_________________________________________________________________________________________________ Programmes with Nobel Laureate Prof. Richard Ernst (Chemistry, 1991) in Malaysia _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Nobel Laureate Prof. Richard R. Ernst will be in Malaysia from 17-24th July 2004 for Public Lectures, Scientific Oration, Researchers’ Forum and a Science Motivation Session at various venues around Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. This is a programme organized in conjunction with the hosting of the Nobel Prize Centennial Exhibition Kuala Lumpur 2004, organized by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and the National Science Centre. Following are the details of the programmes with Prof. Richard Ernst for your reference. You are all welcome to attend. Preferably, please confirm attendance via e-mail (nitia@akademisains.gov.my). If you have any further enquiries, please contact the ASM secretariat. Thank you. Nitia Karunaharan Scientific Officer Academy of Sciences Malaysia 902-4 Jalan Tun Ismail 50480 Kuala Lumpur Tel: 603-26949898 Fax: 603-26945858 _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Professor Richard R. Ernst (Chemistry 1991) The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1991 "for his contributions to the development of the methodology of high resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy" _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Programme 1.Oration Date :Monday, 19 July 2004 Time :9.00 am Venue :DK 43.101, Kompleks Bistari, Lingkungan Kedua, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi Title :FROM MONSIEUR FOURIER TO MEDICAL IMAGING:FOURIER TRANSFORM METHODS IN SPECTROSCOPY 2.Public Lecture Date :Tuesday, 20 July 2004 Time :9.30 am Venue :Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, Cultural and Arts Centre, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang Title :SCIENCE AND OUR FUTURE 3.Special Forum with Scientists and Researchers Date :Tuesday, 20 July 2004 Time :2.30 pm Venue :Bilik Wawasan, Rumah Universiti, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 4.Science Motivation Session with Undergraduates, Postgraduates and Faculty Date :Wednesday, 21 July 2004 Time :9.00 am Venue :Dewan Tun Dr. Ismail, Malaysian Institute for Nuclear Technology (MINT), Bangi Title :REFLECTIONS ON MY PERSONAL MOTIVES IN SCIENCE AND LIFE 5.Lecture on NMR Date :Friday, 23 July 2004 Time :2.00 pm Venue :Ibnu Sina Institute for Fundamental Science Studies, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Title :NMR and its Nobel Glory