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
Light Management: Up and Down Conversion
Discussion Leader: Michael Wasielewski (Northwestern University, USA)
7:40 pm - 8:05 pm
Josef Michl (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)
"Search for a Material Suitable for a Singlet Fission Solar Cell"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm
Rik Tykwinski (University of Alberta, Canada)
"Taming Singlet Fission with Pentacene Dimers"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:15 pm
Felix Castellano (North Carolina State University, USA)
"Escalating Chemistry Through Photochemical Upconversion"
9:15 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
Light-Driven Functional Molecular Systems
Discussion Leader: Jack Saltiel (Florida State University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Matthew Fuchter (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
"New Designs or Azoarene Photoswitches: From Discovery to Applications in Photopharmacology"
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
Rainer Herges (University of Kiel, Germany)
"Molecular Spin Switching with and Without Light"
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Jye-Shane Yang (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
"Photomechanochromic Luminescence: A Smart Probe of Topochemical Reactions"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Valentine Vullev (University of California, Riverside, USA)
"Dipole Effects on Charge Transfer that Seem to Contradict Common Sense"
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 challenges women face in science and issues of diversity and inclusion. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Cornelia Bohne (University of Victoria, Canada) and Anna Gudmundsdottir (University of Cincinnati, USA)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Enriching Materials Science with Photochemistry
Discussion Leader: Anna Gudmundsdottir (University of Cincinnati, USA)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Paola Ceroni (University of Bologna, Italy)
"Rigidification-Induced Phosphorescence in Persulfurated Molecules: Sensors of Metal Ions and Oxygen"
8:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Dongho Kim (Yonsei University, South Korea)
"Coherent Exciton Coupling Dynamics in Various Molecular Dimers and Assemblies"
8:45 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:25 pm
Ellen Sletten (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
"Multiplexed In Vivo Imaging with Shortwave Infrared Fluorophores"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Photoredox Catalysis
Discussion Leader: Andrei Kutateladze (University of Denver, USA)
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Nathan Jui (Emory University, USA)
"Radical Reactions for Control Freaks: New Synthetic Methods Involving Aryl Radicals and Strong C-F Bonds"
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
Takashi Koike (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)
"Design of Photoredox Systems for Metal-Free Radical Fluoroalkylation"
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Corey Stephenson (University of Michigan, USA)
"Photoredox Catalysis Strategies for Complex Molecule Synthesis"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Tehshik Yoon (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
"Oxidative Reactions in Photoredox Catalysis"
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
Solar Fuels
Discussion Leader: Ken Hanson (Florida State University, USA)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Marcella Bonchio (Institute on Membrane Technology, CNR / University of Padova, Italy)
"Supramolecular Nano-Architectures for Artificial Photosynthesis"
8:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Thomas Mallouk (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
"Managing Electrons and Protons in the Bio-Inspired Production of Fuel from Sunlight"
8:45 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:25 pm
Alejandro Cadranel (Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina)
"Orbital Symmetry Effects in the MLCT Manifold of Ruthenium Polypyridines"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Molecular Photomedicine
Discussion Leader: Arthur Winter (Iowa State University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Malcolm Forbes (Bowling Green State University, USA)
"Probes, Traps, Labels and Reporters: The Role of Electron Spin in Photobiology"
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
David Lawrence (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)
"Photo-Responsive Cellular Cyborgs"
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Claudia Turro (The Ohio State University, USA)
"Transition Metal Complexes for Dual Reactivity: Photoinduced Drug Delivery and Singlet Oxygen Production"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Alexander Greer (Brooklyn College, City University of New York, USA)
"Multistage Oxidative Events: Deciphering Mechanisms Downstream from Photooxidative Reactions"
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
New Theoretical and Experimental Tools in Photochemistry
Discussion Leader: Daniel Falvey (University of Maryland, USA)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Ruth Gschwind (University of Regensburg, Germany)
"NMR as Mechanistic Tool in Photocatalysis"
8:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Cristina Flors (IMDEA Nanoscience Institute, Spain)
"Hybrid Nanoscopy of Amyloid Fibers"
8:45 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Audrey Eshun (University of Michigan, USA)
"Excitations with a Handful of Photons: Quantum Entangled Two-Photon Absorption Spectroscopy"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Erin Chernick (University of Tuebingen, Germany)
"Metallated Porphyrins with the TEMPO Stable Free Radical Appended: Exploring Electron Spin Communication and Dynamics"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
New Photochemical Reactions and Mechanisms
Discussion Leader: Jayaraman Sivaguru (Bowling Green State University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Petr Klan (Masaryk University, Czech Republic)
"New Photoactivatable Compounds and Their Bioapplications"
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
Francois Levesque (Merck, USA)
"Photochemistry as an Enabling and Scalable Tool"
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
James Frederich (Florida State University, USA)
"Complexity Building Reactions Triggered by UV-Light"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Steven Lopez (Northeastern University, USA)
"Multireference Computations Elucidate the Mechanism of a Photochemical Cascade Reaction: Towards Fluoropolyacetylene"
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
Photochemistry and the Environment
Discussion Leader: Cornelia Bohne (University of Victoria, Canada)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Elizabeth von Hauff (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
"Charge Separation and Transport in Organic Photovoltaics"
8:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:45 pm
Antoni Llobet (Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Spain)
"Hybrid Molecular Photoanodes for Water Splitting"
8:45 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Carsten Milsmann (West Virginia University, USA)
"Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence from LMCT Excited States in Zirconium Photosensitizers"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Brett VanVeller (Iowa State University, USA)
"Structure-Property Effects in Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer (ESIPT) and Applications for Biological Imaging"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure