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: Pushing the Limits of Bio-Imaging with UCNPs
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:25 pm
"Photon Conversion Nanocrystals: Transforming Imaging and Assistive Technology"
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm
"Making sense of sensing with UCNPs"
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:35 am
"Photosensitization of Chelator-Decorated Organo-Lanthanide and Organo-Actinide Nanocrystal Hybrids"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 11:00 am
Group Photo / Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
"UCNPs for FRET: Design, Modeling, and Biosensing"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:10 pm
"Upconverting Nanoparticles: Exploiting Their Unique Luminescence Properties for Theranostics"
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
General 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 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
Nanoscale Heating, Cooling and Thermometry
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:05 pm
"Exploring the Optical Features of Lanthanides: Potential and Challenges in Thermal Sensing"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm
"Solid-State Laser Cooling of Nanoscale Materials Through Luminescence Upconversion"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:15 pm
"UCNP Thermometry Beyond the Diffraction Limit"
9:15 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Synthesis, Functionalization, and Application-Driven Design
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:35 am
"Multi-Scale Assembly of Shape-Controlled Monodisperse Lanthanide Nanocrystals for Photonics and Plasmonics by Co-Optimizing Synthesis and Multi-Component Directed Self-Assembly"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
"See the Unseen using Upconverting Nanoparticles"
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
"Atomic Scale Organization of Rare-Earth Based Core-Shell Nanocrystals: What if we have been all Wrong?"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
"Unique Features of Atomically Disordered Upconversion Materials"
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
General 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
Upconverting Nano and Microphotonics
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:05 pm
"Nanoaperture Optical Trapping and Attachment of Erbium Containing Nanocrystals: Towards Single Photon Sources"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm
"Sub-50 nm Upconverting Nanoparticles with Absolute Luminescence Quantum Yields Beyond Micometerscale Bulk Crystals"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:15 pm
"Exploring Single Upconverting Nanoparticle by Optical Tweezers"
9:15 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
UCNP Sensing, Diagnostics and Therapeutics
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:35 am
"UCNPs for Single-Molecule Sensing - a Promise of Ultrasensitivity"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
"Long-Term Tracking of Single Cargos Reveals Dynein Motor Mechanisms"
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
"Luminescent Core-Shell Nanocrystals for Enhanced Plastic Sorting"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:10 pm
"Glutathione-Capped Gold Nanoclusters on Lanthanide Nanoparticles for Dual Mode Luminescence"
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
General 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
Bio and Superresolution Imaging
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:05 pm
"The Bright Side of the Force: Upconverting Nanogauges for In-Vivo Mechanical Force Sensing"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm
"Bioimaging with Upconverting Nanoparticles"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:15 pm
"The Evolution of Inorganic Nanoparticles for Bioimaging"
9:15 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General 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
Energy Transfer Enhancement, Avalanching, and Superfluorescence
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:35 am
"Encoding Extreme Nonlinearity into Energy Looping and Photon Avalanching Nanoparticles"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
"Mathematical Models of Upconversion Dynamics in NaYF4:Yb,Er"
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
"Room Temperature Single Nanocrystal Anti-Stokes Shifted Superfluorescence"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:10 pm
"Photonic Engineering of Upconversion for Biomedical Applications"
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
General 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: Future Directions and Visions
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
"Novel Features and Applications of the Photon Avalanche Phenomenon"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"The Eight Promising Properties of Highly Doped Upconversion Nanosystems"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure