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Preface
QSCP-II, by Stephen Wilson in 1997 at Oxford (England);
QSCP-III, by Alfonso Hernandez-Laguna in 1998 at Granada (Spain);
QSCP-IV, by Jean Maruani in 1999 at Marly-le-Roi (Paris, France);
QSCP-V, by Erkki Brändas in 2000 at Uppsala (Sweden);
QSCP-VI, by Alia Tadjer in 2001 at Sofia (Bulgaria);
QSCP-VII, by Ivan Hubac in 2002 near Bratislava (Slovakia);
QSCP-VIII, by Aristides Mavridis in 2003 at Spetses (Athens, Greece);
QSCP-IX, by Jean-Pierre Julien in 2004 at Les Houches (Grenoble, France);
QSCP-X, by Souad Lahmar in 2005 at Carthage (Tunisia);
QSCP-XI, by Oleg Vasyutinskii in 2006 at Pushkin (St Petersburg, Russia);
QSCP-XII, by Stephen Wilson in 2007 near Windsor (London, England);
QSCP-XIII, by Piotr Piecuch in 2008 at East Lansing (Michigan, USA);
QSCP-XIV, by Gerardo Delgado-Barrio in 2009 at El Escorial (Madrid, Spain);
QSCP-XV, by Philip Hoggan in 2010 at Cambridge (England);
QSCP-XVI, by Kiyoshi Nishikawa in 2011 at Kanazawa (Japan).
The lectures presented at QSCP-XVII were grouped into nine areas in the field of
Quantum Systems in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology, ranging from Concepts and
Methods in Quantum Chemistry and Physics through Molecular Structure and Dynamics, Reactive Collisions, and Chemical Reactions, to Computational Chemistry,
Physics, and Biology.
The width and depth of the topics discussed at QSCP-XVII are reflected in the
contents of this volume of proceedings in the book series Progress in Theoretical
Chemistry and Physics, which includes four sections:
I. Fundamental Theory (4 papers);
II. Molecular Structure, Properties and Processes (5 papers);
III. Clusters and Condensed Matter (9 papers);
IV. Structure and Processes in Biosystems (2 papers).
In addition to the scientific program, the workshop had its usual share of cultural
events. There was an entertaining concert by a tuba orchestra on the premises. The
City of Turku hosted a reception on the museum sail ship Suomen Joutsen, and one
afternoon was devoted to a visit to the archipelago on board of the old-fashioned
steamship Ukkopekka. The award ceremony of the CMOA Prize and Medal took
place in the historical Ceremonial Hall of the old Åbo Akademi University.
The CMOA Prize was shared between two selected nominees: Marcus Lundberg
(Uppsala, Sweden) and Adam Wasserman (Purdue, USA). The CMOA Medal was
awarded to Pr. Martin Quack (ETH, Switzerland). Following an established custom
at QSCP meetings, the venue of the next (XVIIIth) workshop was disclosed at the
end of the banquet: Paraty (Rio de Janeiro), Brazil, in December 2013.
We are pleased to acknowledge the generous support given to the QSCP-XVII
conference by the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies, the Svenska Tekniska
Vetenskaps-Akademien i Finland, the City of Turku, the Åbo Akademi University,
the Walki company, and Turku Science Park. We are most grateful to the members
of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for their work and dedication, which
made the stay and work of the participants both pleasant and fruitful. Finally, we
Preface
QSCP-II, by Stephen Wilson in 1997 at Oxford (England);
QSCP-III, by Alfonso Hernandez-Laguna in 1998 at Granada (Spain);
QSCP-IV, by Jean Maruani in 1999 at Marly-le-Roi (Paris, France);
QSCP-V, by Erkki Brändas in 2000 at Uppsala (Sweden);
QSCP-VI, by Alia Tadjer in 2001 at Sofia (Bulgaria);
QSCP-VII, by Ivan Hubac in 2002 near Bratislava (Slovakia);
QSCP-VIII, by Aristides Mavridis in 2003 at Spetses (Athens, Greece);
QSCP-IX, by Jean-Pierre Julien in 2004 at Les Houches (Grenoble, France);
QSCP-X, by Souad Lahmar in 2005 at Carthage (Tunisia);
QSCP-XI, by Oleg Vasyutinskii in 2006 at Pushkin (St Petersburg, Russia);
QSCP-XII, by Stephen Wilson in 2007 near Windsor (London, England);
QSCP-XIII, by Piotr Piecuch in 2008 at East Lansing (Michigan, USA);
QSCP-XIV, by Gerardo Delgado-Barrio in 2009 at El Escorial (Madrid, Spain);
QSCP-XV, by Philip Hoggan in 2010 at Cambridge (England);
QSCP-XVI, by Kiyoshi Nishikawa in 2011 at Kanazawa (Japan).
The lectures presented at QSCP-XVII were grouped into nine areas in the field of
Quantum Systems in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology, ranging from Concepts and
Methods in Quantum Chemistry and Physics through Molecular Structure and Dynamics, Reactive Collisions, and Chemical Reactions, to Computational Chemistry,
Physics, and Biology.
The width and depth of the topics discussed at QSCP-XVII are reflected in the
contents of this volume of proceedings in the book series Progress in Theoretical
Chemistry and Physics, which includes four sections:
I. Fundamental Theory (4 papers);
II. Molecular Structure, Properties and Processes (5 papers);
III. Clusters and Condensed Matter (9 papers);
IV. Structure and Processes in Biosystems (2 papers).
In addition to the scientific program, the workshop had its usual share of cultural
events. There was an entertaining concert by a tuba orchestra on the premises. The
City of Turku hosted a reception on the museum sail ship Suomen Joutsen, and one
afternoon was devoted to a visit to the archipelago on board of the old-fashioned
steamship Ukkopekka. The award ceremony of the CMOA Prize and Medal took
place in the historical Ceremonial Hall of the old Åbo Akademi University.
The CMOA Prize was shared between two selected nominees: Marcus Lundberg
(Uppsala, Sweden) and Adam Wasserman (Purdue, USA). The CMOA Medal was
awarded to Pr. Martin Quack (ETH, Switzerland). Following an established custom
at QSCP meetings, the venue of the next (XVIIIth) workshop was disclosed at the
end of the banquet: Paraty (Rio de Janeiro), Brazil, in December 2013.
We are pleased to acknowledge the generous support given to the QSCP-XVII
conference by the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies, the Svenska Tekniska
Vetenskaps-Akademien i Finland, the City of Turku, the Åbo Akademi University,
the Walki company, and Turku Science Park. We are most grateful to the members
of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for their work and dedication, which
made the stay and work of the participants both pleasant and fruitful. Finally, we