We invite you to join us at the 16th International Symposium on Small Particles and Inorganic Clusters (ISSPIC-XVI) to be held on July 8-13, 2012 in Leuven, Belgium.

The ISSPIC conference started as an international symposium on small particles and inorganic clusters in 1976 and has evolved into a leading international cluster and nanoscience conference. The symposia topics present a balanced overview of new results, emerging trends and perspectives in the science of atomic and molecular clusters, nanoparticles and nanostructures. The conference provides an interdisciplinary forum for presentation and discussion of fundamental and technological developments in these fields. It is expected that the interdisciplinary approach will stimulate the emergence of new research topics, enabling innovative applications of nanoscience.

The central subject of the conference is the fundamental science of finite size effects and the possibility of controlling the properties of material at the nanometer scale.

The ISSPIC XVI conference deals with:

• Atomic and molecular clusters
• Nanoparticles/nanocrystals
• Supported and embedded clusters and nanoparticles
• Cluster and nanoparticle assemblies

Studying:

• Structure and thermodynamics
• Electronic structure and quantum effects
• Spectroscopy and dynamics
• Reactivity and catalysis
• Correlated electrons: magnetism, superconductivity
• Optical properties and plasmonics
• Carbon
• Biotechnological and medical applications
• Environmental science
• Devices and applications
• Energy