ICOSECS 4
4th International Conference of the Chemical Societies of the South-East European Countries on
Chemical Sciences in Changing Times:  Visions, Challenges and Solutions
Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, July 18-21, 2004

organized by
Society of Chemists and Technologists of Macedonia (SCTM)
Chemical Society of Montenegro (CSM)
Romanian Chemical Society (RCS)
Serbian Chemical Society (SCS)
Serbian
Chemical 

scs
Society

fecsiupacICOSECS 4 is organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Development of Serbia and is sponsored by
IUPAC, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
and
FECS, the Federation of European Chemical Societies.

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
AIM OF THE CONFERENCE
ACCOMPANYING CONFERENCE SYMPOSIA
 
PLENARY LECTURERS  INVITED LECTURERS 
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
IMPORTANT DATES  CORRESPONDENCE
COUNCIL OF THE CONFERENCE  COMMITTEES


INVITED LECTURES (Final List)
GENERAL TOPICS ADVANCED MATERIALS GREEN CHEMISTRY

GENERAL TOPICS

Prof. Arasu Ganesan
The Combinatorial Center of Excellence, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
“Combinatorial Chemistry: Past, Present, and Future”


Prof. Thanos Salifoglou
Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
"Insulin-Mimetic Vanadium in Diabetes mellitus II. (Bio)chemical Revelations in a Biological Milieu"


Prof. Vladimir Dimitrov
Institute of Organic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
"Preparation of Chiral Ferrocene Derivatives for Asymmetric Synthesis"

Prof. Eleonora Winkelhausen (Vandeska)
Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University Sts Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
"Limiting Factors and Process Strategies for Production of Polyhydroxy Alcohols by Yeasts"


Prof. Sorin Ioan Rosca
Dept. of Organic Chemistry, Politehnica University, Bucharest, Romania
"Prediction of Regioselectivity in Reactions of Arene-tricarbonyl-chromium Complexes"


Prof. Milan N. Stojanović
Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, USA
"Deoxyribozyme-Based circuits and Automata"


Prof. Vassilios Roussis
School of Pharmacy University of Athens
"Cytotoxic Metabolites from Red Algae"

 
Dr. Kyriacos Tsimillis
Cyprus Organization for the Promotion of Quality, Nicosia, Cyprus
"Accreditation or Certification for Laboratories?"


Prof. Ratko Adžić
Brookhaven National Lab., Department of Materials Science, USA
"Platinum Monolayer Fuel Cell Electrocatalysis"

Prof. Dr. Aleksandar Stamatović
Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade, Belgrade,
Serbia and Montenegro
"Negative Ion Mass Spectrometry for Environmental Applications"


ADVANCED MATERIALS

Prof. Marius Andruh
Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
“Binuclear Complexes as Tectons in Designing Supramolecular Solid-State Architecture”


Prof. Epameinondas Leontidis
Deaprtment of Chemistry, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
"Crystallization of Sulfide Semiconductors in Polymer-Surfactant Solutions"


Peter W. Faguy
President, Advanced Materials, Measurements and Devices
"Materials and Materials Processing Approaches to Improving Fuel Cell Performance and Longevity"  CANCELED

Prof. P.J. Pomonis
Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
Morphometric Properties and Toplogical Features of Porous Solids"
 

Prof. Ivan Gutzow
Institute of Physical Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
"Glasses as Advanced Materials with Predetermined Disorder and as a Source of Accumulated Energy and Increased Chemical Reactivity"

 
Prof. Gordana Bogoeva-Gaceva
Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
"Interphase in Fiber Reinforced Composites: Characterization and Design"


Prof. Ljubiša Radović
Pen State University, USA
"Advanced Carbon Materials for a Healthier Environment: From Fundamentals to Applications"


Dr. Tijana Rajh
Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, USA
"Selective Manipulation of Biomolecules using Metal Oxide Nanoparticles"


Prof. Slavko Kaučič
Laboratory for Inorganic Chemistry and  Technology, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
"Nanoporous Materials"


Dr. Barbara Malič
Jozef Štefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
"Chemical Solution Deposition of Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 Thin Films”

 
Dr. Katja Loos
University of Groningen, Netherlands
“Rod-coil block copolymers with amylose via enzymatic polymerization”


Prof. Dan Goia
Clarkson University, USA
"Tailoring the Properties of Highly Uniform Metallic Particles"

 
Prof. Dr. Petar Dvornić
Michigen Molecular Institute, USA
"Dendrimer-Based Nanostructured Materials"
  CANCELED

Dr. Ioan Tincul
University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
"Multiple Polymerization of Ethylene With Alpha Olefins: A New Callenge in Polymer Science and Technology"

Prof. Vera  Dondur
Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
"The New Insight Into the Role of Extra-Framework Cations in Zeolite Materials"


GREEN CHEMISTRY
 
Prof. Victor Sahini
Romanian Academy of Sciences, Bucharest, Romania
"How Levinthal's Paradox Can Be Used to Imrove Microbiological Determinations"


Prof. Alqi Cullaj
Faculty of Natural Sciences,University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
"Phytoremediation Potential of Some Plants for Nickel-contaminated Soils"


Prof. Anastasios I. Zouboulis
Div. of Chemical Technology, Dept. of Chemistry, Thessaloniki, Greece
"Remediation of Heavy Metals in Toxic Solid Industrial Wastes and in Polluted Soils: An Integrated Approach of Technologies"

Dr Mladen Picer
Institut Ruđer Bošković, Zagreb, Croatia
"Thirty Years of Environmental Research: The PCBS and DDTS at Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia"


Prof. Michael Spiteller
Institut für Umweltforschung, Universität Dortmund, Germany
"Structural elucidation of new biologcal active substances and metabolites by HPLC-MS"


Prof. Sergio Facchetti
Varese, Italia
"Environmental Sampling: A Tentative Assessment of the Associated Uncertainty"

Prof. Mladen Franko
School of Environmental Sciences, Nova Gorica Polytechnic, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
"Photodegradation of Pesticides and Application of Bioanalytical Methods for Their Detection"


Prof. Pietro Tundo
University of Venice, Founder and President of the University Consortium "Chemistry for the Environment"
Chairman of IUPAC comission for environmental protection
"New developments on Dimethyl Carbonate Chemistry"

Prof. Triantafyllos Albanis
Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Panepistimioupolis, Ioannina , Greece
"Green Chemistry: Chemical Processes Reducing the Toxic Byproducts Released in Environment"


Prof. Spyridon Rapsomanikis
Faculty of Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece
"Atmospheric Pollution of Athens by PM10 Particulate Matter: Mass Concentration of Inorganic and Organic Pollutants"


Prof. Mirjana Milošević
General Secretary of East European Seed Network, Novi Sad, SCG
"Genetically Modified Organisms Chalange for the 21st Century"

Dr Ljubiša Šutulović
Permanent Representative of Serbia and Montenegro to the OPCW

"Hazardous Waste and Environmental Protection"

Dr Panayotis A. Siskos
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
"Green Chemistry: designing chemistry for the environment"

Dr Jordi Bruno
Technical University of Catalunya
"Chemical Processes Reducing the Toxic Byproducts Released in Environment"



TEACHING AND UNDERSTANDING CHEMISTRY


Prof. Gheorghita Jinescu
Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Chemistry, University POLITEHNICA din Bucuresti
"Aspects Regarding Environmental Education in Romania in High Education and Research Institutes and Other Training Firms"

 
Dr Michael Nicolaou
Paphos, Cyprus
"Problems Associated with the Instruction of Chemistry at the High School Level"

Dr Steve A. Quarrie
Narodnog Fronta 39, Serbia and Montenegro
"The cycles of a former chemist: completing the circle to improve the educational experience"

Prof. Dr Dragica Šišović
Faculty of Chemistry, Belgrade University, Serbia and Montenergo
"High School Chemistry in Serbia in Past 150 Years"

Prof. Dr Ratko Jankov
Faculty of Chemistry, Belgrade University, Serbia and Montenergo
"University Level of Chemical Education in Serbia"

Prof. Dr Ivan Ivić
Institut of Psychology, Belgrade,
Serbia and Montenergo
"Education Today and Science/Chemistry Teaching: What, How, Why?"