Preface; Simulation of spectroscopic properties of Inorganic Compounds; Use of Synchrotron IR Radiation to study the Surface Chemistry of Inorganic Materials; Raman Spectroscopy of Graphene; Raman and IR spectroscopic studies on Fuel Cells; Spectroscopic and structural studies on Environmental Particles; Combined time-resolved SAXS and X-ray Spectroscopy methods; Solid state NMR of immobilised catalysts; Metal Coordinated Molecular Switches; NMR spectroscopy of supported organometallic catalysts; Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance Spectroscopy; Spectroscopy of metal dihydrogen and metal-hydride interactions.