New trends and challenges in surface phenomena, carbon nanostructures and helium droplets – Festschrift for Giorgio Benedek

This special issue of Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics is a themed collection in honor of Professor Giorgio Benedek to celebrate the occasion of his eightieth birthday, and is entitled “New Trends and Challenges in Surface Phenomena, Carbon Nanostructures and Helium Droplets”. This title represents the many research fields pioneered and tackled by Giorgio over his past and present scientific career. More than 40 papers presented here are authored by his former students, postdoctoral associates, research colleagues and scientific admirers and friends