| Saturday |
| 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
| 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair |
| 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm | Keynote Session: The Future of Nanomaterials in Energy Technology |
| Discussion Leader: Isvar Cordova (Duke University, USA) |
| 3:45 pm - 4:20 pm | Keynote: Tobias Hanrath (Cornell University, USA)
"Connecting the Dots: Opportunities and Challenges for Colloidal Quantum Dots in Thin Film Photovoltaics" |
| 4:20 pm - 4:30 pm | Discussion |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Energy Conversion |
| Discussion Leader: V. Sara Thoi (Caltech, USA) |
| 7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Matthew McDowell (California Institute of Technology, USA)
"Stabilizing Semiconductors for Solar Fuels by Controlling the Structure and Electronic Properties of Nanoscale Interfacial Protection Layers" |
| 7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
| 8:00 pm - 8:20 pm | Justin Sambur (Cornell University, USA)
"Identifying Optimal Catalyst Sites on Photoanodes Using Nanoscale Hole and Electron Reactivity Mapping Photocurrent Measurements" |
| 8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:30 pm - 8:50 pm | Linsey Seitz (Stanford University, USA)
"Using X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy to Understand Interactions Between Noble Metals and Manganese Oxide for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction" |
| 8:50 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
| 9:00 pm - 9:20 pm | Luca Bursi (CNR-NANO Center S3 / University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy)
"Light-Induced Field Enhancement in Polyacenes" |
| 9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| Sunday |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 11:00 am | Energy Transport |
| Discussion Leader: Kevin Whitham (Cornell University, USA) |
| 9:00 am - 9:20 am | Kannatassen Appavoo (Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA)
"Quantifying Bulk and Surface Recombination Processes in Nanostructured Water-Splitting Photocatalysts" |
| 9:20 am - 9:30 am | Discussion |
| 9:30 am - 9:50 am | Justin Bergfield (Air Force Research Lab, USA)
"Quantum-Enhanced Performance of Nanoscale Thermoelectrics" |
| 9:50 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am - 10:20 am | Andrew Fidler (Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA)
"Monitoring Carrier Multiplication in Quantum Dot Solids with Time-Resolved Photocurrent Measurements" |
| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am - 10:50 am | Chengyun Hua (California Institute of Technology, USA)
"Direct Measurements of Phonon Transmissivity at Interfaces Using Time-Domain Thermoreflectance" |
| 10:50 am - 11:00 am | Discussion |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Poster Session |
| Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Mentorship Component: Post-Graduation Job Panel Discussion |
| Four young scientists with current positions in academia, U.S. national
laboratory, industry, and a start-up company will discuss life beyond a
student or postdoctoral position. |
| Discussion Leader: Joshua Spechler (Princeton University, USA) |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Panel Discussion |
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- Ryan Gresback (Cree, USA)
- Mingzhao Liu (Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA)
- Lorenzo Mangolini (University of California, Riverside, USA)
- Hunter McDaniel (UbiQD, LLC, USA)
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| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Evaluation Period |
| Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms |
| 3:00 pm | Seminar Concludes |
