| SATURDAY |
| 1:00 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 | Solar Energy Conversion |
| 3:45 pm - 4:15 pm | Keynote Speaker: Adam Cohen (Harvard University)
"All opticalelectrophysiology with microbial rhodopsins" |
| 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Discussion |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session I |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Sensors, Signaling and Photorelease |
| Discussion Leaders: Mattieu Frenette (McGill University) and Michael Fraser (University of Otago) |
| 7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Nicola Rogers (University of Birmingham)
"Synthesis, characterisation and photophysical studies of a bright yellow iridium complex for attachment to gold nanoparticles and applications in imaging blood flow" |
| 7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
| 8:00 pm - 8:20 pm | Linda Stegemann (Westf&aauml;lische Wilhelms-Universität)
"Photoactive Surfaces as microscopy substrates for the investigation of ROS signaling pathways" |
| 8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:30 pm - 8:50 pm | Lisa Shah
"Photocaging the Staudinger Reagent for Increased Spatial and Temporal Control of the Chemoselective Reaction" |
| 8:50 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
| 9:00 pm - 9:20 pm | Denisse De Loera
"Photoinduced denitrogenation of crystalline triazolines. Insights into solid-to-solid reactions" |
| 9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| SUNDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 11:00 am | Light Harvesting and Conversion |
| Discussion Leaders: Gonzalo Cosa (McGill University) and Matteo Mauro (University of Strasbourg) |
| 9:00 am - 9:20 am | Brian Watson (Arizona State University)
"Dyadic and triadic porphyrin electropolymers and quinoxaline-containing architectures for solar energy harvesting and mediating photoinduced electron transfer"
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| 9:20 am - 9:30 am | Discussion |
| 9:30 am - 9:50 am | Emily Clark (University of Texas)
"Working Toward Photochemical Splitting of H2O Using a Nanoparticle Protein Scaffold"
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| 9:50 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am - 10:20 am | Robert Godin (McGill University)
"Building Better Solar-to-fuels Technologies With the Help of Self-Assembly and Single Molecule Spectroscopy" |
| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am - 10:50 am | Elango Kumarasamy (North Dakota State University)
"Light Induced Stereospecific [2+2]-Cycloaddition of Atropisomeric 3,4-Dihydro-2-pyridones" |
| 10:50 am - 11:00 am | Discussion |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Poster Session II |
| 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 | New Chromophores, Novel Applications and Spectroscopy |
| Discussion Leader: Sivaguru Jayaraman (North Dakota State University) |
| 1:30 pm - 1:50 pm | Samantha Keller (University of Calgary)
"Pyrene-Based Donor-Acceptor Chromophores" |
| 1:50 pm - 2:00 pm | Discussion |
| 2:00 pm - 2:20 pm | Keynote Speaker: Juan C. Scaiano (University of Ottawa)
"45 years playing with photons, molecules and small pieces of metal... and a few anecdotes along the way" |
| 2:20 pm - 2:30 pm | Discussion |
| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Evaluation Period |
| Fill out GRS Evaluation Forms |
| 3:00 pm | Gordon Research Seminar ends. For those attending the associated Gordon Research Conference, please check in at the GRC Office beginning at 4:00 pm. |
