentations as of 24 July can be downloaded here.

The poster presentations are devided into two sessions. The first session will take place on Monday, 27 July and the second session on Tuesday, 28 July. Please click on the following links to find your poster presentation:




Technical Programme

The conference will cover all aspects of the science, technology and applications of gold, including, but not limited to:
  • Alloy catalysts
  • Applications - fuel cells, pollution control, chemical processing, sensors
  • Catalyst preparation and characterisation
  • Chemistry on gold surfaces
  • Electrocatalysis
  • Gas and liquid phase heterogeneous systems
  • Gold-support interaction
  • Homogeneous systems

Chemistry

  • Biochemistry and medical applications
  • Electrochemistry
  • Fluorescence phenomena and applications
  • Ligand design
  • New reactions
  • New structures
  • Supramolecular chemistry

Materials

  • Alloys and metallurgy
  • Coating technology
  • Composites and novel materials
  • Decorative technologies
  • Dental materials and applications
  • Electroless and immersion gold deposition
  • Electronic materials applications
  • Electroplating and electroforming
  • Recycling

Nanotechnology

  • Applications - decorative, electronic, medical
  • Colloid technology
  • Cluster science
  • Nanoparticles and wires - preparation & characterisation
  • Photophysical properties
  • Self assembly systems

Practical Applications and Commercial Exploitation

  • New commercial uses of gold
  • Barriers to practical application
  • Prototype products using gold
  • Techno-economic advantages of gold versus other materials
  • Technology transfer of new uses
  • Licensing opportunities and new patented technology
  • Industry "needs" from academic research
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