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Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals

Gordon Research Conference

Unlocking the Future of Nanocrystal Chemistry for Light, Energy, and Technology

July 5 - 10, 2026

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Les Diablerets Conference Center

Eurotel Victoria

Les Diablerets, Vaud (fr), Switzerland

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Application Information

Applications for this meeting must be submitted by June 7, 2026. Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed (full) before this deadline. If the meeting is oversubscribed, it will be stated here. Note: Applications for oversubscribed meetings will only be considered by the conference chair if more seats become available due to cancellations.

Conference Description

The Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals 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scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages.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 an array 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 2026 Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals GRC will explore the frontiers directions of colloidal semiconductors in fundamental aspects and applications, including topics spanning from synthesis, advanced characterization, machine learning, and theory to light emission (classical and quantum light), catalysis, and clean energy. By bringing together expertise in materials synthesis, physical and electronic structure, ultrafast spectroscopy, advanced microscopy, and emerging computational methods, this meeting will highlight the most promising advancements that will shape the next generation of quantum technologies, energy applications, and nanoscale optoelectronics.

Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals" 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	Nanoscience with Nanocrystals Discussion Leader:
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:10 pm	"Halide Perovskite Nanowires and Supramolecular Molecular Wires"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm	Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pm	"CdSe Nanoclusters and Soft-electronic QLEDs"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm	Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm	Late-Breaking Topic
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Nanocrystal Synthesis Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:05 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am	"Chemistry-on-Demand for Infrared Quantum Dots: InSb as a Model System"
9:30 am - 9:40 am	Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am	"From Synthons to Ternaries: A Predictive Chemical Framework for the Synthesis of Metal Chalcogenide Nanostructures"
10:05 am - 10:15 am	Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am	Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:10 am	"I-III-VI Nanocrystals with Pure and Stable Emission for Heavy-Metal-Free Photonics"
11:10 am - 11:20 am	Discussion
11:20 am - 11:45 am	"Nanochemical Control of Structure, Segmentation, and Strain in Semiconductor Nanocrystals"
11:45 am - 11:55 am	Discussion
11:55 am - 12:20 pm	"Nanoclusters Act as Seeds for the Growth of Anisotropic Metal Nanoparticles"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Group Photo / Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Advanced Characterization Discussion Leader:
6:00 pm - 6:05 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:05 pm - 6:30 pm	"Lights, Camera, Reaction: Watching Nanoparticles Grow"
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm	Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:05 pm	"Determining Surface Structures of Semiconductor Nanocrystals by Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy"
7:05 pm - 7:15 pm	Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:40 pm	"In Situ Liquid Phase Electron Microscopy Study of Semiconductor Nanocrystal Transformations"
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm	Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm	General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Dinner
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Energy Applications Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:05 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am	"Solar Reforming of CO2, Biomass and Plastic Waste Using Colloidal Photocatalysts"
9:30 am - 9:40 am	Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am	"Visible-Light Photocatalysis with InP Quantum Dots"
10:05 am - 10:15 am	Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am	Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:10 am	"Exploring How Nanocrystals Drive Photochemistry"
11:10 am - 11:20 am	Discussion
11:20 am - 11:45 am	"Ultrastrong Linear and Nonlinear Optics With Plasmonic Metal Oxide Nanocrystals"
11:45 am - 11:55 am	Discussion
11:55 am - 12:20 pm	"Novel Applications for Halide Perovskite Nanomaterials With Induced Chirality"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Biological Applications Discussion Leader:
6:00 pm - 6:05 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:05 pm - 6:30 pm	"Seeing Through Tissue: Engineering Stable Lead Sulfide Quantum Dots for Depth-Resolved Longitudinal Imaging"
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm	Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:05 pm	"Inorgaic Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites for Imaging and Therapy"
7:05 pm - 7:15 pm	Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:40 pm	"Colloidal Assemblies of Quantum Dots for Bioanalysis and Imaging"
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm	Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm	General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Dinner
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Light-Matter Interactions Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:05 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am	"Directed Assembly of Single Nanocrystals"
9:30 am - 9:40 am	Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am	"Energy Transport in Disordered Perovskite Nanocrystal Thin Films"
10:05 am - 10:15 am	Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am	Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:10 am	"Dynamic Nanocrystal-Ligand Boundaries: Reversible Photoinduced Ligand Detachment from Quantum Dots in Solution"
11:10 am - 11:20 am	Discussion
11:20 am - 11:45 am	"Solid State Upconversion with Colloidal Nanocrystal Sensitizers"
11:45 am - 11:55 am	Discussion
11:55 am - 12:05 pm	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm	Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:20 pm - 12:25 pm	Discussion
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm	General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Collective Properties Discussion Leader:
6:00 pm - 6:05 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:05 pm - 6:30 pm	"Non-Equilibrium Non-Classical Nucleation for More Crystalline Nanocrystal Superlattices"
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm	Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:05 pm	"Exciton Transport in Perovskite Nanocrystal Superlattices"
7:05 pm - 7:15 pm	Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:40 pm	"Lattice-Assisted Coherence Protection and Cooperative Emission in Perovskite Quantum Dot Ensembles"
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm	Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm	General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Dinner
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	Charting the Future of Colloidal Nanocrystal Science and Applications Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:05 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am	"Progress of Inkjet-Printed Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diode (QLED) Displays"
9:30 am - 9:40 am	Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am	"Chiral Imprinting and Chiral-Induced Spin Selectivity Studies with Semiconductor Nanoparticles"
10:05 am - 10:15 am	Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am	Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:10 am	"Photon Avalanching Nanoparticles"
11:10 am - 11:20 am	Discussion
11:20 am - 11:45 am	"Non-Equilibrium Non-Classical Nucleation for More Crystalline Nanocrystal Superlattices"
11:45 am - 11:55 am	Discussion
11:55 am - 12:20 pm	"New Methods in Photon-Correlation Spectroscopy"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	QD Science and Engineering Across the Globe Discussion Leader:
6:00 pm - 6:05 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:05 pm - 6:30 pm	"Probing How Local Environment Impacts the Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanocrystals"
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm	Discussion
6:40 pm - 7:05 pm	"Synthesis and Spin-Optoelectronics of Strongly Confined Doped Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals"
7:05 pm - 7:15 pm	Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:40 pm	"Controlled Synthesis of High-Quality III-V-Based QDs for Optoelectric Applications"
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm	Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm	General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Departure

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Registration Fees

Conferee Single Room:

$2,045.00

Conferee Shared Room:

$1,725.00

Conferee Off-Site:

$1,470.00

Guest Single Room:

$1,825.00

Guest Shared Room:

$1,505.00

Guest Off-Site:

$1,250.00

Child 4-12 yrs Shared Room:

$753.00

Child 4-12 yrs Off-Site:

$625.00

Child Under 4 yrs Shared Room:

Free

Child Under 4 yrs Off-Site:

Free

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