Up Close: Physical Chemistry Cluster of the University of Amsterdam
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The Physical Chemistry Cluster (PCC), located in the Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands is a coopérative entity which directs a wide range of in-depth research. Extensive collaboration within the PCC offers a broad base of expertise to every participant. The PCC is situated in the inspiring environment of the Van't Hoff Laboratory, named for the Dutch chemist who received the first Nobel prize awarded for chemistry in
1901 for his research on valence-directions and stereochemistry of the carbon atom. Organization The PCC is composed of a number of différent bodies, with the Department of Physical Chemistry serving as the pivot point. Figure 1 shows a diagram of the PCC organization which includes the University of Amsterdam (UvA); the foundation, Chemical Research Netherlands (SON); Institute of Mass
University of Amsterdam Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam FOM Institute AMOLF FOM Institute for Plasma Physics Académie Médical CenteKAMC)
University of Amsterdam Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam FOM Institute AMOLF FOM Institute for Plasma Physics Dutch Institute for Nuclear and High Energy Physics (NIKHEF)
Figure 1. Organization of the Physical Chemistry Cluster at the University of Amsterdam.
MRS BULLETIN/MAY 1990
Spectrometry (IMS); the Interaction of Matter with Photons group (IMF); Faculty of Physics (UvA); Laser Application and Information Center Amsterdam (LAICA); the LAICA Laser Technology Ventures, Ltd.; and the Laser Lease Center. The Physical Chemistry Cluster finds its roots at the Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of the University of Amsterdam. The Laboratory for Physical Chemistry has an académie staff of about 18 members who cooperate with the faculty of physics of the University of Amsterdam. PCC research activities cover a broad field of physical chemistry. Hère, researchers study the interaction of matter and photons to obtain information on spectroscopic properties and dynamics of excited states of isolated or clustered molécules in the gas or condensed phase. Furthermore, the behavior of matter on a macroscopic scale is studied on the basis of microscopic molecular properties. This research covers the common ground shared by the fields of statistical physics and macroscopic physical chemistry. The group working on interaction of matter and photons comprises the largest and most complex unit of the Laboratory. Thanks to its excellence in research over the years, the Laboratory has been extensively supported by SON and Fundamental Research of Matter (FOM). The founding of LAICA in 1982 at the University of Amsterdam developed logically out of the expertise already présent at the UvA. Due to a désire to supply interested organizations with the very latest scientific information and technical expérience in applied laser technology, the Ministry of Education and Science and the Foundation of Technical Sciences supported the formation of LAICA. LAICA focuses primarily on industry as well as médical and scientific institutions. Topics currently under study include packa
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