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Chemistry and Physics of Liquids

Gordon Research Conference

July 29 - August 3, 2007
Chair David R. Reichman
Vice Chair Steve Granick
Holderness School
33 Chapel Lane
Holderness, New Hampshire, United States
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Conference Program

SUNDAY
2:00 pm - 11:00 pmArrival and Check-in
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pmWelcome / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff
7:40 pm - 9:30 pmComplex Fluids
Session Chair: David Reichman
7:40 pm - 8:25 pmJay Groves
"Mechanical forces and molecular movements in cell membranes"
8:25 pm - 8:35 pmDiscussion
8:35 pm - 9:20 pmDavid Pine
"Self-organization from chaos"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
MONDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
8:45 amGroup Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pmGlass Transition
Session Chair: Mark Ediger
9:00 am - 9:45 amJohn Torkelson
"Nanoscale and Microscale Confinement Effects on the Glass Transition, Physical Aging, and Diffusion in Glass-Forming Materials: Advances in Understanding and New Questions"
9:45 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 amCoffee Break
10:30 am - 11:15 amPeter Harrowell
"How does local reorganization achieve collective relaxation in supercooled liquids"
11:15 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 12:15 pmLudovic Berthier
"Universal nature of particle displacements close to the glass transition"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmCharged Liquids / Polyelectrolytes
Session Chair: Grzegorz Szamel
7:30 pm - 8:15 pmJohn Weeks
"Taming Coulomb interactions in models for ionic solutions and water"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 9:15 pmAlfons van Blaaderen
"Colloids under External Control"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
TUESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmConfined / Interfacial / Biological Fluids
Session Chair: Phill Geissler
9:00 am - 9:45 amJean-Francois Joanny
"Active gels: a generic description of the mechanical properties of cells"
9:45 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 amCoffee Break
10:30 am - 11:15 amSeth Fraden
"Control and Measurement of the Phase Behavior of Protein Solutions Using Microfluidics"
11:15 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 12:15 pmNancy Levinger
"Impacts of confinement on properties of water"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmSimulation Studies
Session Chair: Eran Rabani
7:30 pm - 8:15 pmPeter Rossky
"Solvation at the Nanoscale"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 9:15 pmBernhardt Trout
"Understanding Reaction Processes in Complex Media Such as Liquids"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
WEDNESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 amBusiness Meeting
(Nominations for the next Vice Chair; Fill out Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss future Site & Scheduling preferences; Election of the next Vice Chair)
9:00 am - 12:30 pmSpectroscopy of Liquids
Session Chair: Rich Stratt
9:00 am - 9:45 amAndrei Tokmakoff
"2D IR Spectroscopy of Hydrogen Bond Fluctuations and Switching in Water"
9:45 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 amCoffee Break
10:30 am - 11:15 amNien-Hui Ge
"Probing Peptide Structures in Solution Using Ultrafast 2D IR Spectroscopy"
11:15 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 12:15 pmDavid Blank
"Probing directly the changing local solvent response during reactive dynamics in solution"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmPolymeric Liquids
Session Chair: Steve Granick
7:30 pm - 8:15 pmLiliane Leger
"Friction mechanisms at polymer - solid interfaces"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 9:15 pmKen Schweizer
"Segmental Dynamics in Polymers: From Supercooled Melts to Stressed and Aging Glasses"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
THURSDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmDewetting / Hydrophobicity
Session Chair: David Chandler
9:00 am - 9:45 amBruce Berne
"Drying in Physical & Biological Systems"
9:45 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 amCoffee Break
10:30 am - 11:15 amShekhar Garde
"Hydrophobic Hydration and Interactions: Effects of Lengthscales and Attractions"
11:15 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 12:15 pmY. Elaine Zhu
"How Water Meets a Hydrophobic Surface"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 8:30 pmBest Poster Presentations
TBA
8:30 pm - 9:30 pmThe Structure of Liquid Surfaces
Session Chair: John Weeks
8:30 pm - 9:15 pmStuart Rice
"Liquid Metal-X Interfaces"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
FRIDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 amDepart

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