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
New Advances in Theory
Discussion Leader: Hrant Hratchian (University of California, Merced, United States)
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:55 pm - 8:25 pm
Aurora Clark (University of Utah, United States)
"Multiscale Organization of Molecular and Ionic Clusters in Solution – When Are They Solutes and When Are They the Medium?"
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm
Anastassia Alexandrova (University of California, Los Angeles, United States)
"Supported Catalytic Clusters: Statistical Ensembles In and Off-Equilibrium"
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
Clusters in the Atmosphere and in Outer Space
Discussion Leader: Eleanor Browne (University of Colorado Boulder, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Kimberly Prather (University of California, San Diego, United States)
"Ocean-to-Atmosphere Transfer of Bioparticles: Human Health Implications"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Barbara Wyslouzil (Ohio State University, United States)
"Freezing of Aqueous-Alcohol Droplets"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:25 am
Nicholas Shuman (Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, United States)
"The Role of Metal Cluster Oxidation in Meteor Radio Afterglows"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:20 pm
Evan Bieske (University of Melbourne, Australia)
"Electronic Spectroscopy of Mobility-Selected Carbon Clusters"
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
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.
Organizer: Jennifer Meyer (RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Biologically-Driven Cluster Science
Discussion Leader: Anne Zehnacker-Rentien (ISMO CNRS Universite Paris Sacaly, France)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Rebecca Jockusch (University of Toronto, Canada)
"Acridines in Increasingly Complex Environments: Lighting Up the Cusp of Kasha's Rule Applicability"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm
Etienne Garand (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
"The Impact of the Electric Field in Microsolvated Metal Ion-Peptide Complexes"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Catalysis
Discussion Leader: Fumitaka Mafune (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Jennifer Meyer (RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany)
"Reaction Dynamics of Transition Metal Molecules Reactions"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Knut Asmis (Universität Leipzig, Germany)
"Gas Phase Clusters as Model Systems for Solid “Single Site” Catalysts"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:25 am
Joost Bakker (FELIX Laboratory, Radboud University, The Netherlands)
"IR Spectroscopic Characterization of Methane Activation and C-C Coupling by Transition Metal Ions"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:20 pm
Debra Rolison (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, United States)
"Disordered RuO2: An Example from the Fourth Quadrant of Electronic Materials"
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
Solvation
Discussion Leader: Marie-Pierre Gaigeot (Universite Paris-Saclay, Univ Evry Val-d'Essonne, CNRS LAMBE UMR8587, France)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Mark Johnson (Yale University, United States)
"Bringing Temperature Dependent Kinetics to Finite Systems Using Ion Traps: Progress and Challenges to be Overcome"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm
Francesco Paesani (University of California, San Diego, United States)
"Bridging the Gap: Data-Driven Many-Body Models of Hydration from Gas-Phase Clusters to Bulk Solutions and Interfaces"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Inorganic Clusters
Discussion Leader: Evangelos Miliordos (Auburn University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:45 am
Christopher Johnson (Stony Brook University, United States)
"Exploring Ligand Control of Metal Nanocluster Properties and Surface Chemistry"
9:45 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:05 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:25 am
Gregory Metha (University of Adelaide, Australia)
"Bimetallic Clusters: Studying Catalyst-Surface Interactions in the Gas Phase"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:20 pm
Štefan Vajda (J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czech Republic)
"Exploring Size, Composition and Support Effects in Catalysis by Supported Subnanometer Clusters"
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
New Advancements in Spectroscopy
Discussion Leader: Lai-Sheng Wang (Brown University, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Junko Yano (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States)
"Water Oxidation Reaction Catalyzed by the Mn4 Ca Cluster in Photosystem II"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm
Bernd Von Issendorff (University of Freiburg, Germany)
"New Tools for Cluster Science"
9:20 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
Hydrogen Bonded Systems
Discussion Leader: Michael Duncan (University of Georgia, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Asuka Fujii (Tohoku University, Japan)
"Competition among Hemibonds and Ionic Hydrogen Bonds in Radical Cation Clusters"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Cristobal Perez (University of Valladolid, Spain)
"Insights on Water Clusters and Molecular Aggregates from Broadband Rotational Spectroscopy"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:25 am
Cristina Puzzarini (Universita di Bologna, Italy)
"Toward the Accurate Description of Non-Covalent Interactions"
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:20 pm
Chi-Kit (Andy) Siu (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China)
"Hydrogen Bonds in Hydrated Ion Clusters"
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
Helium Nanodroplets
Discussion Leader: Nadine Halberstadt (CNRS / Université Toulouse III, France)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Wei Kong (Oregon State University, United States)
"Structures of Nanoclusters Formed in Superfluid Helium Droplets: Crystalline or Amorphous?"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm
Vitaly Kresin (University of Southern California, United States)
"Beam Deflection of Cold Polar and Magnetic Molecules and Clusters Entrapped in Helium Nanodroplets"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure