Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: Current and Future Trends
Discussion Leader: Dayne Swearer (Rice University, USA)
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
George Schatz (Northwestern University, USA)
"Nanoparticle Plasmonics: An Introduction"
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Nanomaterial Synthesis and Optimization
Discussion Leaders: Jocelyn Gamler (Indiana University, USA) and Aaron Saunders (nanoComposix, Inc., USA)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Benjamin Clark (Rice University, USA)
"Optimizing the Synthesis of Aluminum Nanocrystals from Alkyl Aluminum Precursors"
7:45 pm - 7:50 pm
Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:05 pm
Kiyoshi Morishita (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
"Multifunctional Gold Nanoparticles for Protein Degradation"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Melissa King (Wesleyan University, USA)
"Iodide Assisted Underpotential Deposition of Copper at the Surface of High-Index Faceted Palladium Nanoparticles"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Papri Chakraborty (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India)
"Fullerene Functionalized Atomically Precise Silver Clusters"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
Theodoros Tsoulos (Rutgers University, USA)
"Few- and Long-Spiked Nanostars: The Role of Theory in the Optimization of Plasmonic Nanomaterials"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Kathryn Johnston (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
"Impacts of Broth Chemistry on Silver Ion Release, Surface Chemistry Composition and Bacterial Cytotoxicity of Silver Nanoparticles"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Physical Insights into Noble Metal Nanoparticles
Discussion Leaders: Scott Crawford (University of Pittsburgh, USA) and Claire Cobley (Wiley-VCH, Germany)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Gary Beane (University of Notre Dame, USA)
"Strong Exciton-Plasmon Coupling in Silver Nanowire Nanocavities"
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
Yi-Yu Cai (Rice University, USA)
"Photoluminescence of Gold Nanorods: Purcell Effect Enhanced Emission from Hot Carriers"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Stephen Lee (University of Michigan, USA)
"Single-Molecule Emission Spectrum Reshaping and All-Fluorescence Nanothermometry Using Gold Nanoparticles"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Natalia Molina (Temple University, USA)
"Super-Resolution Imaging of Electrochemical Reactions on Plasmonic Nanoparticle Electrodes"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Mariia Pavliuk (Uppsala University, Sweden)
"Nano-Hybrid Plasmonic Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Production at 20% Efficiency"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am
Jacek Szczerbinski (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
"Plasmon-Driven Photocatalysis Leads to the Same Products as X-Ray-Induced Surface Photochemistry"
10:55 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 - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Career Panel
This mentorship session will feature a career panel comprised of five successful scientists. Each mentor will be allowed to share their career path, and then the floor will be open for any questions from the GRS participants.
Discussion Leader: James Brooks (University of Minnesota, USA)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Careers in Academia, Industry and Publishing
Claire Cobley (Wiley-VCH, Germany)
Corey Radloff (3M Company, USA)
Aaron Saunders (nanoComposix, Inc., USA)
Sara Skrabalak (Indiana University, USA)
George Schatz (Northwestern University, USA)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes
