Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: Time-Resolved Spectroelectrochemistry on Noble Metal Nanostructures
Discussion Leader: Zachary O'Dell (Temple University, United States)
3:45 pm - 4:20 pm
Andrew Wilson (University of Louisville, United States)
"Time-Resolved Spectroelectrochemistry on Noble Metal Nanostructures"
4:20 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
State-of-the-Art Strategies for Synthesizing, Characterizing and Modeling Noble Metal Nanoparticles
Discussion Leader: Christina Boukouvala (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm
Gabriel Halford (University of Virginia, United States)
"Electrochemical Approaches to Fundamental Understanding of Shaped Metal Nanoparticle Growth Mechanisms"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Vladimir Lomonosov (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
"New Shapes of Metallic Mg Nanoparticles via Controllable Colloidal Syntheses"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Megan Knobeloch (Indiana University, United States)
"Transformable Polymer Masks as a Platform for Regioselective Galvanic Replacement on Metal Nanocrystals"
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 8:55 pm
Marc Bourgeois (University of Washington, United States)
"Plasmonic Nanoparticle Array Energy-Momentum Dispersion via High-Resolution Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Zachary O'Dell (Temple University, United States)
"High-Throughput All-Optical Structural Characterization of Metal Nanoparticles"
9:15 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Noble Metal Nanoparticles at Work: Applications in Catalysis, Sensing and Therapeutics
Discussion Leader: Megan Knobeloch (Indiana University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:25 am
Nizzy James (University of Leeds, United Kingdom)
"Novel Inkjet-Printed One-Dimensional Gold Nanocomposite Hydrogels for the Enzymatic Degradation of Phenolic Compounds"
9:25 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Chiara Deriu (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
"Leveraging the Surface Chemistry of Colloidal Nanoparticles to Rationally Develop Direct SERS Protocols for Bioanalytical Applications"
9:45 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:05 am
Athanasios Theodoridis (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden)
"A Pt-Based Plasmonic Sensor for Hydrogen Detection in High Humidity Environments"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:25 am
Tipsiri Pungsrisai (Temple University, United States)
"Study of Influences of Supporting Electrodes in the Apparent Electrochemical Activity of Single Gold Nanoparticle Through Optical Microscopy"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:45 am
Christina Boukouvala (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
"Magnesium Nanoparticles for Metal Enhanced Fluorescence"
10:45 am - 10:50 am
Discussion
10:50 am - 11:00 am
General Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Career Paths Post PhD
Discussion Leader: Marc Bourgeois (University of Washington, United States)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
CVs for Academia and Industry
Andrew Wilson (University of Louisville, United States)
Dongsheng Li (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States)
Rebecca Gieseking (Brandeis University, United States)
Jeremie Asselin (Malvern Panalytical, Canada)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes