The international symposium on Atomic, Cluster and Surface Physics, SASP, is one in a continuing biennial series of conferences founded in 1978 by members of the Institute for Ion Physics and Applied Physics of the University of Innsbruck, Austria. SASP symposia aim to promote the growth of scientific knowledge and effective exchange of information among scientists in the fields of atomic, molecular, cluster and surface physics stressing both fundamental concepts and applications across these areas of interdisciplinary science. Five scientific themes have been chosen for SASP 2012: - Astrophysics and astrochemistry - Clusters, aggregates, aerosols, ices - Ions, collisions, dynamics, spectroscopy - Surface science, catalysis - Energy: production, storage Since the beginning, the SASP format has been similar to that of a Gordon Conference, with invited lectures, some hot topics, posters and ample time for discussion. The attendance to the symposium has been kept to about 100 participants to favour interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary discussions.
