The Seventh Conference of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences will be held on the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies on May 17-19. The conference will feature research being undertaken by staff and graduate students in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences. The objectives of the conference are: - to provide a forum whereby the public may be made aware of the research activities of the Faculty and to highlight the work being undertaken in Pure and Applied Sciences at the University among professional colleagues in an effort to foster multidisciplinary investigations. The conference also aims to provide graduate students with an opportunity of presenting their work.