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Chemical Reactions at Surfaces

Gordon Research Conference

February 11 - 16, 2007
Chair
Vice Chair

Conference Description

The Gordon Research Conference on Chemical Reactions at Surfaces, to be held February 11 - 16, 2007 at the Crowne Plaza, Ventura, CA is one of the premiere meetings in surface chemistry. The conference will bring together an international group of scientists and provide a dynamic environment with ample time for discussion and interaction.

Conference Program

SUNDAY
4:00 pm - 9:00 pmArrival and Check-in
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 7:35 pmWelcome / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff
7:35 pm - 7:40 pmWelcome from Chair: Cynthia M. Friend (Harvard University)
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm SURFACE STRUCTURE AND REACTIVITY
Discussion Leader: John Yates, Jr (University of Virginia)
7:40 pm - 8:20 pmSir David King (Cambridge University)
"Surface restructuring, nanoclusters, and surface chirality in catalytic processes"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pmPatricia Thiel (Iowa State University)
"Novel Surface Phenomena Arising from Structural Complexity"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm Discussion
MONDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm SURFACE CHEMISTRY IMPORTANT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Discussion Leader: Jennifer Hovis (Purdue University)
9:00 am - 9:40 amJoachim Spatz (University of Heidelberg)
"Cellular Responses to Molecularly Defined Biofunctionalised Nanostructured Interfaces"
9:40 am - 10:00 am Discussion
10:00 amCoffee Break / Group Photo
10:30 am - 11:10 amBengt Kasemo (Chalmers University)
"Functionalized surfaces for interactions with biological systems"
11:10 am - 11:30 am Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pmMilan Mrksich (University of Chicago)
"Label-Free Detection of Biological and Chemical Reactions at Surfaces"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm Discussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Set-up (~4-5 pm) and Poster Session I (~5-6 pm)
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm ORGANIC FUNCTIONALIZATION OF SEMICONDUCTORS
Discussion Leader: K. T. Queeney (Smith College)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pmGreg Lopinski (Stacie Institute for Molecular Sciences)
"Organics on Silicon; From Single Molecules to Functional Monolayers"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:30 pm SCIENCE POLICY
8:30 pm - 9:10 pmSir David King (Cambridge University)
"Science in Government"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm Discussion
9:30 pm - 11:00 pm Poster Session I, cont.
Discussion Leader: Dr. Mark Cardillo (Dreyfus Foundation)
TUESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm ELECTRON AND PHOTON INTERACTIONS WITH SURFACES
Discussion Leader: Michael Henderson (Pacific Northwest National Laboratories)
9:00 am - 9:40 amMaki Kawai (University of Tokyo)
"Spectroscopy of single molecules at surfaces"
9:40 am - 10:00 am Discussion
10:00 am Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 amAnnabella Selloni (Princeton University)
"Structure and reactivity of TiO2 surfaces: insights from first principles simulations"
11:10 am - 11:30 am Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pmWilson Ho (UC Irvine)
"Atomic Scale Photon Induced-Phenomena"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm Discussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 5:00 pmFree Time
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session I, cont. (~5-6 pm)
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm SURFACE REACTIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
Discussion Leader: Vicki Grassian (University of Iowa)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pmBarbara Finlayson-Pitts (UC Irvine)
"Why Atmospheric Chemistry Needs Surface Science: Some Challenges in Atmospheric Heterogeneous Reactions"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pmJeffrey T. Roberts (University of Minnesota)
"Surface Functionalization of Aerosolized Nanoparticles: From Self-Assembled Organic Monolayers to Metal Oxide Films"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
9:30 pm - 11:00 pmPoster Session I, cont.
Discussion Leader: Dr. Mark Cardillo (Dreyfus Foundation)
WEDNESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm IMAGING AND NANOSCIENCE
Discussion Leader: Ulrike Diebold (Tulane University)
9:00 am - 9:40 amKarina Morgenstern (Hanover University)
"STM investigation of non-adiabatic chemistry on single molecules"
9:40 am - 10:00 am Discussion
10:00 am Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 amBjork Hammer (Aarhus University)
"The role of cationic Au in binding and activating Au nanoclusters on TiO2(110)"
11:10 am - 11:30 am Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pmPeter Sutter (Brookhaven National Laboratories)
"In-situ low-energy electron microscopy of transition metal surface oxidation"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm Discussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Set-up (~4-5 pm) and Poster Session II (~5-6 pm)
6:00 pmDinner
8:00 pm - 8:30 pmBusiness Meeting
(Nominations for the next Vice Chair; Fill out Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss future Site & Scheduling preferences; Election of the next Vice Chair)
8:30 pm - 9:30 pm IMAGING AT THE BIOINTERFACE
Discussion Leader: Yves Chabal (Rutgers University)
8:30 pm - 9:10 pmTomoji Kawai (Osaka University)
"High resolution imaging, manipulation and device formation using DNA and protein molecules on surfaces"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm Discussion
9:30 pm - 11:30 pmPoster Session II, cont.
Discussion Leader: Francisco Zaera (UC Riverside)
THURSDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm SURFACE REACTIONS FOR MAKING ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Discussion Leader: Melissa Hines (Cornell University)
9:00 am - 9:40 amNathan Lewis (Cal Tech)
"Chemistry, Electrochemistry, and Photoelectrochemistry of Silicon Surfaces"
9:40 am - 10:00 am Discussion
10:00 am Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 amAndrew Teplyakov (University of Delaware)
"Molecular view of metal deposition: From single crystal semiconductors to amorphous diffusion barriers"
11:10 am - 11:30 am Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pmGiulia A. Galli (UC Davis)
"Surfaces and Interfaces at the nanoscale: Insight from ab-initio calculations"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm Discussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 5:00 pmFree Time
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session II, cont. (~5-6 pm)
6:00 pmDinner Banquet
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm SURFACE REACTIONS IN CATALYSIS
Discussion Leader: Alex Harris (Brookhaven National Laboratories)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm Robert Schlögl (Fritz Haber Institute)
"The Constitution of Reacting Surfaces Under Realistic Partial Pressures"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pmCharles T. Campbell (University of Washington)
"Adsorption Energetics Measured by Microcalorimetry"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm Discussion
9:30Closing Remarks by Vice Chair: Stacey Bent (Stanford University)
9:30 pm - 11:00 pmPoster Session II, cont.
Discussion Leader: Francisco Zaera (UC Riverside)
FRIDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 amDeparture

Contributors

Applied Materials
Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratories
Elsevier Science Ltd.
Omicron Nanotechnology USA
Physical Electronics, Inc.
SPECS GmbH

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