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: Synthesis and Properties of Noble Metal Nanoparticles with Different Sizes and Shapes
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
"Using Electronic Structure Theory to Study Plasmonics"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm
"Gold Nanocrystals, Inside and Out"
9:15 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
Alternative and New Materials for Plasmonics
9:00 am - 9:30 am
"Doping Controlled Plasmonic Properties of Metal Oxide Nanocrystals"
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
"Materials Beyond Coin-Age Metals"
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
"Peptide Induced Chirality in Single Gold Nanoparticle"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
"Using Visible Light to Control and Characterize Metal Nanoparticle Formation"
12:15 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 Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ 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.
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
"SERS Imaging of Single Nanoparticles"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm
"Understanding and Modulating the Metal-Molecule Interface for Biosensor Optimization"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm
"DNA-Templated Silver Nanoclusters: Sequence-Tuned Fluorophores for Advanced Biomedical Imaging"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Theory and Modeling of Metal Nanoparticles
9:00 am - 9:30 am
"Electron Transfer at Metal Surfaces"
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
"Nanoplasmonic Hot Carriers: From Creation to Catalysis"
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
"Theoretical Investigation of Plasmon-Enhanced Photocatalysis"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
"Plasmonic Nanocrystals, Hot Electrons and Chirality"
12:15 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
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
"Quantitative Description of the 3D Structure of Complex Metal Nanoparticles by Advanced Electron Microscopy"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm
"Electron Microscopy Characterization of Metal Nanoparticle Catalyst Active Sites"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm
"Effects of Crystal Lattice Deformation on Catalytic Activities"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Metal Nanoparticles in Catalysis
9:00 am - 9:30 am
"Engineering the Microenvironment of Nano-Catalysts to Control their Activity and Selectivity"
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
"Atomic-Scale Insights into Electrocatalyst Structure and Function"
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
"Shining Bright at the Nano Scale"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
"N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Stabilized Atomically Precise Nanoclusters: Applications in Catalysis and Biology"
12:15 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
Hybrid Materials and Photocatalysis
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
"Casimir Self-Assembly for Tunable Optical Microcavities"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm
"Ultrafast Hot Carrier Induced Processes at Electrode/Adsorbate Interfaces"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm
"Making Poor Metals Rich at the Nanoscale"
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
Ultrafast Measurements and Single Particles
9:00 am - 9:30 am
"Probing the Picosecond Fluid Dynamics of Simple Liquids Through Optical Measurements of Vibrating Noble Metal Nanoparticles"
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
"What Can Single-Particle Plasmonics Tell Us About the Living World?"
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
"Single-Particle Spectroscopy for Plasmonic Photocatalysis and Opto-Chirality"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
"Quantum Photonics with Single Colloidal Nanoparticles"
12:15 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: Selected Poster Presentations
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"How Well Do We Understand Noble Metal Nanoparticle Growth?"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
"Nanocrystals with Kinetic Walff Shapes"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
"Mechanical Deformation and Plasmons"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
"Gold Nanoparticles Ligand Dynamics"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
"Photothermal Control of Nanoparticles Crystallization"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure