第二十届国际光散射年会将于2009年10月19~20日在美国加州Santa Barbara 市Four Seasons Biltmore Resort举行。

    本次大会由美国wyatt技术公司主办，旨在促进光散射在各领域中的发展与应用，增进用户相互交流，共同探讨光散射给我们实验室带来的巨大变革。其主题涵盖了wyatt技术公司动态光散射仪（DynaPro）、静态光散射仪（DAWN系统）、在线粘度计（ViscoStar）以及场流仪（Eclipse AFFF）等仪器在高分子、生物医药、化工等领域的应用情况。

    其中部分报告主题如下：
     · Dr. James Burns, Senior Vice President and Head of Drug and Biomaterial R&D, Genzyme Corporation
       "Light Scattering and Product R&D at Genzyme"

    · Professor Angela Gronenborn, Dept. Head Structural Biology and Rosalind Franklin Chair, University of Pittsburgh
      "Shining Light on Protein-Protein Interactions: Synergy Between Scattering and NMR"

    · Professor Robert Grubbs, Victor and Elizabeth Atkins Professor of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology
      "Synthesis of Polymers of Precise Structures Using the Olefin Metathesis Reaction"

    · Professor Bruce Hamaker, Director Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research, Purdue University
      "Application of Light Scattering Analysis to Changes in Food Carbohydrate Structures"

    · Professor Anton Middelberg, Director Centre for Biomolecular Engineering, University of Queensland
      "High-Resolution Quantitative Analysis of Compositionally Homogeneous Biomolecular Assemblies That Encode Quaternary Complexity"

    · Dr. Anil Patri, Deputy Director Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory, National Cancer Institute at Frederick
      "Light Scattering Application in Cancer Nanotechnology"

    · Professor Andreas Plückthun, Biochemisches Institut, University of Zürich
     "Light Scattering as an Essential Tool in Protein Engineering"

    · Dr. Reb Russell, Associate Director Protein Therapuetics Development , Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
      "The Use of Light Scattering for Protein Therapeutics' Characterization and Process Development"