Nick Polfer, University of Florida

• White Paper
• The Far-Infrared Spectroscopy of Very Large Neutral Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
• Infrared Induced Reactivity on the Surface of Isolated Size-Selected Cluster: Dissociation of N₂O on Rhodium Clusters
• Structures of Neutral Au₇, Au₁₉, and Au₂₀ Clusters in the Gas Phase
• Vibrational Spectroscopy of Bare and Solvated Ionic Complexes of Biological Relevance

Peter Weightman, University of Liverpool

• White Paper: The Extracellular Matrix

Martin Gruebele, University of Illinois

• White Paper
• THZ TECHNOLOGY AND THZ SPECTROSCOPY: MODELING AND EXPERIMENTS TO STUDY SOLVATION DYNAMICS OF BIOMOLECULES 
• Biomolecule Large-amplitude Motion and Solvation Dynamics: Modelling and Probes from THz to X-rays

Welcome

Hello Workshop Participants,

On behalf of the meeting hosts, I am contacting you with information about the upcoming THz/IR workshop being held at the Westin Gateway in Arlington, VA April 14 & 15, 2011.  I'll be the meeting coordinator and can help you with any questions or issues that come up. 

Please take a moment to visit the meeting website.  The participant list and draft agenda are posted there.  If you wish, you may sign up to follow or subscribe to workshop postings, you will then receive notification as new content is posted. 

Travel

Please make your own travel arrangements to Arlington, VA and send the itinerary with ticket price to me. Please make air/ground transportation reservations as early as possible to capitalize on reduced fares. Reagan National Airport (DCA) is the most convenient airport to Arlington, VA and is on the Metro.  The Westin is 2½ blocks from the Ballston Metro.  Dulles Airport (IAD) also serves the area.  Please let me know if you will be driving to the workshop.

Room Reservations

Room reservations will be made in your name at the Westin for two nights:

Wednesday, April 13 through Friday, April 15, 2011 

Please contact me with any changes. I will be sending out confirmations closer to the meeting date.

Posting White Papers and Other Resources on the Workshop Website

Please email me your white papers and other resources for posting on the website at sara.bradley@comcast.net 

Once information is posted it can be commented on.  I am open to suggestions on how the website might better serve the workshop so please contact me with any suggestions or comments.

Other Considerations

Please let me know if you have any special needs: A/V, dietary restrictions, etc.

I look forward to working with you on what looks to be a highly thought provoking gathering!  Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.

Best,

Sara