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| October 29, 2009 | FWN-Building 5111.0080, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen |
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Speaker:
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Physics: Prof. dr. Jim Skinner, University of Wisconsin, USA |
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Affiliation:
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University of Wisconsin, USA |
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Title:
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Water and membrane peptide structure and ultrafast dynamics as
probed by vibrational spectroscopy |
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Date:
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29-10-2009 |
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Start:
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16.00 |
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Location:
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FWN-Building 5111.0080 |
Abstract
Modern time-domain vibrational spectroscopy holds great promise for
probing structure and dynamics in condensed matter systems. Analysis of
experimental results is greatly facilitated by theory and simulation. I
will discuss how vibrational spectroscopy has yielded new insights
into the structure and dynamics of bulk ice and liquid water, as well as water in
inhomogeneous environments like at the liquid/vapor interface, in salt
solutions, and in reverse micelles. I will also discuss how vibrational
spectroscopy has yielded new insights into the structure and function of
membrane proteins, with applications to the M2 proton channel in
Influenza A, the antibiotic Ovispirin, and membrane-catalyzed amyloid formation in
type 2 diabetes.
| Last modified: | October 14, 2009 12:02 |
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