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
From Molecular Devices to Macroscopic Properties
Discussion Leader: Ben Feringa (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:30 pm
Anna Balazs (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
"Designing Chemical Motors and How to Use Them"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:20 pm
Jan van Esch (Technical Unversity of Delft, The Netherlands)
"Chemical Systems out of Equilibrium"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Switching in Nanomaterials
Discussion Leader: Angelique Y. Louie (University of California, Davis, USA)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:55 am
Miguel Garcia-Garibay (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
"Gearing Dynamics in the Crystalline Solid State"
9:55 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:20 am
Elizabeth Harbron (College of William and Mary, USA)
"Controlled Amplification of Molecular Switching in Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles"
11:20 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 12:15 pm
Daniela Wilson (Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
"A Supramolecular Approach to Nano and Microscale Motion: Polymer Based Synthetic Motile Systems"
12:15 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
Power Hour
The GRC Power Hour is an optional informal gathering open to all meeting participants. It is designed to help address the challenges women face in science and support the professional growth of women in our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizer: Rasmita Raval (University of Liverpool, United Kingdom)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Predicting Structure and Function
Discussion Leader: Sagar Khare (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
Kim Jelfs (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
"Using Simulations to Assist Discovery of Molecular Materials"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm
Massimo Olivucci (Bowling Green State University, USA)
"Theory and Simulation of the Ultrafast Double-Bond Isomerization of Biological Chromophores"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Applications and Entrepreneurship
Discussion Leader: Alex Lippert (Southern Methodist University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:55 am
Kohzo Ito (University of Tokyo, Japan)
"Slide-Ring Materials: Novel Molecular Concept to Toughen Polymeric Materials with Rotaxane"
9:55 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:20 am
Timothy Swager (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
"Switchable Interfaces for Droplet Dynamics and Pathogen Detection"
11:20 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 12:15 pm
Wiktor Szymanski (University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands)
"Molecular Photoswitches for Biology and Medicine"
12:15 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
Metals and Switches
Discussion Leader: Rasmita Raval (University of Liverpool, United Kingdom)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
Natalia Shustova (University of South Carolina, USA)
"Photoswitchable Well-Defined Materials"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm
Vivian Yam (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China)
"From Supramolecular Assembly and Conformational Control to Molecular Switching and Chemosensing"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Molecular Machines
Discussion Leader: Henry Hess (Columbia University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:55 am
Henry Dube (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany)
"Indigoid Chromophores as Platform for Visible Light Responsive Molecular Tools"
9:55 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:20 am
Amar Flood (Indiana University, USA)
"Photodriven Anion Recognition"
11:20 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 12:15 pm
Ayusman Sen (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
"Directing Self-Propelled Molecules and Particles Using Chemical Signals"
12:15 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; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Nucleotide-Based Molecular Machines
Discussion Leader: Andrew Woolley (University of Toronto, Canada)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
Yamuna Krishnan (University of Chicago, USA)
"DNA-Based Nanodevices for Discovery Biology"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm
Rachel O'Reilly (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom)
"Designing DNA Templated Synthesis Mechanisms for Autonomous Synthesis"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Switchable Soft Materials
Discussion Leader: Nathalie Katsonis (University of Twente, The Netherlands)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:55 am
Dirk Broer (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands)
"Triggered Liquid Crystal Networks: Oscillatory Dynamics in Shape and Surface"
9:55 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:20 am
Quan Li (Kent State University, USA)
"Light-Directing Self-Organized Chiral Liquid Crystalline Nanostructures Enabled by Molecular Switches or Motors: From 1D to 3D and Beyond"
11:20 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 12:15 pm
Eiji Yashima (Nagoya University, Japan)
"Macromolecular Helicity Switch and Memory for the Development of Unique Chiral Materials"
12:15 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
Switching in Networks
Discussion Leader: Fraser Stoddart (Northwestern University, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
7:50 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:20 pm
Itamar Willner (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
"Constitutional Dynamic Networks: From Basic Principles to Applications"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure