Jose A. Fernandez talk

Our research partner José Andrés Fernández gave an inspiring talk to Chemistry degree UVa students on non-covalent forces last March 18, 2016. The title of the talk was “Non-Covalent Interactions: How to Sink a Ship with a Piece of Ice“. José Andrés runs the laser spectroscopy and mass spectrometry lab at the University of the Basque country in Bilbao (UPV-EHU) and at the same time leads a team on MALDI imaging. Our collaboration in high resolution spectroscopy now spans more than 10 years and three national projects, bringing together rotational and double-resonance electronic and vibrational laser spectroscopies.

Caminati visit

Walther Caminati visited the UVA the first week of December to discuss common research. Professor Caminati works at the Università di Bologna (Italy) and is author of more than 350 publications. He has explored multiple chemical problems using rotational spectroscopy, in particular molecules with large-amplitude tunnelling motions. He previously enjoyed a sabatic year at the UVa in 2005.

Prof. Caminati at the UVa last December 2015.

Grabow visit

Jens-Uwe Grabow visited our lab the last weeks of November. Prof. Grabow (Uni. Hannover) is a world expert in rotational spectroscopy. Some of his interests include the relation between Spectroscopy and particle physics, large-amplitude motions, and new spectroscopy techniques. The visit continues a long-standing collaboration with the Hannover group.

Prof. Dr. Jens-Uwe Grabow at the Faculty of Sciences – UVa.

Chemistry Olympics

The Prize Session of the last regional Chemistry Olympics was held last April 10 at the main Hall of the Faculty of Sciences, organized by the Spanish Chemists’ Association (AQCYL – ANQUE). Alberto gave a talk on “Molecules and Symmetry” intended for the secondary-school students who participated in the competition. The talk is freely available. In the picture below we see the three winners, together with the Faculty Dean, University Rector and organizers.

In the picture: Dean Fernando Villafañe (4th left), Rector Daniel Miguel (5th) and professors Marisol Vega, Alberto Lesarri and José Martín (right side).