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Csi2013program and Abstract XXXVIII CSI 2013 Table of Content TABLE OF CONTENT Table of Content ................................................................................................................. 1 Welcome! .............................................................................................................................. 2 Organising and Scientific Committee ...................................................................... 3 International Advisory Board ....................................................................................... 4 Continuation Committee ................................................................................................ 4 General Information ......................................................................................................... 5 Social Programme ............................................................................................................. 8 Scientific Programme ................................................................................................... 10 Liability ................................................................................................................................ 10 Sponsors and Exhibitors .............................................................................................. 11 Correspondence after the conference ................................................................. 12 Schedule of Events ......................................................................................................... 13 Daily Programme ............................................................................................................ 15 Poster Presentations ..................................................................................................... 25 Plenary Lecture Abstracts .......................................................................................... 30 Lecture Abstracts ........................................................................................................... 67 Address list ...................................................................................................................... 241 -1 - XXXVIII CSI 2013 Welcome Letter WELCOME! On behalf of the Norwegian Chemical Society, University of Tromsø and the Organising Committee it is an honour and pleasure to welcome you to Tromsø and the Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale XXXVIII in Tromsø, Norway, June 17 – 20, 2013. This conference provides both an international and a regional forum by which researchers and users have the opportunity to share their knowledge and exchange ideas. We know that the natural beauty of the area will captivate you, but we also hope that the conference excursions, social events and farewell dinner may complement the scientific endeavours. Yngvar Thomassen Jon Øyvind Odland Walter Lund -2 - XXXVIII CSI 2013 Committees ORGANISING AND SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ORGANISERS The Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale XXXVIII is organised by the Norwegian Chemical Society and the University of Tromso and in collaboration with International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. YNGVAR THOMASSEN (Chairman) National Institute of Occupational Health and Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway WALTER LUND (Vice-Chairman) University of Oslo, Norway ELIN GJENGEDAL Norwegian University of Life Sciences Ås, Norway IVAR MARTINSEN GE Healthcare, Oslo, Norway ARNE ÅSHEIM (Exhibition Coordinator) Molab AS, avd. Porsgrunn, Norway SVERRE OMANG (Treasurer) Oslo, Norway ODDVAR RØYSETH NIVA, Norwegian Institute of Water Research, Oslo, Norway GEORG BECHER Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo BALÁZS BERLINGER (Secretary) National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo JON ØYVIND ODLAND University of Tromsø ANNE REGINE LAGER University Hospital, Tromso, Norway -3 - XXXVIII CSI 2013 Committees INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD Freddy Adams Belgium Michael Bolshov Russia Maria Luisa de Carvalho Portugal Albert Gilmutdinov Russia Detlef Günther Switzerland Klaus Heumann Germany Gary Hieftje USA Alexander A. Kamnev Russia Ryszard Lobinski France Robert McCrindle South-Africa Alfredo Sanz Medel Spain János Mink Hungary Harpal Minhas UK Lars-Otto Reiersen Norway Bernhard Welz Brazil Gyula Záray Hungary CONTINUATION COMMITTEE Bernhard Welz Department of Chemistry, UFSC, Brazil Marco Aurélio Zezzi Arruda Institute of Chemistry, UNICAMP, Brazil Yngvar Thomassen National Institute of Occupational Health, Norway Balázs Berlinger National Institute of Occupational Health, Norway Maria Luisa de Carvalho Atomic Physics Center, University of Lisbon, Portugal Joaquim dos Santos Department of Physics, University of Coimbra, Portugal -4 - XXXVIII CSI 2013 General