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: Porous Materials and Confinement
Discussion Leader: David Sholl (ORNL, United States)
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:10 pm
Raul Miranda (U.S. Department of Energy, United States)
"Separation Science Research Funding During the Energy Transition"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pm
Michael Tsapatsis (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
"Challenges and Opportunities for Adsorptive and Membrane Reactors"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm
Jeffrey Long (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
"Cooperative Adsorption and Gas Separations in Metal–Organic Frameworks"
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
Reactions and Interfaces
Discussion Leader: Robbyn Anand (Iowa State University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am
Joan Brennecke (University of Texas at Austin, United States)
"Gas Separations with Ionic Liquids"
9:30 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 10:00 am
Susannah Scott (University of California, Santa Barbara, United States)
"Molecular Traffic Directing: Partitioning of Reactants, Products, and Solvents in Microporous and Mesoporous Materials"
10:00 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:25 am
Julie Zimmerman (Yale University, United States)
"Advancing the Integrated Bionrefinery using Carbon Dioxide as a Solvent and a Reactant"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:05 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:35 am
Daniel Schwartz (University of Colorado Boulder, United States)
"Anomalous Transport in Interface-Rich Environments: Characterization and Consequences"
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:00 pm
Katie Li-Oakey (University of Wyoming, United States)
"Designing Separation Materials and Processes Based on Molecular Interactions"
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:25 pm
Marta Hatzell (Georgia Institute of Technology, United States)
"Reactive Separations and Membranes for Selective Nutrient Recovery from Waste"
12:25 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 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.
Organizers: Kalin Baca (Icorium Engineering Company, United States), Difan Zhang (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States) and Tugba Turnaoglu (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Molten Salts and Molten Salt Reactors
Discussion Leader: Rebecca Abergel (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:00 pm
Sheng Dai (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States)
"Separation of Critical Materials Based on High-Temperature and Low-Temperature Molten Salts"
8:00 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:30 pm
Patricia Paviet (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States)
"Opportunities and Challenges of Molten Salt Chemistry in support of Molten Salt Reactor Development"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:05 pm
Horia Metiu (University of California Santa Barbara, United States)
"Carbon Hydrogen Separation in Catalytic Pyrolysis of Methane"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Theory, Simulation and Data Science
Discussion Leader: Piran Kidambi (Vanderbilt University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am
J. Ilja Siepmann (University of Minnesota, United States)
"Molecular Simulations of Phase and Sorption Equilibria: Microheterogeneous Solvents, Nanoporous Materials, and Functionalized Stationary Phase Materials"
9:30 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 10:00 am
Francesco Paesani (University of California, San Diego, United States)
"From Ab Initio Data to Action: Leveraging Many-Body Potentials for Realistic Simulations of H2 O and CO2 in MOFs for Water Harvesting and Carbon Capture"
10:00 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:30 am
George Froudakis (University of Crete, Greece)
"AI and Data Science for Designing MOFs"
10:30 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:10 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:10 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:40 am
Heather Kulik (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
"Discovering Ultrastable Metal-Organic Frameworks for Separations with Machine Learning"
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:10 pm
Gregory Voth (University of Chicago, United States)
"Proton Solvation and Transport in Separations Science: A Simulation Challenge Leads to Surprising New Insights"
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:25 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
Critical Materials
Discussion Leader: James Blakemore (University of Kansas, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:55 pm
Kathryn Peretti (Department of Energy, United States)
"Separations for Secure and Sustainable Supply Chains"
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:30 pm
Ping Yang (Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States)
"Autonomous Discovery of F-Element Separation"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:05 pm
Yongsheng Chen (Georgia Institute of Technology, United States)
"Machine Learning Assisted Membrane Fabrication for Fit-for-Purpose Water Reuse and Resource Recovery"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Separations Under External Stimuli
Discussion Leader: Joseph Cotruvo, Jr. (The Pennsylvania State University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am
Nitash Balsara (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
"Selective Transport of Lithium Ions in Rechargeable Batteries"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am
Ying Shirley Meng (The University of Chicago, United States)
"Critical Materials Recovery and Recycling for Batteries"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Late-Breaking Topic
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:25 am
Jing Li (Rutgers University, United States)
"Molecular Sieving Based Separation of Industrially Important Hydrocarbons"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 12:00 pm
Grant Johnson (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States)
"Ion Separations in Liquids via Functionalized Laminate Membranes and Redox Electrodes"
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:20 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
Biochemical Separations
Discussion Leader: Santa Jansone-Popova (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:00 pm
Christina Payne (National Science Foundation, United States)
"Innovations and Challenges in Developing Biochemical Separation Technologies"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:35 pm
Dan Matuszak (Aviation Climate Taskforce, United States)
"Assessing Emergent Pathways to Future Aviation Fuels"
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:05 pm
Gregg Beckham (National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States)
"Recent Advances in Biochemical Separations"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Late-Breaking Topic
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
Ionic Liquid Separations and Reactions
Discussion Leader: Hee Jeung Oh (Pennsylvania State University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am
Mara Freire (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
"Improving the Downstream Processing of Biopharmaceuticals using Ionic Liquids"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am
Maohong Fan (University of Wyoming and Georgia Tech, United States)
"Advancing CO2 Capture Technology Development with Catalysis"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:20 am
Daniel Armstrong (University of Texas at Arlington, United States)
"Ionic Liquid Insights: Decomposition, CTf3 anion, with MOFs, Walden Products & Separations"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:55 am
Robin Rogers (525 Solutions Inc., United States)
"Can Unique Ionic Liquids-based Separations Save the World? Examples from Separations of Biopolymers from Nature to Eliminate Plastics and Separations from Abundant but Neglected Ores to Provide all of Society’s Critical Materials May Suggest the Answer is YES"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:25 pm
Matteo Salvalaglio (University College London, United Kingdom)
"Atomistic Modeling of Concentration-Driven Processes at Solid/Liquid Interfaces"
12:25 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
Sorption, Transport and Conversion
Discussion Leader: Fateme Rezaei (Missouri University of Science & Technology, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:00 pm
Benny Freeman (The University of Texas at Austin, United States)
"Emerging Basic Science Questions Regarding Water and Ion Transport in Polymer Membranes for Water Purification and Resource Recovery"
8:00 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:30 pm
Lydia Kisley (Case Western Reserve University, United States)
"Visualizing Van Deemter: Super-Resolution Imaging of Mass Transfer Dynamics"
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:00 pm
Yan Xia (Stanford University, United States)
"Molecular Design of Membrane Materials for Gas Separations"
9:00 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:15 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