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Workshop #6 at the NSLS Users' Meeting"In-situ Analyses in Environmental and Chemical Systems"Location: Bldg. 555, Chemistry, Hamilton Room Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 Organizers: Description: Biogeochemical systems such as soils, sediments, and subsurface aquifers are open systems that never reach equilibrium. Influxes and effluxes of materials such as water and gases, changes in temperature, and a prevalence of biological activity in such systems produce constant changes in porewater chemistry, particle-water interfacial composition, and chemical properties such as redox potential and pH. Molecular level studies of chemical kinetics in such complex systems of environmental importance are increasingly employing synchrotron-based techniques such as x-ray and UV-visible absorption spectroscopy and diffraction. In-situ measurements probe kinetic processes operating over a range of time scales. This workshop will highlight some of the state-of-the-art approaches, techniques, and equipment used for studying reaction kinetics in the environmenal, chemical, and biological sciences. Our goal is to bring together experts from various fields of science to convey recent scientific developments in kinetic analyses, and to discuss prospects for future approaches. Schedule:
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The National Synchrotron Light Source at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York, is a national user research
facility funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Basic Energy Science. The NSLS operates two electron
storage rings: an X-Ray ring and a Vacuum UltraViolet (VUV) ring which provide intense light spanning the electromagnetic
spectrum from the infrared through x-rays. Each year over 2300 scientists from universities, industries and government
labs perform research at the NSLS.