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Chemical Separations

Gordon Research Conference

Fundamentals, Applications and Data Science for Integrating Separations and Chemical Reactions

January 21 - 26, 2024

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Vice Chairs

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Grand Galvez

2024 Seawall Boulevard

Galveston, Texas, United States

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Conference Description

The Chemical Separations GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.

The Chemical Separations GRC 2024 is poised to address energy-related problems encompassing a wide range of disciplines. Reactions and separations processes naturally co-exist and are intertwined, but more often than not, they are not integrated. We wish to particularly stimulate discussions that aim to connect the separations and reactions communities, as we are often called to address common problems. We are excited to invite contributions from the diverse fields of chemistry, engineering, and computational and data sciences to solve societal grand challenges.

Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Chemical Separations" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.

Conference Program

Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm	Keynote Session: Porous Materials and Confinement Discussion Leader:
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm	Opening Remarks
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
8:00 pm - 8:35 pm	"Challenges and Opportunities for Adsorptive and Membrane Reactors"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm	Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:20 pm	"A Molecular View of Carbon Capture"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Interfaces for Reactive Separations Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:05 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:35 am	"Gas Separations With Ionic Liquids"
9:35 am - 9:45 am	Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am	"Molecular Traffic Directing: Partitioning of Reactants, Products, and Solvents in Microporous and Mesoporous Materials"
10:15 am - 10:25 am	Discussion
10:25 am - 10:50 am	Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:20 am	"Anomalous Transport in Interface-Rich Environments: Characterization and Consequences"
11:20 am - 11:30 am	Discussion
11:30 am - 11:55 am	"Designing Separation Materials and Processes Based on Molecular Interactions"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm	Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:25 pm	"Reactive Separations and Membranes for Selective Nutrient Recovery from Waste"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	The GRC Power Hour™ The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring. Organizers: and
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Clean and Sustainable Energy Separations Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:00 pm	"Separation of Critical Materials Based on High-Temperature and Low-Temperature Molten Salts"
8:00 pm - 8:05 pm	Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:30 pm	"Opportunities and Challenges of Molten Salt Chemistry in Support of Molten Salt Reactor Development"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm	Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:05 pm	"Sustainable Extraction and Separation of Critical Elements From Complex Resources"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm	Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm	"Ammonia Separations via Immobilized Molten Salt Membrane"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Theory, Simulation and Data Science in Separations Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:05 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am	"Molecular Simulations of Phase and Sorption Equilibria: Microheterogeneous Solvents, Nanoporous Materials, and Functionalized Stationary Phase Materials"
9:30 am - 9:40 am	Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am	"From Ab Initio Data to Action: Leveraging Many-Body Potentials for Realistic Simulations of H₂O and CO₂ in MOFs for Water Harvesting and Carbon Capture"
10:05 am - 10:15 am	Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am	Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:10 am	"AI and Data Science for Designing MOFs"
11:10 am - 11:20 am	Discussion
11:20 am - 11:45 am	"Discovering Ultrastable Metal-Organic Frameworks for Separations with Machine Learning"
11:45 am - 11:55 am	Discussion
11:55 am - 12:20 pm	"Proton Solvation and Transport in Separations Science: A Simulation Challenge Leads to Surprising New Insights"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Separations of Critical Materials Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:55 pm	"Autonomous Discovery of F-Element Separation"
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm	Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:30 pm	"Machine Learning Assisted Membrane Fabrication for Fit-for-Purpose Water Reuse and Resource Recovery"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm	Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:05 pm	"New Frontiers in Adsorbent Development: Tailoring High-Selectivity Platforms for Rare Earth Separation from Low-Grade Feedstocks"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm	Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm	"Role of Nonconducting Anions in Lanthanide Separation"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Separations Under External Stimuli Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:05 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am	"Selective Transport of Lithium Ions in Rechargeable Batteries"
9:30 am - 9:40 am	Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am	"Ion Separations in Liquids via Functionalized Laminate Membranes and Redox Electrodes"
10:05 am - 10:15 am	Discussion
10:15 am - 10:25 am	"Electrochemically Medicated Carbon Dioxide Separations"
10:25 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:05 am	Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:30 am	"Molecular Sieving Based Separation of Industrially Important Hydrocarbons"
11:30 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm	"Isothermal Carbon Capture and Release Using Visible Light"
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm	Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm	"Understanding the Role of Dielectric Environment of Ion Separation"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Biochemical Separations Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:00 pm	"Recent Advances in Biochemical Separations"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm	Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:35 pm	"Assessing Emergent Pathways to Future Aviation Fuels"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm	Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:10 pm	"The Art of Publishing in Nature Journals"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm	Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm	"Advancing Sustainable Energy Through Capacitive Deionization for Carboxylate and Inorganic Ion Separations"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Business Meeting Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Ionic Liquid Separations and Reactions Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:05 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am	"Ionic Liquid Insights: Decomposition, CTf3 Anion, with MOFs, Walden Products & Separations"
9:30 am - 9:40 am	Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am	"Can Unique Ionic Liquids-Based Separations Save the World? Examples from Separations of Biopolymers from Nature to Eliminate Plastics and Separations from Abundant but Neglected Ores to Provide all of Society’s Critical Materials May Suggest the Answer is YES"
10:05 am - 10:15 am	Discussion
10:15 am - 10:50 am	Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:15 am	"Atomistic Modeling of Concentration-Driven Processes at Solid/Liquid Interfaces"
11:15 am - 11:25 am	Discussion
11:25 am - 11:50 am	"Advancing CO2 Capture Technology Development With Catalysis"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm	Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm	"Computer-Aided Integrated Molecular and Process Design for Ionic Liquid Assisted Extractive Distillation"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Sorption, Transport and Conversion Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:00 pm	"Emerging Basic Science Questions Regarding Water and Ion Transport in Polymer Membranes for Water Purification and Resource Recovery"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm	Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:35 pm	"Visualizing Van Deemter: Super-Resolution Imaging of Mass Transfer Dynamics"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm	Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:10 pm	"Molecular Design of Membrane Materials for Gas Separations"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm	Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Departure

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Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)

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