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
Advanced Spectroscopic Methods
Discussion Leader: Theodore Goodson (University of Michigan, United States)
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:10 pm
Renee Frontiera (University of Minnesota, United States)
"Plasmon-Driven Photoredox Chemistry"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:45 pm
Kelly Gaffney (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University, United States)
"Capturing Photo-Driven Chemistry with Atomic Resolution and Specificity"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm
Elad Harel (Michigan State University, United States)
"High Resolution Coherent Phonon Spectroscopy and Imaging"
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
The Photophysics and Photochemistry of Solar Energy Conversion
Discussion Leader: Leif Hammarstrom (Uppsala University, Sweden)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:35 am
Dorthe Eisele (City College of New York, CUNY, United States)
"Paradigm Shifts Inspired by Nature: Robust Excitons in Soft Supramolecular Assemblies"
9:35 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Osamu Ishitani (Tokyo Institute of Technology / Hiroshima University, Japan)
"Photocatalytic Utilization of CO2 using Molecular Photocatalysts as Central Players"
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Hemamala Karunadasa (Stanford University, United States)
"Mind the Gap: Synthesizing Halide Perovskites with Target Bandgaps"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Daniel Nocera (Harvard University, United States)
"Photoredox Needs Mechanistic Studies to be Sustainable"
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: Elizabeth Harbron (William & Mary, United States)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Photons in Medicine and Biology
Discussion Leader: Alexander Greer (Brooklyn College, City University of New York, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:00 pm
Ivan Dmochowski (Univ. Pennsylvania, Department of Chemistry, United States)
"Fluorescein Spatiotemporal pH Sensing in Protein Nanoreactors and RNA Cell Delivery"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:35 pm
Antonin Vlcek (J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry and Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom)
"Ultrafast Hole Transfer through Tryptophan Chains in Proteins: Experiment and Theory"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
General Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:20 pm
Claudia Turro (The Ohio State University, United States)
"Molecular Probes to Illuminate Cellular Metal Ion Homeostasis"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Photoredox Catalysis: Mechanism and Function
Discussion Leader: Tehshik Yoon (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:35 am
Beth Elacqua (The Pennsylvania State University, United States)
"Shining the Light on Confinement-Aided Photoredox Catalysis"
9:35 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Todd Hyster (Princeton University, United States)
"Photoenzymatic Catalysis - Using Light to Reveal New Enzyme Functions"
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Kaid Harper (AbbVie, United States)
"Practical Guidelines for Applying Photochemistry at Commercial Scale in the Pharmaceutical Industry"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
John Swierk (Binghamton University (SUNY), United States)
"What Can We Learn From the Mechanisms of Photoredox 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
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Coherence in Chemistry
Discussion Leader: Elad Harel (Michigan State University, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:00 pm
Warren Beck (Michigan State University, United States)
"Vibronic Coherences of Semiconductor Quantum Dots in Photoinduced Charge Transfer"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:35 pm
Gregory Scholes (Princeton University, United States)
"Coherence and Broken Detailed Balance in Light-Harvesting Systems under Incoherent Illumination"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:10 pm
Elisabetta Collini (University of Padova, Italy)
"Coherent Dynamics in Solutions of Colloidal Plexcitonic Nanohybrids at Room Temperature"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Photochemical Foundations for Light-Activated Molecular Devices
Discussion Leader: Francisco M. Raymo (University of Miami, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:35 am
Olof Johansson (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
"Photoinduced Jahn–Teller switch in Mn(III) complexes"
9:35 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Grace Han (Brandeis University, United States)
"Photoswitches in Condensed Phases and Their Phase Transitions"
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Alex Lippert (Southern Methodist University, United States)
"3D Digital Light Photochemistry"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Rasha Hamze (Universal Display Corporation, Inc., United States)
"Iridium Aza-Phenanthridine Benzimidazole (APBI)-Based Emitters: An OLED Stability Study"
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
Optical Materials
Discussion Leader: Mark Thompson (University of Southern California, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:00 pm
Robert Gilliard (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
"Uncommon Bonds at Boron: Counterintuitive Approaches Toward Luminescent Molecular Materials"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:35 pm
Julia Kalow (Northwestern University, United States)
"Photocontrolled Synthesis of pi-Conjugated Polymers"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:10 pm
Roy Weinstain (Tel Aviv University, Israel)
"BODIPY and Porphyrin: from Chromophores to Biocompatible Photoremovable Protecting Groups"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General 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
Emergent Photophysics of the First Transition Series
Discussion Leader: Oliver Wenger (University of Basel, Switzerland)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:35 am
Kenneth Wärnmark (Lund University, Sweden)
"Iron N -Heterocyclic Complexes as Photosensitizers and Photocatalysts"
9:35 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
Elena Jakubikova (North Carolina State University, United States)
"Designing Better Iron-based Chromophores: Insights from Computational Modeling"
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Ryan Hadt (California Institute of Technology, United States)
"Structure-Function Relationships in Nickel Photoredox Catalysis"
11:30 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
David Herbert (University of Manitoba, Canada)
"Opportunities for Weak-Field Ligands in the Design of Optically Interesting 3d Transition Metal Coordination Complexes"
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: Frontiers in Photochemical Sciences
Discussion Leader: Amanda Morris (Virginia Tech, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:10 pm
Vivian Yam (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China)
"Harnessing of Excited States Through Molecular Design and Supramolecular Assembly"
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
General Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure