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Celebrating the 70th birthday of the State of Israel
The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities cordially invites you to a conference on

The Grand Challenges in the Chemical Sciences

Sunday–Thursday, June 3–7, 2018

Organizing Committee: Prof. Raphael Levine (Chair),
Prof. Joshua Jortner, Prof. Dan Shechtman, Prof. Itamar Willner

Tuesday, June 5, 2018
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Session 4 | Nano – Science and Molecular Machines

Chair
Reshef Tenne, IASH member; Weizmann Institute of Science

Rudy Marcus, 1992 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry; California Institute of Technology
A shot of theory at a biomolecular machine

Sir Fraser Stoddart, 2016 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry; Northwestern University
The rise and promise of artificial molecular machines based on the mechanical bond

Takuzo Aida, Riken Center for Emergent Science ; The University of Tokyo
Semibiological robotic nanocarriers responsive to endogenous signals

Session 5 | Soft Matter

Chair
Avinoam Ben Shaul, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Oleg Gang, Columbia University; Brookhaven National Laboratory
Programmable nano-systems: form designed architectures to controllable processes

Jacob Klein, IASH member; Weizmann Institute of Science
Hydration forces, biolubrication and gene regulation: The challenge of osteoarthritis

Session 6 | Chemistry of the Extremes

Chair
Nir Davidson, Weizmann Institute of Science

Ferenc Krausz, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich; Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Garching
Attosecond physics: from basic research to real-world applications

Albert Stolow, University of Ottawa; National Research Council Canada
Transition states in the excited state: Dynamics at conical intersections

Edvardas Narevicius, Weizmann Institute of Science
Cold chemistry with cold molecules

Session 7 | Chemistry on Large Scales

Chemistry of our environment

Chair
Ronnie Ellenblum, IASH member; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Geraldine Richmond, University of Oregon
Understanding complex liquid interfaces of environmental importance

Mark Thiemens, University of California, San Diego
The use of isotope effects to understand atmospheres and climates present and past and track the origin of life

Chemistry of the cosmos

Chair
Hagai Netzer, Tel Aviv University

Amiel Sternberg, Tel Aviv University; Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics Munich; Center for Computational Astrophysics Flatiron Institute Simons Foundation, New York City
Cosmic chemistry: From simplicity to complexity

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