Information GENERAL INFORMATION Conference Desk Participants are requested to register as soon as possible upon arrival, preferably at Radisson Blu Hotel. The conference desk will operate as follows: Sunday, June 16 16:00 - 20:00 Lobby of Radisson Blu Hotel Monday, June 17 07:00 - 08:30 Lobby of Radisson Blu Hotel Monday, June 17 13:00 - 18:00 Faculty of Health Sciences, First floor HE-building Tuesday, June 18 08:30 - 18:00 Faculty of Health Sciences, First floor HE-building Wednesday, June 19 08:30 - 18:00 Faculty of Health Sciences, First floor HE-building Thursday, June 20 08:30 - 15:00 Faculty of Health Sciences, First floor HE-building -5 - XXXVIII CSI 2013 General Information Conference Venue All oral sessions will be held in the various auditoriums of University of Tromsø: The morning plenary sessions will be held in Auditorium 1, Teorifagbygget, House 1. The afternoon sessions will be held in the Auditoriums at the Faculty of Health Sciences, First floor HE-Building, Lysgården. "Lysgården" -6 - XXXVIII CSI 2013 General Information Bus transportation from Tromsø City to University Campus Conference buses will leave from outside the main entrance of Radisson Blu Hotel every morning from Monday, June 17, including Thursday, June 20, at 08:00 and 08:30. Please consult the conference program for the bus return schedule. The public bus connection between the centre of the city and the university campus is quite good. Bus no. 20/21 leaves from Fr. Langes gate (F1) in the centre of the city, and from the university just below building 23 on the campus map. This trip takes approximately 10 minutes. The bus leaves every 15 mins from the centre of the city on weekdays. You can also take bus no. 34 – but this route takes you on a longer journey round the southern parts of the island (nice, if you are not in a hurry). -7 - XXXVIII CSI 2013 Social Programme SOCIAL PROGRAMME Monday, June 17, 19:00-24:00, the CSI-Club Sponsored by Agilents Technologies and Matriks AS and Tuesday, June 18, 19:00-24:00, the CSI-Club The Ølhallen pub in Tromsø opened in1928 in the cellar of Macks Bryggeri, the most northerly brewery in the world. Here, in a world of what appears to be eternal candle-lit night, perched on wooden stools, every Tom, Dick and Harry in Tromsø takes his beer.This is no cool, trendy bar – Ølhallen is an original, in a class of its own. As a CSI-participant you go to Ølhallen to drink beer, Mack beer. Mack’s entire selection is available, on draught, in bottles, or both. Regular Gullmack Pilsner, the heavier Håkon beer, the dark, malty Bayer beer and all the new kinds of beer are offered, but Ølhallen’s regulars swear by Blanding: two parts dark Bayer and one part light Pilsner. Each CSI-participant is granted minimum two 0.5 L drafts free of charge! Cheaper beer is not available in town! A selection of Peppes famous pizzas will also be served free of charge. Ølhallen is at the southern end of Tromsø’s main street, Storgata 4, and is easy to find. -8 - XXXVIII CSI 2013 Social Programme Wednesday, June 19, 19:45: Conference Dinner at the Fram Centre Sponsors: Agilents Technologies and Matriks AS After an introduction to the scientific activities at the FRAM CENTRE a seafood buffet dinner will be served. Non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages are included. NOK 500 (not included in the registration fee) The Fram Centre is based in Tromsø, and consists of about 500 scientists from 20 institutions involved in interdisciplinary research in the fields of natural science, technology and social sciences. FRAM contributes to maintaining Norway’s prominent status in the management of environment and natural resources in the North. -9 - XXXVIII CSI 2013 Scientific Programme SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME Oral Presentations Invited plenary lectures and submitted oral contributions will be 30 and 20 minutes in length, respectively (including discussion). Video projectors and computers will be provided in all lecture rooms. Posters The posters should be mounted Monday June 17, in the poster area located at the Faculty of Health Sciences, First floor HE-Building, Lysgården. Materials for poster mounting are available either from the Conference Desk or in the poster mounting area. All posters will be exhibited throughout the whole conference. Language The working language of the conference is English. LIABILITY The Organising Committee declines any responsibility whatsoever for injuries or damages to persons or their property during the Conference. -10 - XXXVIII CSI 2013 Sponsors and Exhibitors SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS The exhibition of scientific instrumentation, literature and consumables is located next to the auditoriums of Faculty of Health Sciences, First floor HE-Building, Lysgården. The following companies have registered for display and demonstration: AGILENT PERKIN ELMER
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