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
Complex Chemical Synthesis Using Plasmas
Discussion Leader: Lenka Zajickova (Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Opening Remarks
7:50 pm - 8:20 pm
Julia Bandow (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany)
"Plasma-driven Biocatalysis – Concept, Challenges and Prospects"
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:10 pm
Elijah Thimsen (Washington University in St. Louis, United States)
"Understanding Complex Chemical Reactions in Nonequilibrium Plasma using Concepts from Thermodynamics"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
The Plasma-Liquid Interface
Discussion Leader: Peter Bruggeman (University of Minnesota, United States)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:45 am
Zdenko Machala (Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia)
"Plasma-liquid Interactions: Transport of Reactive Species and Effects of Plasma-activated Water"
9:45 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:05 am
Fumiyoshi Tochikubo (Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan)
"Numerical Analysis of Plasma-Liquid Interaction in Glow-like Discharge"
11:05 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:55 am
Ester Marotta (University of Padova, Italy)
"Chemical Tools for Probing Plasma-Liquid Interfaces"
11:55 am - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Judith Golda (Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany)
"State-Enhanced Actinometry in Atmospheric Pressure Discharges"
12:25 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.
Organizers: Rebecca Anthony (Michigan State University, United States) and Judith Golda (Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Measuring the Interplay Between Plasma and Matter
Discussion Leader: David Staack (Texas A&M University, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:20 pm
Sedina Tsikata (CNRS, France)
"Connecting Large and Small Scale Physics in Partially Magnetized Plasmas"
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:10 pm
David Pai (CNRS Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas, Ecole Polytechnique, France)
"Dynamic Interfaces in Contact with Atmospheric-Pressure Plasmas: Laser Diagnostics and Interactions"
9:10 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
Plasma Interactions with Biological Materials
Discussion Leader: Greg Fridman (AAPlasma LLC, United States)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:45 am
Marcela Bilek (University of Sydney, Australia)
"Development of Plasma Processes Enabling the Facile Creation of Tailorable Biosignalling Interfaces for Biomedical Applications"
9:45 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:05 am
David Staack (Texas A&M University, United States)
"Pulsed and AC Plasma Jets and their Interaction with Biological Tissues"
11:05 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:55 am
Emilia Jacofsky (Kulaga) (Plasmology4 Inc., United States)
"Clinical Trials of Plasma Jets for Wound Treatment"
11:55 am - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Marien Simeni Simeni (University of Minnesota, United States)
"Tin Droplets Laser-Produced Plasmas for Microchips Manufacturing through EUV Lithography"
12:25 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
Plasmas for the Environment
Discussion Leader: Sylvain Coulombe (McGill University, Canada)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:20 pm
Mariadriana Creatore (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands)
"Plasma for Next-Generation Energy Devices"
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:10 pm
Volker Hessel (University of Adelaide, Australia)
"Sustainability of Plasma Fixation of Nitrogen"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Plasmas and Catalysts
Discussion Leader: Maria Carreon (University of Massachusetts Lowell, United States)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:45 am
William Schneider (University of Notre Dame, United States)
"Models and Opportunities in Plasma-Catalytic Chemical Transformations"
9:45 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:05 am
Sankaran Sundaresan (Princeton University, United States)
"Plasma-assisted Catalysis of Ammonia Synthesis: Effectiveness and Energy Consumption"
11:05 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:55 am
Alexander Fridman (Drexel University, United States)
"Plasma-as-Catalyst vs Plasma-and-Catalyst in Chemistry, Medicine, and Food Processing"
11:55 am - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Julian Held (University of Minnesota, United States)
"Wave-synchronized Langmuir Probe Measurements in Magnetron Sputtering Discharges"
12:25 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(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Plasma Surface Modification and Deposition
Discussion Leader: Michael Gordon (UC Santa Barbara, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:20 pm
Sumit Agarwal (Colorado School of Mines, United States)
"Surface Modification as a Route to Material Selective Plasma-Assisted Atomic Layer Processing"
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:10 pm
Lenka Zajickova (Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic)
"Multifunctional Amine Plasma Polymers as Bioactive Surfaces"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Plasma Synthesis of Novel Materials
Discussion Leader: Elijah Thimsen (Washington University in St. Louis, United States)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:45 am
Scott Walton (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, United States)
"The Role of Plasma in Plasma-Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition"
9:45 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:05 am
Boris Feigelson (US Naval Research Laboratory, United States)
"From Nanoparticles to Novel Metastable Solids"
11:05 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:55 am
Rebecca Anthony (Michigan State University, United States)
"Flow-Through Low-Temperature Plasma Synthesis of Nanomaterials"
11:55 am - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Rahel Buschhaus (Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany)
"Ion-Induced Secondary Electron Emission of Nickel and Copper and Their Oxides"
12:25 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
Linking Plasma Processing and Fusion Plasmas
Discussion Leader: Juan Trelles (University of Massachusetts Lowell, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:20 pm
David Ruzic (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States)
"Lithium – The Way to Make Fusion Affordable – Latest Results"
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:10 pm
Michael Campanell (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States)
"Electron-Emitting Surface Phenomena in Low-Temperature Plasma Devices and Tokamaks"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure