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Inorganic Chemistry

Gordon Research Conference

Frontiers in Inorganic Chemistry: Fundamental Science meets Emergent Technologies

May 31 - June 5, 2026

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Chair

Vice Chair

Salve Regina University

36 Ochre Point Avenue

Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Venue and Travel Information

Application Information

Applications for this meeting must be submitted by May 3, 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 Inorganic Chemistry 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scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages.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 Inorganic Chemistry GRC will showcase research at the intersections of fundamental research and technological implementation of both the comprised symposium and conference participants. Highlights of the program will include emerging fields such as nanotechnology, materials science, physical inorganic chemistry, energy systems, catalysis, and interfacial reactivity.Oral and poster presentations will highlight how inorganic chemistry has enabled innovation or discovery across a variety of topics: design and synthesis of molecules and materials, measuring and predicting structures and properties, developing and deploying new technologies. A focus, consistent with the mission of Gordon Conferences, will be on novel and unpublished work.

Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Inorganic Chemistry" 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: Frontiers of Inorganic Chemistry Discussion Leader:
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm	"Oxyanion Reduction with Iron"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm	Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm	"Quantum Complexity in Simple Materials"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm	Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:15 pm	"Fundamental Inorganic Chemistry Applied to Critical Metals Separations"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Coordination Chemistry for Controlling Properties Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:30 am	"Charge Polarity and Delocalization in Metal Atom Chains"
9:30 am - 9:40 am	Discussion
9:40 am - 10:10 am	"Tailoring Selectivity for C–F, S–F, and C–S Activation via Ligand Design"
10:10 am - 10:20 am	Discussion
10:20 am - 10:50 am	Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:20 am	"Ligand-Controlled Access to Iron(VI) Nitrido and Iron(IV) Oxo Complexes"
11:20 am - 11:30 am	Discussion
11:30 am - 12:00 pm	"Beyond Cubanes: Tuning Redox Properties and Coordination Spheres in Iron-Sulfur Clusters"
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm	Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
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	Emergent Materials (Synthesis and Phenomenon) Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm	"Metal and Alloy Finishing Solutions for Advanced Electronics"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm	Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm	"Compositionally Driven Geometric Complexity in Main Group Helical Crystals that Approach the Atomic Scale"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm	Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm	"From the Limits of Generalization to Programmable Design Principles for Multimetallic Nanoparticles"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Unique Strategies for Catalysis Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:25 am	"Down the Rabbit Hole of Iron Catalysis for Organic Synthesis"
9:25 am - 9:35 am	Discussion
9:35 am - 10:00 am	"Bimetallic Alloy Catalysts for Stereoselective Heterogeneous Hydrogenation"
10:00 am - 10:10 am	Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am	Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:05 am	"Automated if Not Autonomous Molecular Electrochemistry"
11:05 am - 11:15 am	Discussion
11:15 am - 11:40 am	"Taming the Halogens Using Metal-Organic Frameworks"
11:40 am - 11:50 am	Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm	Late-Breaking Topic
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm	Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm	Late-Breaking Topic
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	Physical Inorganic Chemistry Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm	"Photogenerated Polarons in Transition Metal Oxide Semiconductors"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm	Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm	"The Potential Role of Heavy Element Chemistry in Quantum Information Science"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm	Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm	"Inorganic Reactivity Through X-Ray Vision"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	F-Element Chemistry Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:25 am	"High-Valent Lanthanide Coordination Complexes: Connecting the Orbital Picture to Measured Properties"
9:25 am - 9:35 am	Discussion
9:35 am - 10:00 am	"Combining Light and Heavy: Developing X-Ray Methods to Investigate Metal-Boron Bonding with Actinides"
10:00 am - 10:10 am	Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am	Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:05 am	"Organometallic Uranium Complexes for N₂ Cleavage and Hydrogenation"
11:05 am - 11:15 am	Discussion
11:15 am - 11:40 am	"Spectroscopic Studies of Actinide Electronic Structure"
11:40 am - 11:50 am	Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm	Late-Breaking Topic
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm	Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm	Late-Breaking Topic
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	Separation Science Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm	"MOFs Across Disciplines: from Heterogeneous Catalysis to Nuclear Waste Management"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm	Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm	"Recognizing Inorganic Compounds"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm	Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm	"Protein-Based Separations of Rare Earth Elements"
9:20 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	Interfacial Reactivity Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:25 am	"Localized Redox Reactions at Semiconductor Nanocrystal Surfaces"
9:25 am - 9:35 am	Discussion
9:35 am - 10:00 am	"Hybrid Redox Materials Based on Nanoconfined Molecular Metal Oxides"
10:00 am - 10:10 am	Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am	Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:05 am	"Interfacial and Bulk Aspects of Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer with Tungsten Oxides"
11:05 am - 11:15 am	Discussion
11:15 am - 11:40 am	"Ligand-Controlled Reactions of Metal-Oxide Nanocrystals"
11:40 am - 11:50 am	Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm	Late-Breaking Topic
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm	Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm	Late-Breaking Topic
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	Keynote Session: Secondary Coordination Spheres Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm	"The Inorganic Chemistry GRC Review"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm	Discussion
8:10 pm - 9:00 pm	"Tools for Constructing Functional Molecules: A Perspective"
9:00 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Departure

Contributors

University of Rochester

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Funding Opportunities

Financial assistance is available beginning in 2026 for qualified applicants through the Carl Storm Opportunity Fellowships program. Learn more.

Registration Fees

Conferee Single Room:

$1,120.00

Conferee Shared Room:

$1,040.00

Conferee Off-Site:

$825.00

Guest Single Room:

$900.00

Guest Shared Room:

$820.00

Guest Off-Site:

$605.00

Child 4-12 yrs Shared Room:

$410.00

Child 4-12 yrs Off-Site:

$303.00

Child Under 4 yrs Shared Room:

Free

Child Under 4 yrs Off-Site:

Free

Bus Arriving:

$65.00

Bus Departing:

$65.00

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