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Electron Donor-Acceptor Interactions

Gordon Research Conference

Electron Flow: From the Molecular to the Global Scale

August 5 - 10, 2018

Chairs David N. Beratan and Elena Galoppini

Vice Chairs Felix N. Castellano and Claudia Turro

Salve Regina University

100 Ochre Point Avenue

Newport, Rhode Island, United States

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Conference Description

Since the first meeting in 1970, the Gordon Research Conference on Electron Donor Acceptor Interactions has become the premier international forum to showcase transformative theoretical and experimental research on electron and energy transfer in molecular, supramolecular, and biological systems. In combination with the GRS, this meeting has come to welcome a significant cohort of younger researchers. The 2018 meeting will explore how the molecular principles that control charge flow at the level of single molecules play out in the milieu of complex functional man-made materials, nanostructured interfaces, biological membranes, multi-species biological communities and, indeed, at the global scale. Specific session themes include molecular charge transport in solar photochemistry, functional synthetic materials inspired by biology, infra-red control of electron transport reactions, multi-electron transport within biomolecules, transport of electrons beyond the cell and between organisms, and intrinsically quantum effects on electron transfer.

Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Electron Donor-Acceptor Interactions" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.

Conference Program

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	Electron, Protons, and Life Discussion Leaders: Robert Cave (Harvey Mudd College, USA) and David Waldeck (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:30 pm	Moh El-Naggar (University of Southern California, USA) "Extracellular Electron Transport: Biophysical Measurements, Simulations and Tomography of Microbial Redox Conduits"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm	Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:20 pm	Sharon Hammes-Schiffer (Yale University, USA) "Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer: Moving Together and Charging Forward"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Infra-Red Control of the Electron Transfer Reaction Coordinate Discussion Leader: Michael Therien (Duke University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am	Spiros Skourtis (University of Cyprus, Cyprus) "Vibrational Control of Electron Transfer Reactions: Current Status and Future Prospects"
9:40 am - 9:50 am	Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am	Igor Rubtsov (Tulane University, USA) "Experimental Observation of Electron Transfer Rate Modulation with Mid-IR Radiation in Several Molecular Systems"
10:20 am - 10:35 am	Discussion
10:35 am - 11:05 am	Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:35 am	Julia Weinstein (University of Sheffield, United Kingdom) "Towards Directing Electron Transfer with Bond-Specific Infrared Excitation"
11:35 am - 11:45 am	Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm	Eric Bittner (University of Houston, USA) "Electron Transfer Pathways Using Projected Modes"
12:15 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: Maria Abrahamsson (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Extracellular Electron Transfer Discussion Leader: Leonard Tender (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:20 pm	Jochen Blumberger (University College London, United Kingdom) "Electron Transfer and Transport Through Multi-Heme Proteins"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm	Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:10 pm	Julea N. Butt (University of East Anglia, United Kingdom) "Throwing Light on Multi-Heme Cytochromes: Insights for Biology and Biotechnology"
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm	Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Multi-Electron Redox Processes in Biology Discussion Leader: Judith Klinman (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am	Carolyn Lubner (National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA) "Mechanistic Insights into Flavin-Based Electron Bifurcation"
9:40 am - 9:50 am	Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am	Brian Hoffman (Northwestern University, USA) "Energy Transduction in Electron Transfer and ATP Hydrolysis by Nitrogenase"
10:20 am - 10:35 am	Discussion
10:35 am - 11:05 am	Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:35 am	Stefan Weber (University of Freiburg, Germany) "Electron Transfer in Cryptochromes and Related Blue-Light Receptors"
11:35 am - 11:45 am	Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm	Gary Brudvig (Yale University, USA) "Progress Towards a Molecular Mechanism of Water Oxidation by Photosystem II"
12:15 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	Electron Transfer Based Materials and Complex Systems Discussion Leader: Joseph Subotnik (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:20 pm	Piotr Piotrowiak (Rutgers University - Newark, USA) "Injecting Electrons from Vibrationally Hot States into Dendritic Networks of Acceptors"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm	Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:10 pm	GuanHua Chen (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China) "Time-Dependent Density-Functional Theory for Open Quantum Systems and Applications"
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm	Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Solar Photochemistry Discussion Leader: Maria Abrahamsson (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden)
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am	Sean Roberts (University of Texas at Austin, USA) "Manipulating Energy and Spin with Hybrid Organic:Inorganic Materials"
9:40 am - 9:50 am	Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am	Petter Persson (Lund University, Sweden) "Exploring Unconventional Charge Transfer Processes in Molecular Systems for Solar Energy Conversion"
10:20 am - 10:35 am	Discussion
10:35 am - 11:05 am	Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:35 am	Jillian Dempsey (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA) "Modulating the Reaction Mechanism: Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer of a Tungsten Hydride Complex"
11:35 am - 11:45 am	Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm	Jonathan Rochford (University of Massachusetts Boston, USA) "Towards Photoelectrocatalytic CO₂ Reduction with Mn(α-Diimine)(CO)₃L Catalysts"
12:15 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	Coherence and Charge Transfer Discussion Leader: Gregory Scholes (Princeton University, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:10 pm	Bern Kohler (The Ohio State University, USA) "Photoinduced Charge Transfer and Electronic Energy Dissipation in DNA"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm	Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pm	Nongjian Tao (Arizona State University, USA) "Controlling Charge Transport in Single Redox Molecules"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm	Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm	Lars Gundlach (University of Delaware, USA) "Electronic-Vibrational Coupling in Interfacial Electron Transfer"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	From Charge Transport to Functional Nanostructures Discussion Leader: Michele Maggini (University of Padova, Italy)
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am	Emily Weiss (Northwestern University, USA) "Colloidal Photo-Redox Catalysis"
9:40 am - 9:50 am	Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am	Kevin Belfield (New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA) "Photophysical and Aggregation Properties of a Series of Near-IR Emitting Squaraines Through Small Perturbations of Molecular Structure"
10:20 am - 10:35 am	Discussion
10:35 am - 11:05 am	Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:35 am	Joakim Andréasson (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden) "Photonic Control of Energy- and Electron-Transfer Reactions Using Molecular Photoswitches"
11:35 am - 11:45 am	Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm	Herre Van Der Zant (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands) "Conductance Measurements on Single Biomolecules and Bionanowires"
12:15 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	Late-Breaking Topics Discussion Leaders: Ana Moore (Arizona State University, USA) and Thomas Moore (Arizona State University, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Gary Moore (Arizona State University, USA) "Molecular Surface Coatings for Applications in Artificial Photosynthesis and Solar Fuels"
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm	Discussion
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm	Jean-Hubert Olivier (University of Miami, USA) "Redox-Assisted Self-Assembly of p-Conjugated Chromophores Provides Function-Enhanced Superstructures"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:35 pm	Luisa De Cola (University of Strasbourg, France) "Photophysical Properties of Self-Assembled Systems"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm	Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:20 pm	William Degrado (University of California, San Francisco, USA) "Bespoke Proteins"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Departure

Contributors

DOE Office of Basic Energy Sciences

Bowling Green State University - Center for Photochemical Sciences

This material is based upon work supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research under award number FA9550-18-1-0259. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Air Force.

This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.

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