Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Structure Characterization with Advanced Techniques
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
"Ion-Exchange Resin as a New Tool for Characterization of Paramagnetic MOFs by NMR Spectroscopy"
4:00 pm - 4:05 pm
Discussion
4:05 pm - 4:20 pm
"Fast Room-Temperature Lability of Zeolite Frameworks: 17O Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy"
4:20 pm - 4:25 pm
Discussion
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm
General Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Nanoporous Materials and Catalytic Transformations
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Confined Solvent Structures Within Lewis Acid Zeolites Influence the Stability of Surface Species at the Liquid-Solid Interface"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm
"Controlling Polyoxometalate Location Within Metal-Organic Frameworks and the Resulting Implications as Catalysts"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm
"High-Throughput Screening of MOF Catalysts"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
"MOF-Derived Guerbet Catalyst Effectively Differentiates Between Ethanol and Butanol"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Breakthroughs in Synthesis and Gas Sorption
9:00 am - 9:20 am
"Seeded Growth of Single-Crystal Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
"Graph Similarity Drives Zeolite Diffusionless Transformations and Intergrowth"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"Removal of Contaminants from Airstreams Using MOF-Activated Carbon Composite Materials"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:50 am
"The Effect of Intrinsic Framework Flexibility on Adsorption Properties in Metal-Organic Frameworks: A Computational Exploration"
10:50 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: Finding Your Calling Within Science
One of the hardest moments for any PhD student and postdoctoral researcher is the decision about which career path in science to follow. In an effort to help you with this step, we offer a chance to interact with engaging and enthusiastic panelists that have successfully applied their passion for science in obtaining positions in academia, scientific publishing and industry start-ups.
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Finding Your Calling Within Science
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes