The symposium “40 years of gas phase laser spectroscopy: an ongoing story” is a scientific day focused on the study of the structure and dynamics of isolated molecular structures, probed by laser. This field of research, which dates back more than 40 years, has gradually turned towards the study of increasingly complex molecules and supramolecular objects, including biological systems. In the context of the end of the ANR-PRC TUNIFOLDS project and the upcoming retirement of its coordinator, Michel Mons, this symposium will bring together his main collaborators and other world leaders in laser spectroscopy, and thus present a overview of the state of the art in the field.

This scientific day will take place in the Pierre Lehmann auditorium (Paris-Saclay University, Orsay campus, Building 200) from 8:45 a.m. to 6:15 p.m., then will be followed by a buffet dinner at the restaurant Les Cèdres (Paris-Saclay University, Orsay campus, Building 406) from 7 p.m.

Inscription without charge but mandatory, if possible before July 15^th, and in anycase before Wednesday August 17^th

The scientific day will bring together the following invited speakers:

• David J. Aitken (Paris-Saclay University, France)
• Pierre Asselin (Sorbonne University, France)
• Himansu S. Biswal (National Institute of Science Education and Research, India)
• Valérie Brenner (Paris-Saclay University, France)
• Wutharath Chin (Paris-Saclay University, France)
• Emilio J. Cocinero (University of the Basque Country, Spain)
• Isabelle Compagnon (University of Lyon, France)
• Masaaki Fujii (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)
• Eric Gloaguen (Paris-Saclay University, France)
• Christophe Jouvet (Aix-Marseille University, France)
• Anouk Rijs (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
• Evan G. Robertson (La Trobe University, Australia)
• Anne Zehnacker-Rentien (Paris-Saclay University, France)
• Timothy S. Zwier (Sandia National Laboratory, United States)

The preliminary program can be found here.

Organization comitee:

• Valérie Brenner
• Eric Gloaguen
• Michel Mons

symons@sciencesconf.org