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 Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Challenges to Our Understanding of Dense Matter
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Opening Remarks
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
8:00 pm - 8:35 pm
"Can Experiments Challenge the Understanding of Matter at High Density? An Illustration With Some Current Efforts on Hydrogen"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:20 pm
"Predicted Light Element Superconductors Under Pressure"
9:20 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
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:40 am
"High-Magnetic-Field Studies of Hydride High-Temperature Superconductors"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:15 am
"Hot Hydride Superconductivity"
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:20 am
"Ambient Conditions Superconductivity"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:55 am
"Superconductivity: The 60-year Role of Theory and Computation in Reaching Room Temperature"
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
"Metallic Hydrogen: Metastability and Superconductivity"
12:15 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ 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 - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:20 pm
"Molecular Basis for Life in Extreme Environments"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:05 pm
"Life in the Deepest Ocean: How Organic Osmolytes Protect Proteins under High Hydrostatic Pressure"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
"An In Situ Study of the Kinetic Properties of the Key Metabolite ATP at Elevated Pressures"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Scientific Opportunities Opened by New Experimental Approaches
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:40 am
"Exploring Materials Under Extreme Conditions at the ESRF Extremely Brilliant Source"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:15 am
"X-ray Free Electron Lasers as Excitation and Probe of Matter at Extremes in Static Targets"
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:20 am
"New Opportunities to Characterize Matter at High-Pressures using High-Energy X-Rays at LCLS"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
General Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm
"Resistivity of Solid and Liquid Fe-Ni-Si with Applications to the Cores of Earth, Mercury and Venus"
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
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
Earth: From Crust to Inner Core
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:20 pm
"Ab Initio Evaluation of Transport Properties and Element Partitioning under Deep Earth Conditions"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:05 pm
"Experimental Earth's Core Composition"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
"Deciphering Processes in the Early Earth with Metal-Silicate Partitioning Experiments"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
The Limits of Computation and the Role of Data Driven Approaches
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:40 am
"Machine Learning Accelerated Simulation of Solid-Solid Phase Transitions Under High Pressure"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:15 am
"Carbon at Extreme Conditions: New Insights with Big Supercomputers and Machine Learning"
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:20 am
"Challenges and Solutions for Big Data During Experiments at Extreme Conditions Conducted at Large Scale Facilities"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
"Chemistry, Transport Properties and Architecture of Dense Water-Bearing Phases"
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
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
Beyond Earth: Pressure as an Experimental Probe
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:20 pm
"Observation on Earth of Demixing Hydrogen-Helium Mixture inside Jupiter and Saturn"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:05 pm
"Exoplanet Interiors, Atmospheres, and Beyond"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
"Novel Experiments to Measure Viscosity of Minerals at the Conditions of Planetary Interiors"
9:25 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
New Phenomena at High Density
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:40 am
"Water's Liquid-Liquid Transition: Recent X-ray Experiments"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:15 am
"Quantum Nuclear Behaviors, Symmetry and Crossovers in Theory and Experiment: Hydrogen and Diatomic Rotors"
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:20 am
"Extreme 1.35 MJ Fusion Energy Plasmas Reach Pressures >2x Greater than the Sun's Core"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
"Probing Magnetism at High Pressure Using Resonant X-Ray Techniques"
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
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: Extremely Dense Matter
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:20 pm
"Opportunities and Challenges for Modern High-Pressure Experiments"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:05 pm
"Equation of State Calculations and Application to Giant Planets"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure