The field of organic electronics and photonics has enjoyed tremendous progress since the discoveries in the late seventies of conducting polymers and in the late eighties of efficient electroluminescent devices based on small organic molecules or polymers. The market for organic electronics-based products is now projected to reach over $30 billion by 2015.

Transformational developments in this field occur hand-in-hand with leaps in our understanding of underlying fundamental processes. A current challenge is to elucidate and, in turn, to control or direct the basic light- and charge-initiated processes in organic materials. Questions to be addressed during the conference include: How can the energy of light be captured, without loss, in organic photovoltaics? What are the most promising new and innovative materials? What inspiration can be gathered from nature? What developments harness the potential of morphology and interfaces?

The Gordon Research Conference on “Electronic Processes in Organic Materials” will provide an ideal setting to discuss in depth these and related topics with leading scientists from academia, government, and industry. Various sessions will be devoted to the chemistry, physics, biology, materials science, optical science, nanoscience, engineering, and device fabrication of electrically-active and optically-active organic materials.