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Vibrational Spectroscopy

Gordon Research Conference

Probing Structure and Dynamics

July 2 - 7, 2006
Chair F. Fleming Crim
Vice Chairs Philip J. Reid and Tianquan Lian

Conference Description

The conference focuses on using vibrational spectroscopy to probe structure and dynamics of molecules in gases, liquids, and interfaces. The goal is to bring together a collection of researchers who share common interests and who will gain from discussing work at the forefront of several connected areas. The intent is to emphasize the insights and understanding that studies of vibrations provide about a variety of systems.

Conference Program

SUNDAY
2:00 pm - 11:00 pmArrival and Check-in
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 7:35 pmWelcome and Introductory Comments
7:35 pm - 9:30 pm VIBRATIONAL DYNAMICS IN WATER
7:35 pm - 7:55 pm Discussion Leader: David M. Leitner (University of Nevada, Reno)
7:55 pm - 8:30 pm James T. Hynes (University of Colorado at Boulder and Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris)
"On Infrared Induced Proton Transfer in Solution"
8:30 pm - 8:45 pmDiscussion
8:45 pm - 9:20 pm James L. Skinner (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
"Vibrational Spectroscopy, Molecular Dynamics, and Hydrogen Bonding in Water and Aqueous Solution"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
MONDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
8:30 amGroup Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm VIBRATIONS PROBING BIOMOLECULES
9:00 am - 9:20 am Discussion Leader: John E. Straub (Boston University)
9:20 am - 9:55 am Thomas R. Rizzo (EPFL)
"Gas-phase Spectroscopy of Cold, Biomolecular Ions"
9:55 am - 10:10 amDiscussion
10:10 amCoffee Break
10:40 am - 11:15 am Martin Zanni (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
"Measuring Vibrational Couplings with 2D IR Spectroscopy"
11:15 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 12:05 pm Sharon Hammes-Schiffer (The Pennsylvania State University)
"Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Reactions in Solution and Proteins"
12:05 pm - 12:20 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm VIBRATIONS OF MOLECULES IN THE ENVIRONMENT
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm Discussion Leader: Philip J. Reid (University of Washington)
7:50 pm - 8:25 pm Veronica Vaida (University of Colorado at Boulder)
"Atmospheric Spectroscopy and Chemistry of O-H Vibrational Overtones"
8:25 pm - 8:40 pmDiscussion
8:40 pm - 9:15 pm Franz M. Geiger (Northwestern University)
"Complex Environmental Interfaces Studied by Nonlinear Optics"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
TUESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm VIBRATIONS OF HYDROGEN BONDED SYSTEMS
9:00 am - 9:20 am Discussion Leader: Michael A. Duncan (University of Georgia)
9:20 am - 9:55 am Erik Nibbering (Max Born Institute)
"Ulrafast Bimolecular Acid-Base Neutralization in Aqueous Solution: From Direct Transfer to Sequential Hopping"
9:55 am - 10:10 amDiscussion
10:10 amCoffee Break
10:40 am - 11:15 am Mark A. Johnson (Yale University)
"Using Vibrational Spectroscopy to Probe the Directionality of H-bonds in Hydrated Anions"
11:15 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 12:05 pm Gerhard Seifert (Martin Luther Universität)
"Water and Other Small Molecules - Vibrational Population Relaxation"
12:05 pm - 12:20 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm VIBRATIONS AT INTERFACES
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm Discussion Leader: Vicki H. Grassian (University of Iowa)
7:50 pm - 8:25 pm Kenneth B. Eisenthal (Columbia University)
"From Molecules to Nanoparticles to Live Nerve Cells at Liquid Interfaces"
8:25 pm - 8:40 pmDiscussion
8:40 pm - 9:15 pm Mary Jane Shultz (Tufts University)
"Vibrational Spectroscopic Probes of Interactions at Surfaces"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
WEDNESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm INTRAMOLECULAR DYNAMICS
9:00 am - 9:20 am Discussion Leader: Edwin L. Sibert (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
9:20 am - 9:55 am Brooks H. Pate (University of Virginia)
"Isomerization Kinetics of Vibrationally Excited Molecules in Gas and Solution"
9:55 am - 10:10 amDiscussion
10:10 amCoffee Break
10:40 am - 11:15 am Martin Gruebele (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
"Making Vibrational Energy Flow Many Qubits at a Time"
11:15 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 12:05 pm Robert W. Field (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
"Large Amplitude Vibrations: Electronic Properties as Embedded Reporters"
12:05 pm - 12:20 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pmBusiness Meeting
(Nominations for the next Vice Chair; Fill out Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss future Site & Scheduling preferences; Election of the next Vice Chair)
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm VIBRATIONALLY DRIVEN REACTIONS
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm Discussion Leader: David J. Nesbitt (University of Colorado at Boulder)
7:50 pm - 8:25 pm Peter Hamm (University of Zurich)
"The IR-Driven Cis-Trans Isomerization of HONO"
8:25 pm - 8:40 pmDiscussion
8:40 pm - 9:15 pm Rainer Beck (EPFL)
"Vibrational Mode-Specificity in Chemisorption Reactions"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
THURSDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm VIBRATIONS OF CONFINED MOLECULES
9:00 am - 9:20 am Discussion Leader: Edwin J. Heilweil (NIST)
9:20 am - 9:55 am Nancy E. Levinger (Colorado State University)
"What Your IR Spectrum Won’t Tell You About Water: Probing Water in Confinement Using Time-Resolved IR Spectroscopy"
9:55 am - 10:10 amDiscussion
10:10 amCoffee Break
10:40 am - 11:15 am Dana D. Dlott (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
"Vibrational Dynamics With High Time and Space Resolution"
11:15 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 12:05 pm Huib Bakker (FOM-Institute)
"Ultrafast Dynamics of Nanoconfined Water"
12:05 pm - 12:20 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm RETROSPECTIVE AND PROSPECTIVE VIEWS
Discussion Leader: Fleming Crim (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
7:30 pm - 8:15 pm Martin Quack (ETH Zurich)
"Vibrational Energy Quo Vadis"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 9:15 pm Stephen R. Leone (University of California, Berkeley)
"Vibrational Dynamics: From State-Resolved to Ultrafast"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
FRIDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 amDeparture

Contributors

Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division
The Office of Basic Energy Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy
Coherent, Inc.
Clark-MXR, Inc.
Spectra Physics

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