Physics and Chemistry of Ice

About this book

Physics and Chemistry of Ice is an authoritative summary of state-of the-art research contributions from the world's leading scientists. A key selection of submissions from the 11th International Conference on the Physics and Chemistry of Ice, 2006 are presented here with a foreword by Werner F. Kuhs. An invaluable resource, this book provides researchers and professionals with up-to-date coverage on a wide range of aspects in ice science. Looking in detail into topical aspects of ice research, this text is a key point of reference for physicists, chemists, galciologists, cryo-biologists and professionals working in the fields of ice and hydrogen bonding.

Contents

Spectroscopic and diffraction studies; Molecular dynamics simulations; Studies of Ice Mechanics; Quantum mechanical ab initio calculations; Ice and hydrate crystal growth and inhibition studies; Bulk and surface properties of ice and gas hydrates; Snow physics and chemistry.

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Biography

The Editor Werner F. Kuhs is a Professor of Crystallography at the University of Gottingen, Germany and has a career spanning 25 years of research in the field of water ices and gas hydrates using diffraction methods, neutron and Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force and molecular dynamics simulations. He was the Chair of the 11th International Conference on the Physics and Chemistry of Ice.