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The evolution of the physical/ chemical sciences towards understanding the behavior of matter at the molecular level has been accompanied by a rapid increase in studies of the properties and functioning of confined water; that is, water in small clusters and nanoparticles or confined to solid/liquid thin films, surfaces and interfaces. These studies represent a convergence of interests and methodologies. That is, much emerging science, both basic and applied, depends on an understanding of confined water for significant advances; and the technical ability to gain that understanding has evolved only during the past decade or two. Firm concepts of the behavior of water in a variety of confining geometries are basic to advances in molecular biology, weather phenomena, atmospheric chemistry, interstellar and interplanetary physics and chemistry; as weIl as to the complete understanding of properties of macroscopic amounts of water and water-solute systems. In recognition of the growing importance of studies of confined water, a Telluride (Colorado) workshop was convened in August of 2000. This was an exceptionally strong 5-day conference with numerous informative talks by leading scientists on both basic and applied aspects of the subject. Lively discussions left the participants spent.
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Amorphous Water Thin Films and Astrophysical Implications.
- Nucleation of Ice in Large Water Clusters.
- Structural and Dynamical Properties of Water at Micellar Surfaces.
- Ice Surface Structure and Energetics.
- Vibrational Spectroscopy and Reactions of Water Clusters.
- Fluidity and Solvation at the Waters Edge.
- Computational Studies of Liquid Water Interfaces.
- Solid Water Particles.
- Thin Film Water and Ice at Insulator Surfaces.
- Thermo and Kinetic Properties of Water Clusters.
- Interactions, Spectroscopy, and Vibrational Energy Flow in Water Complexes with Biological Molecules.
- Theoretical Studies of Neutral and Charged Water Clusters.
- Physical Properties and Atmospheric Reactivity of Aqueous Sea-Salt Micro-Aerosols.
- Nanoscale Films of Amorphous Solid Water.
- Water-Solute Interactions in Clusters.
- Icy Surfaces and Ice-Absorbate Interactions.
- SGF Studies of Surfaces of Water and of Aqueous Solutions.
Summary
The evolution of the physical/ chemical sciences towards understanding the behavior of matter at the molecular level has been accompanied by a rapid increase in studies of the properties and functioning of confined water; that is, water in small clusters and nanoparticles or confined to solid/liquid thin films, surfaces and interfaces. These studies represent a convergence of interests and methodologies. That is, much emerging science, both basic and applied, depends on an understanding of confined water for significant advances; and the technical ability to gain that understanding has evolved only during the past decade or two. Firm concepts of the behavior of water in a variety of confining geometries are basic to advances in molecular biology, weather phenomena, atmospheric chemistry, interstellar and interplanetary physics and chemistry; as weIl as to the complete understanding of properties of macroscopic amounts of water and water-solute systems. In recognition of the growing importance of studies of confined water, a Telluride (Colorado) workshop was convened in August of 2000. This was an exceptionally strong 5-day conference with numerous informative talks by leading scientists on both basic and applied aspects of the subject. Lively discussions left the participants spent.
