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
Discussion Leader: Robert Macfarlane (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
George Schatz (Northwestern University, United States)
"Using Electronic Structure Theory to Study Plasmonics"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm
Catherine Murphy (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States)
"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
Discussion Leader: Matthew Jones (Rice University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Delia Milliron (University of Texas at Austin, United States)
"Doping Controlled Plasmonic Properties of Metal Oxide Nanocrystals"
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
Marina Leite (University of California, Davis, United States)
"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
Ki Tae Nam (Seoul National University, South Korea)
"Peptide Induced Chirality in Single Gold Nanoparticle"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Jill Millstone (University of Pittsburgh, United States)
"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.
Organizer: Katherine Willets (Temple University, United States)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Nano-Bio Systems
Discussion Leader: Rizia Bardhan (Iowa State University, United States)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Zachary Schultz (Ohio State University, United States)
"SERS Imaging of Single Nanoparticles"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm
Laura Fabris (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
"Understanding and Modulating the Metal-Molecule Interface for Biosensor Optimization"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm
Stacy Copp (University of California, Irvine, United States)
"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
Discussion Leader: Rebecca Gieseking (Brandeis University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Joseph Subotnik (University of Pennsylvania, United States)
"Electron Transfer at Metal Surfaces"
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
Johannes Lischner (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
"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
Christine Aikens (Kansas State University, United States)
"Theoretical Investigation of Plasmon-Enhanced Photocatalysis"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Alexander Govorov (Ohio University, United States)
"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
Electron Microscopy
Discussion Leader: Xingchen Ye (Indiana University, United States)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Sara Bals (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
"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
Richard Tilley (University of New South Wales, Australia)
"Electron Microscopy Characterization of Metal Nanoparticle Catalyst Active Sites"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm
Dongsheng Li (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States)
"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
Discussion Leader: Michelle Personick (University of Virginia, United States)
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Ofer Kedem (Marquette University, United States)
"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
Shoji Hall (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
"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
Belinda Heyne (University of Calgary, Canada)
"Shining Bright at the Nano Scale"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Cathleen Crudden (Queen's University, Canada)
"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
Discussion Leader: Andrew Wilson (University of Louisville, United States)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Timur Shegai (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden)
"Casimir Self-Assembly for Tunable Optical Microcavities"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm
Tianquan Lian (Emory University, United States)
"Ultrafast Hot Carrier Induced Processes at Electrode/Adsorbate Interfaces"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm
Michael Ross (University of Massachusetts Lowell, United States)
"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; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Ultrafast Measurements and Single Particles
Discussion Leader: Christy Landes (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States)
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Matthew Pelton (University of Maryland, United States)
"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
Julie Biteen (University of Michigan, United States)
"What Can Super-Resolution Microscopy and Single-Particle Measurements Tell Us About Plasmon-Coupled Fluorescence?"
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Wei-Shun Chang (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, United States)
"Single-Particle Spectroscopy for Plasmonic Photocatalysis and Opto-Chirality"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Maiken Mikkelsen (Duke University, United States)
"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
Discussion Leader: David Masiello (University of Washington, United States)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
Luis Liz-Marzan (Centre for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials, Spain)
"How Well Do We Understand Noble Metal Nanoparticle Growth?"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure