Plenary Lecturers

The Program Committee and Organizers of ICAVS-6 are pleased to announce the following Plenary Lectures:

• James Cheeseman, Gaussian, Inc., U.S.A.
  Title: "Calculation of Vibrational Frequencies and Intensities"
• Erik Deutsch, Block Engineering, U.S.A.
  Title: "Quantum Cascade Lasers and MEMS Spectrometers"
• Yukio Furukawa, Waseda University, Japan
  Title: "Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy of Organic Thin Films used for Electronic Devices"
• Marc Garland, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
  Title: "A Review of BTEM Analysis for Reactive Systems and Materials Characterization using Vibrational Spectroscopies"
• Christy Haynes, University of Minnesota, U.S.A.
  Title: "Generalizing SERS with Partition Layer-Modified Substrates"
• Carol Hirschmugl, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, U.S.A.
  Title: "Chemical Imaging using an Infrared Imaging Microscope Coupled to a Synchrotron Source for the Examination of Real-Time Biochemical Changes in vivo"
• Boris Mizaikoff, University of Ulm, Germany
  Title: "Waveguide-Enhanced Infrared Diagnostics"
• Sunney Xie, Harvard University, U.S.A.
  Topic: "Stimulated Raman Scattering Microscopy"

Special note: Carol Hirschmugl's work was highlighted in the American Chemical Society publication, C&EN, 89(3), 34-35, January 17, 2011.