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Florence, July/August 2024RAA gave an invited lecture and DKS presented a poster at the 30th International Symposium on the Organic Chemistry of Sulfur in Florence (left) Duomo of Florence from conference banquet, (right) Siena on conference excursion Aveiro, Portugal, July 2024RAA gave an invited lecture and DKS presented a poster at the 29th Internatonal Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry Congress in Aveiro (left) salt pans on University of Aveiro campus, (right) depiction in ceramic tiles Grasmere, May 2023RAA gave an invited lecture and Fiona Fotherby and Dheirya Sonecha presented posters at the the 25th RSC Heterocyclic Group Lakeland Symposium in Grasmere where they also met up with former PhD student Andrew Harper. Santa Barbara, August/September 2022RAA and Fiona Fotherby participated in the 28th International Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry Congress at the University of California, Santa Barbara. (left) Fiona with her poster (right) sealions on buoy during congress Pacific Ocean boat cruise. Isle of May, June 2022The group took a boat trip to the Isle of May National Nature Reserve. Kyoto, September 2019RAA gave a lecture at the 27th International Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry Congress in Kyoto. (left) Typical small temple and (right) Former Imperial Palace. Isle of May, June 2019The group took a boat trip to the Isle of May National Nature Reserve. Side, Turkey, October 2018RAA gave an invited lecture at the 4th Organic Chemistry Conference. (left) Roman theatre at Aspendos and (right) Roman temple of Apollo, Side, both dating from the 2nd century AD during conference tour. St Andrews Historic Perodic Table, Summer 2018The 1885 periodic table, one of the earliest such charts in existence, was ordered by Professor Thomas Purdie FRS in October 1888. (left) as discovered by RAA in summer 2014, (right) facsimile following conservation on display in the School of Chemistry, summer 2018. Regensburg, September 2017RAA gave a lecture and Ajay presented a poster at the 26th International Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry Congress in Regensburg. (left) Old city of Regensburg by the Danube and (right) conference excursion to Walhalla monument. National Chemical Landmark, St Andrews, Autumn 2016As Chairman of Tayside Local Section, RAA oversaw the award and unveiling of a Blue Plaque marking the work of Purdie and Irvine in carbohydrate chemistry. (left) Unveiling ceremony on 30th Sept and (right) the plaque in its final location on North Street. Santa Barbara, August 2015RAA participated in the 25th International Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry Congress at the University of California, Santa Barbara. (left) Pacific Ocean beach on UCSB campus and (right) Santa Ynez Valley vineyards during conference excursion. Grasmere, May 2015RAA gave a lecture and Andrew Harper a poster at the 22nd RSC Heterocyclic Group Lakeland Symposium in Grasmere. (left) RAA and Andrew on the Lion and Lamb at the top of Helm Crag and (right) Helm Crag (396 m) above Grasmere. Shanghai, September 2013RAA and Youcef Boubalouta attended the 24th ICHC and between them presented a lecture and four posters View from the Bund (left, compare 2004 picture) and Jing'an Buddhist Temple (right) Trinidad, August 2012RAA spent a week as visiting professor at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad Chemistry Department office (left) and East Coast beach (right) Jaipur, December 2011RAA gave an invited lecture at the 3rd ICHC in Jaipur Conference opening ceremony (left) and traditional music performance (right) Graduation, June 2011Group on graduation day 2011 with (L-R) Sid Jethwa, Callum MacGregor, Anna Gidlow, Sheryl Roberts and RAA Australia, July 2010RAA gave a plenary lecture at the Heron Island Conference on the Great Barrier Reef followed by a lecture tour of four universities (left) Swimming off Heron Island and (right) Wallabies by the road between Canberra and Woolongong Jamaica, January 2010RAA gave a lecture at the 23rd Mona Symposium The conference excursion was to the University of the West Indies private beach (above) St John's, Newfoundland, August 2009The group participated in the 22nd International Congress of Heterocyclic Chemistry in St John's, Newfoundland. Above are shown a Newfoundland dog and Cape Spear, the most easterly point in North America.Russia, July 2008RAA presented a lecture and two posters at the 23rd International Symposium on the Organic Chemistry of Sulfur (ISOCS-23), which was held from June 29 to July 04, 2008 at the N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences. Above are shown the lecture theatre with the portrait of A. J. Favorskii and Mendeleev's periodic table, and St Basil's Cathedral in Red Square. Florida, March 2008RAA presented a lecture and a poster at the 10th Annual Florida Heterocyclic and Synthetic IUPAC-Sponsored Conference. The University of Florida is widely known for its resident Alligators. Sydney, July 2007The group participated in the 21st International Congress of Heterocyclic Chemistry in Sydney, Australia. A koala and Sulfur-crested Cockatoos. Grasmere, May 2007During the 18th RSC Heterocyclic Group Lakeland Symposium in Grasmere the group climbed to the summit of Helvellyn, 949m. Pictured (from left) Lynn Power, Lorna Murray, RAA and Kati Aitken. Jaipur, December 2006RAA gave an invited lecture at the 2nd International Conference on Heterocyclic Chemistry held at the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur from 16th to 19th December. As well as a conference tour to the Taj Mahal, the programme featured a 'Felicitation Ceremony' at which, amid tight security, two state Governors presented a trophy to each invited lecturer. Presentation to RAA with (L-R) Dr N. K. Jain, Vice-Chancellor, University of Rajasthan, His Excellency Mr R. S. Gawai, Governor of Bihar and Her Excellency Mrs Pratibha Patil, Governor of Rajasthan and Chancellor of the University of Rajasthan. Mrs Pratibha Patil was elected the President of India in July 2007. Graduation Ceremony, June 2006(from right) RAA, Lorna Murray and Kati Aitken Mexico, June 2006Participants of ICOS-16 on the Mayan ball game field at Chichen-Itza (left) Flamingos in West Yucatan (right) China, August 2004RAA gave lectures at two conferences held in Shanghai in August 2004. Lee Cleghorn presented an award-winning poster View from the Bund (left) The Great Wall of China (right) 2004Roman aquaduct in Segovia, during the 21st International Conference on Sulfur Chemistry, Madrid 2004 2003Aveiro, Portugal, where RAA gave a plenary lecture at the National Organic Conference of the Portuguese Chemical Society. Long's Peak from Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park during the 19th ICHC in Fort Collins, Colorado 2002RAA during his period as a visiting professor at Kuwait University, 2002 2001Chemistry Department, Colorado State University, where RAA gave an invited lecture at the symposium to mark the retirement of Professor A. I. 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