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
Keynote Session: Breakthroughs in Nanoporous Materials Applications
Discussion Leader: Mircea Dinca (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
Manuel Moliner (ITQ (UPV/CSIC), Spain)
"Designing Organic Structure-Directing Agents for Target Zeolite Catalysts"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm
Jeffrey Long (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
"Cooperative Adsorption and Gas Separations in Metal–Organic Frameworks"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Fundamentals of Materials Assembly
Discussion Leader: Toru Wakihara (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
9:00 am - 9:40 am
Donglin Jiang (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
"Covalent Organic Frameworks: Arts for Assembling Skeletons and Pores"
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:05 am
Gaurav Giri (University of Virginia, United States)
"Understanding Formation of Metal Organic Framework Crystals Through X-Ray Scattering and Reaction Modeling"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:20 am
Valentin Valtchev (CNRS - ENSICAEN - University of Caen, France)
"Recent Advances in Zeolite Properties Control"
11:20 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 12:15 pm
Wendy Queen (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland)
"MOFs and Polymers, the Perfect Partnership: Support, Stability, and Filling the Voids"
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
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: Daniela Kohen (Carleton College, United States)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
New Approaches to Design and Model Structure and Function
Discussion Leader: Psaras McGrier (The Ohio State University, United States)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
Michael Tsapatsis (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
"Metal-Organic Framework Thin Films and Membranes Made by Vapor Phase Deposition and Irradiation Treatments"
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 9:05 pm
Veronique Van Speybroeck (Ghent University, Belgium)
"Resolving Complex Catalytic Cycles with Modeling Techniques Bridging Length and Time Scales"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Michael Inkpen (University of Southern California, United States)
"Probing Charge Transport Through Osmium(IV) Tetraaryl Complexes: A New Class of 3D Nodes for Conductive Porous Materials?"
9:25 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
Advancements in Materials Synthesis and Characterization
Discussion Leader: Svetlana Mintova (CNRS, Normandy University-Caen, ENSICAEN, LCS, France)
9:00 am - 9:40 am
Valeria Molinero (The University of Utah, United States)
"Elucidating the Mechanisms of Synthesis of Zeolites using Data Science and Molecular Simulation"
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:05 am
Sven Robijns (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium)
"Beyond Interzeolite Conversion: Establishing Synthetic Control over SSZ-13 Zeolite by Controlled Dissolution and Mid-Synthesis Compositional Changes"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:20 am
Shengqian Ma (University of North Texas, United States)
"Porous Organic Polymer Nanotraps for Precious Metal Recovery from Water"
11:20 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 12:15 pm
Xiaodong Zou (Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden)
"High-throughput Electron Diffraction Advances the Development of Nanoporous Materials"
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
Exploiting Activity in Porous Materials
Discussion Leader: J.R. Schmidt (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
Amanda Morris (Virginia Tech, United States)
"Photons, Electric Fields, and Defects, Oh my!: New Design Principles for MOF Catalysis"
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 9:05 pm
David Flaherty (Georgia Institute of Technology, United States)
"Short-Range and Long-Range Interactions Useful to Design Active Sites in Zeolites"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Fateme Najafkhani Feijani (University of Texas at Dallas, United States)
"Acoustical Properties of Highly-Stretchable Nanoporous Poly(Isocyanurate–Urethane) Aerogels"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Enhanced Functionality of Nanoporous Materials
Discussion Leader: Gregory Lewis (Honeywell UOP, United States)
9:00 am - 9:40 am
Francois-Xavier Coudert (CNRS / PSL University, France)
"Advanced Computational Tools for Crystalline and Amorphous Frameworks"
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:05 am
Courtney Smoljan (Northwestern University, United States)
"Installing 3-Dimensional Linkers to Fine Tune the Pore Size of Metal–Organic Frameworks for Efficient Gas Separations"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:20 am
Paul Wright (University of St Andrews, United Kingdom)
"Structural Insights into the Synthesis and Performance of Small Pore Zeolites in Adsorption and Catalysis"
11:20 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 12:15 pm
Omar Farha (Northwestern University, United States)
"Smart and Programmable Sponges from Basic Science to Implementation and Commercialization"
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
New Paradigms in Heterogeneous Catalysis
Discussion Leader: Alexandra Navrotsky (Arizona State University, United States)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
William Schneider (University of Notre Dame, United States)
"Compositional Control and Catalytic Consequences in Ion-Exchanged Chabazite"
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 9:05 pm
Jeroen Van Bokhoven (ETH Zürich/Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland)
"About the Structure and Activity of Aluminium in Zeolites"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Siddarth Krishna (UW-Madison, United States)
"Dynamic Multi-Site Kinetic Effects in Redox Chemistries Over Metal-Zeolite Catalysts"
9:25 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
Engineering Multifunctional Porous Materials
Discussion Leader: Dana Medina-Tautz (Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Germany)
9:00 am - 9:40 am
Katherine Mirica (Dartmouth College, United States)
"Multifunctional Framework Materials for Chemical Sensing, Filtration, and Detoxification"
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:05 am
Romy Lena Ettlinger (University of St Andrews, United Kingdom)
"Mix and Match: Room Temperature Synthesis of Mixed-Metal Metal-Organic Frameworks"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:20 am
Javier Garcia Martinez (Universidad de Alicante, Spain)
"Nanoporous Materials at the Order-Disorder Boundary and Their Application in Catalysis"
11:20 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 12:15 pm
Kumar Varoon Agrawal (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland)
"Chemistry and Engineering of Two-dimensional Materials with Angstrom-scale Pores for Energy-efficient Gas and Ion Separation"
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
Keynote Session: New Frontiers in Nanoporous Materials Design
Discussion Leader: Ahmad Moini (BASF Environmental Catalysts and Metals Solutions, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
Bettina Lotsch (Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Germany)
"Getting Real: Phase Formation, Defects, and Disorder in MOFs and COFs"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm
William Dichtel (Northwestern University, United States)
"Multidimensional Polymers and Assemblies: Improved Control and New Approaches"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure