March 10, 1994
TO: Photosynthesis Network Community
FROM: Marion C. Thurnauer
The next Gordon Research Conference on Photosynthesis will deal
with Biophysical Aspects and will be held from August 7-12, 1994
at the New Hampton School, New Hampton, New Hampshire, USA. I will
be the Chair for this meeting and Charles Yocum is the Vice-Chair.
There was a formal announcement of the meeting in Science on
February 18, 1994. I wanted to be sure, however, that the
photosynthesis community is aware of the time and place of the meeting
so that you might consider applying to attend.
A copy of the program follows. Applications for the Conference may
be obtained from Dr. Carlyle B. Storm, Director, Gordon Research
Conferences, University of Rhode Island, P.O. Box 984, West Kingston,
RI 02892-0984 Telephone (401) 783-4011 or (401) 783-3372;
Fax (401) 783-7644; bitnet: BCP101 at URIACC. Gordon Conference on Pho
tosynthesis: Biophysical Aspects
Schedule
Chair - Marion C. Thurnauer
Vice Chair - Charles Yocum
August 7-12, 1994, New Hampton School, New Hampton, New Hampshire
Reaction Center Structure - Crystallography/Spectroscopy -
Chair: M. Gunner
H. Michel - Structure-function relationships in photosynthetic
reaction centres from Rhodopseudomonas viridis and Rhodobacter
sphaeroides: Recent progress
G. Feher -
W. Lubitz - ENDOR and ESEEM studies of single crystals of
photosystem I
Discussion Leaders: F. Reiss-Husson, J. P. Allen
Towards Crystals of Membrane Proteins -
Chair and Discussion Leader: R. Nechushtai
P. Gast - Determination of the number of detergent molecules
associated with the reaction center
D. M. Tiede - Aggregation states of bacterial reaction centers
and antenna complexes determined by small angle neutron
scattering
R. M. Stroud - Design and function of peptitergents
Protein Dynamics (Experimental) and Proton Movement -
Chair: W. Maentele
R. M. Hochstrasser - Ultrafast infrared spectroscopy of the
primary steps in electron transfer
H. J. M. de Groot - Magic angle spinning NMR of selectively
enriched photosynthetic reaction centers
C. Wraight - Protonation states in reaction center function
Discussion Leaders: W. Maentele, P. Sebban
Coherent Phenomena - Function/Structure -
Chair and Discussion Leader: J. R. Norris
G. Kothe - Quantum beats as probes of the spin dynamics
in photosynthesis
M. C. W. Evans - Transient radicals in photosystem I
M. H. Vos - Vibrational coherence in bacterial reaction centers
Primary Electron Transfer - Theory -
Chair: M. Newton
D. Chandler - The mechanism of the primary charge transfer
in photosynthesis
A. Warshel - Computer simulations of the electron transfer
processes in bacterial reaction centers: The importance of
proper treatments of electrostatic energies in solvated
macromolecules
R. Friesner -
Discussion Leaders: M. Bixon, M. E. Michel-Beyerle
Antenna and Energy Transfer -
Chair: W. Struve
S. Voelker - Antenna complexes studied by hole burning
V. Sundstroem - Femtosecond energy transfer and relaxation
processes in purple bacterial light-harvesting pigments
Discussion Leaders: R. Knox, R. Blankenship
Photosystem II - Structure and Protein Assembly -
Chair: D. Britt
B. Barry - Difference FT-IR studies of the donor
side of photosystem II
S. Un - Probing the structure of photosystem II
using high field EPR
A. Scherz - Factors that control the protein matrix
assembly in isolated photosystem II reaction centers
Discussion Leaders: D. Britt, B. Diner
(A) Tribute to Gerhard Closs
(B) Principles of Photosynthetic Design and Construction
Chair and Discussion Leader: S. Boxer
(A):
D. Zhang - Triplet energy transfer in organic model
compounds: Relationship to electron transfer
A. McDermott - Solid state NMR studies of photosynthesis:
Chemically induced polarization
(B):
P. L. Dutton - Principles of photosynthetic design and
construction
Beyond Photosynthesis -
Chair: D. Beratan
A. Osuka - Modeling the sequential electron-transfer relay
in photosynthesis by synthetic porphyrin arrays
T. M. Cotton - Enhanced photochemistry at surfaces
V. Pecoraro - Probing the function of Mn in photosystem II:
Reactivity of Mn dimers with protons and peroxide
Discussion Leaders:
T. Moore, W. H. Armstrong
