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Molecular and Ionic Clusters (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

Deciphering the Structures and Dynamics of Molecular and Ionic Clusters

February 24 - 25, 2018
Chairs and
Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco
Via Giovanni Pascoli
Lucca (Barga), Lucca, Italy
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Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar on Molecular and Ionic Clusters is an opportunity for graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and early career scientists to gather in a casual environment to discuss bold and innovative ideas along with their latest findings via an oral and/or poster presentation.

This meeting will focus on the most recent experimental and theoretical insights into the structure and dynamics of molecular and ionic clusters spanning a wide range of size and temperature regimes. This meeting will also provide a forum for attendees to hear from and discuss career paths and future research directions with experts in the field.

Related Meeting

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

Conference Program

Saturday
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Keynote Session: Structure and Dynamics of Novel Boron-Containing Clusters
Discussion Leader:
3:15 pm - 3:50 pm
"Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Size-Selected Boron Clusters: From Borophenes to Borospherenes"
3:50 pm - 4:00 pm
Discussion
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Poster Session
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Biomolecular and Non-Metallic Clusters, Nucleation, and Related Dynamics
Discussion Leader:
5:30 pm - 5:45 pm
"Getting Down to the Fundamentals of Pseudohalide-Water Cluster Vibrations: CN-(H2O) and N3-(H2O)"
5:45 pm - 5:50 pm
Discussion
5:50 pm - 6:05 pm
"Stepping Across the Dissociation Threshold of the I-ยท(H2O) Complex Resonance Enhanced Two-Color IR-IR Photodissociation (R2PD)"
6:05 pm - 6:10 pm
Discussion
6:10 pm - 6:25 pm
"Direct Observation of Cluster Size Distributions During Nucleation in Pulsed Laval Expansions"
6:25 pm - 6:30 pm
Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:45 pm
"Angle-Resolved Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Neutral Water Clusters (H2O)n (n=1-1000): Investigation of Electron Scattering"
6:45 pm - 6:50 pm
Discussion
6:50 pm - 7:05 pm
"The Structure of Protonated Serine Octamer"
7:05 pm - 7:10 pm
Discussion
7:10 pm - 7:25 pm
"Examining the Dynamics in Supersonic Expansions: An FTIR Imaging Study of Cluster Formation and Decomposition in Shock Waves"
7:25 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Metal-Containing Clusters, Cold Clusters, Solvation, and Related Dynamics
Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:15 am
"IR Studies and Small Molecule Activation on Metal Clusters"
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
"Spectroscopic Assignment of Ion Pairing in Solution: Tackling This Difficult Issue by Combining Gas Phase Experimental and Theoretical"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
"Cold Ion-Molecule Reactions in Coulomb Crystals"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
"Slow Electron Velocity-Map Imaging of the TiO2- + H2O Dissociative Adduct"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:35 am
"CO2 Activation by Ti3O6 Anion, Studied by Infrared Photodissociation Spectroscopy"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am
"Fragmentation Dynamics of Charged and Neutral Metal Clusters"
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Career Panel
Discussion Leader:
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Career Options for Young and Early Career Scientists
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes

Contributors

Extrel CMS
Leybold UK Ltd

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Molecular and Ionic Clusters
April 19 - 24, 2026


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