28th Austin Symposium on Molecular Structure and Dynamics at Dallas (ASMD@D)
February 2023 in Dallas, Texas, USA
After careful consideration and in light of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, we have decided to postpone the next Austin Symposium until 2023 due to safety and travel concerns. Structural chemists, molecular spectroscopists, chemists working on dynamics, and computational chemists from around the globe are cordially invited to visit Dallas, Texas, USA at the end of February 2023 to attend the ASMD@D 2023. Thank you for your continued support and interest in this very special conference.
For more than 50 years the ASMDs (see Previous Programs) have been important gathering points for internationally recognized experts, researchers, and students working in structural chemistry, molecular spectroscopy, molecular dynamics, and computational chemistry. Presenting and discussing novel methods and techniques, unusual molecular structures and their chemical reactions, ASMDs have often been the incubator of new research projects, and have in more than one occasion initialized work recognized by the Nobel Committee in Stockholm (see History).
In 2012, the ASMD moved to Dallas, Texas, and became the ASMD at Dallas (ASMD@D). It is organized by the Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Group (CATCO) at the Southern Methodist University (SMU).
The 27th annual symposium was dedicated in memoriam of Dieter Cremer (1944 - 2017), who served as the Chairman of the 2012, 2014, and 2016 ASMD@D meetings. Dieter Cremer vitalized the symposia with many new ideas and inspired countless scientific discussions. His scientific accomplishments were honored in a special issue of Molecular Physics, Volume 117, (9-12), 1047-1538 (2019), collecting 45 articles.
In 2023, the 28th ASMD@D will be held on the beautiful Southern Methodist University (SMU) campus. Hotel rooms will be arranged close to campus. SMU can be easily reached with a 40-minute taxi ride (26 miles) from the Dallas Fort-Worth International Airport, or alternatively, by the DART train connection between the DFW International Airport and Mockingbird Station. For national flights, the Dallas Love Field Airport might be more convenient, as it is just a 10-minute taxi ride away (6 miles).
The number of plenary speakers, invited lecturers, and poster sessions will be similar to those of previous ASMDs.
The ASMD@D 2023 will be organized in the spirit of previous symposia:
- Listen and discuss
- Meet international experts
- No parallel sessions
- A place where important interdisciplinary work can start
- A place where new positions can be found
ASMD@Ds offer ample time for listening to colleagues, getting inspired, informed, and engaged in scientific discussions, so that the seed of future interdisciplinary projects can be laid. In aid of this, there are no parallel sessions.
ASMD@Ds are international rather than national or local meetings. As in previous years, the organizers will invite a number of internationally recognized speakers from the broader area of structural chemistry, spectroscopy, molecular dynamics, and computational chemistry.
We will also attempt to attract a number of younger colleagues and students. ASMD@D 2023 will be an excellent platform for younger scientists to establish contacts and lay the basis for future postdoctoral or academic positions. A detailed schedule will be worked out in the coming months.
We look forward to seeing you in February 2023!
