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
Keynote Session: Hierarchical Structures/Mesostructured Crystals
Discussion Leader: Fiona Meldrum (University of Leeds, United Kingdom)
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Opening Remarks
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:55 pm - 8:30 pm
Joanna Aizenberg (Harvard University, USA)
"Wetting in Colloidal Crystals: Applications in Optics, Encryption and Catalysis"
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:15 pm
Elena Sturm (née Rosseeva) (University of Konstanz, Germany)
"Structural Chemistry and Morphogenesis of Self-Assembled Mesocrystals"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Nucleation Mechanisms
Discussion Leader: Jim De Yoreo (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Peter Vekilov (University of Houston, USA)
"Hematin Crystallization Mechanisms as a Guide to the Design of Novel Antimalarials"
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:25 am
Tianshu Li (George Washington University, USA)
"Roles of Surface on Heterogeneous Ice Nucleation: From Surface Chemistry to Surface Topography"
10:25 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 11:10 am
Coffee Break
11:10 am - 11:40 am
Judy Cha (Yale University, USA)
"Nanoscale Effects on Crystallization Using Metallic Glasses"
11:40 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Selected from Poster Abstracts: Yael Tsarfati (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
"Imaging Organic Crystallization in Aqueous Media"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm
Selected from Poster Abstracts: Giulia Mirabello (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands)
"Magnetite Mesocrystals"
12:20 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
Power Hour
The GRC Power Hour is an optional informal gathering open to all meeting participants. It is designed to help address the challenges women face in science and support the professional growth of women in our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizer: Abby Goldman (Cornell University, USA)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Thin Film/Bulk Crystal Growth
Discussion Leader: Hanna Dabkowska (McMaster University, Canada)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Thomas Kuech (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
"Low Temperature Epitaxy and the Formation of Metastable Semiconductor Alloys"
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:55 pm
Jeffrey Derby (University of Minnesota, USA)
"Seeing the Growth of Bulk Crystals from the Melt: Simulations and In-Situ Diagnostics"
8:55 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Selected from Poster Abstracts: Magdalena Owczarek (Northwestern University, USA)
"Flexible Ferroelectric Organic Crystals"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Organic/Bio-Inspired Crystallization
Discussion Leader: Jeffrey Rimer (University of Houston, USA)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Scott Shultz (Merck & Co., USA)
"Polymorphism, Co-Crystals and Impurity Nucleation Inhibition in Pharmaceutical Process Crystallizations"
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:25 am
Lara Estroff (Cornell University, USA)
"Bio-Inspired Single Crystal Composites: Growth Mechanisms and Properties"
10:25 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 11:10 am
Coffee Break
11:10 am - 11:40 am
Elena Meirzadeh (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
"Pyroelectricity from Non-Polar Crystals with Relevance for Understanding Crystallization Processes"
11:40 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Selected from Poster Abstracts: Yifei Xu (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands)
"A Liquid Precursor for CaCO3 Crystals?"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm
Selected from Poster Abstracts: Elias Nakouzi (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA)
"Complex Polycrystalline Biomorphs: Fossils or Good-Looking Rocks?"
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
Crystal-Solution Interfaces
Discussion Leader: Julian Gale (Curtin University, Australia)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Takeshi Fukuma (Kanazawa University, Japan)
"Atomistic Calcite Dissolution Model Investigated by High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy"
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:55 pm
Vedran Vonk (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Germany)
"X-Ray Interface Diffraction from Solid-Liquid Interfaces Relevant for Crystal Growth"
8:55 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Selected from Poster Abstracts: Xin Qi (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
"The Thermodynamic Influence of Structure-Directing Agents in Shape-Controlled Nanocrystal Syntheses"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Nucleation Control
Discussion Leader: Nico Sommerdijk (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Lee Penn (University of Minnesota Twin Cities, USA)
"Kinetics of Oriented Attachment: Solvent Effects"
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:25 am
Alexander van Driessche (CNRS, France)
"New Insights on Nanoparticle Driven Nucleation of Inorganic and Macromolecule Systems"
10:25 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 11:10 am
Coffee Break
11:10 am - 11:40 am
Shawn Kathmann (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA)
"Chemical Physics of Crystallisation"
11:40 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Selected from Poster Abstracts: Wenhao Sun (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA)
"Mapping the Crystallization Pathways of Manganese Oxides from Aqueous Solution"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm
Clara Anduix (University of Leeds, United Kingdom)
"Calcium Sulfate Polymorph Control Through Surface Chemistry Modifications in Porous Media: An In-Situ 3D Analysis"
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
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Surfaces and Interfaces
Discussion Leader: Mike Sleutel (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Dong Wang (Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
"Introducing Dynamic Covalent Bond to the Toolbox for Construction of Surface Nanostructures"
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:55 pm
Paolo Raiteri (Curtin University, Australia)
"Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Minerals Growth from Molecular Dynamics Simulations"
8:55 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Selected from Poster Abstracts: Xin Zhang (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA)
"Direction-Specific Van der Waals Attraction Between Rutile TiO2 Nanocrystals"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Low-Dimensional Crystals
Discussion Leader: Kristen Fichthorn (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Reinhard Neder (Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)
"In-Situ Characterization of Nanoparticle Nucleation and Growth via Pair Distribution Function Technique"
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:25 am
Akif Tezcan (University of California, San Diego, USA)
"Tunable and Dynamic Protein Lattices"
10:25 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 11:10 am
Coffee Break
11:10 am - 11:40 am
Magnus Borgstrom (Lund University, Sweden)
"Enabling Nanowire Based Photovoltaics"
11:40 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Selected from Poster Abstracts: Mel Hainey (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
"A 'Quasi'-VSS Mechanism for Growth of Aluminum-Catalyzed Silicon Nanowires in High Energy Growth Directions"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm
Selected from Poster Abstracts: J. Nathan Hohman (The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA)
"Systematic Design of Crystalline 2D Hybrid Chalcogenides"
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
Chirality
Discussion Leader: Meir Lahav (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Louis Cuccia (Concordia University, Canada)
"Solid-State Chirality and Viedma Ripening"
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:55 pm
Rasmita Raval (University of Liverpool, United Kingdom)
"Nanoscale Insights on 2D Chiral Crystallisation: From Nucleation to Hierarchical Chiral Transfer"
8:55 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
C. Nadir Kaplan (Harvard University, USA)
"Controlled Growth and Form of Precipitating Microsculptures"
9:20 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure