Sunday
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2:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Arrival and Check-in
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
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7:40 pm - 9:30 pm |
From Molecular Devices to Macroscopic Properties
Discussion Leader: Ben Feringa (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
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7:40 pm - 7:50 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:50 pm - 8:30 pm |
Anna Balazs (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
"Designing Chemical Motors and How to Use Them"
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8:30 pm - 8:40 pm |
Discussion
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8:40 pm - 9:20 pm |
Dirk Broer (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands)
"Triggered Liquid Crystal Networks: Oscillatory Dynamics in Shape and Surface"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Monday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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8:30 am - 9:00 am |
Group Photo
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Switching in Nanomaterials
Discussion Leader: Angelique Y. Louie (University of California, Davis, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:10 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:10 am - 9:50 am |
Elizabeth Harbron (College of William and Mary, USA)
"Controlled Amplification of Molecular Switching in Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles"
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9:50 am - 10:05 am |
Discussion
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10:05 am - 10:30 am |
Coffee Break
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10:30 am - 11:10 am |
Miguel Garcia-Garibay (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
"Gearing Dynamics in the Crystalline Solid State"
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11:10 am - 11:25 am |
Discussion
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11:25 am - 11:30 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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11:30 am - 11:45 am |
Grace Han (Brandeis University, USA)
"Direct Imaging of Photoswitching Molecules on Nanomaterials"
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11:45 am - 11:50 am |
Discussion
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11:50 am - 12:05 pm |
Pablo Rivera-Fuentes (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
"Molecular Switches for Single-Molecule Localization Microscopy"
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12:05 pm - 12:10 pm |
Discussion
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12:10 pm - 12:25 pm |
Chenfeng Ke (Dartmouth College, USA)
"Polyrotaxane-Based Actuators Fabricated via 3D Printing"
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12:25 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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3:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address challenges women face in science and issues of diversity and inclusion. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizer: Nathalie Katsonis (University of Twente, The Netherlands)
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Predicting Structure and Function
Discussion Leader: Sagar Khare (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA)
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:40 pm - 8:20 pm |
Kim Jelfs (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
"Using Simulations to Assist Discovery of Molecular Materials"
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8:20 pm - 8:35 pm |
Discussion
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8:35 pm - 9:15 pm |
Massimo Olivucci (Bowling Green State University, USA)
"On the Origin of the High Quantum Efficiency of the Light-Driven Rotary Motion of Visual Dim-Light Photoreceptors"
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9:15 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Tuesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Applications and Entrepreneurship
Discussion Leader: Alex Lippert (Southern Methodist University, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:15 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:15 am - 9:55 am |
Kohzo Ito (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
"Slide-Ring Materials: Novel Molecular Concept to Toughen Polymeric Materials with Rotaxane"
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9:55 am - 10:10 am |
Discussion
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10:10 am - 10:40 am |
Coffee Break
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10:40 am - 11:20 am |
Wiktor Szymanski (University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands)
"Molecular Photoswitches for Biology and Medicine"
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11:20 am - 11:35 am |
Discussion
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11:35 am - 12:15 pm |
Henry Hess (Columbia University, USA)
"Engineering with Biomolecular Motors and Enzyme Cascades"
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12:15 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Metals and Switches
Discussion Leader: Stephen Loeb (University of Windsor, Canada)
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:40 pm - 8:20 pm |
Natalia Shustova (University of South Carolina, USA)
"Photoswitchable Well-Defined Materials"
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8:20 pm - 8:35 pm |
Discussion
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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"
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9:15 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Wednesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Molecular Machines
Discussion Leader: Hermann Wegner (Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany)
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9:00 am - 9:15 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:15 am - 9:55 am |
Henry Dube (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany)
"Indigoid Chromophores as Platform for Visible Light Responsive Molecular Tools"
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9:55 am - 10:10 am |
Discussion
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10:10 am - 10:40 am |
Coffee Break
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10:40 am - 11:20 am |
Amar Flood (Indiana University, USA)
"Photodriven Anion Recognition"
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11:20 am - 11:35 am |
Discussion
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11:35 am - 12:15 pm |
Ayusman Sen (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
"Directing Self-Propelled Molecules and Particles Using Chemical Signals"
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12:15 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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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
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Nucleotide-Based Molecular Machines
Discussion Leader: Andrew Woolley (University of Toronto, Canada)
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:40 pm - 8:20 pm |
Yamuna Krishnan (University of Chicago, USA)
"DNA-Based Nanodevices for Discovery Biology"
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8:20 pm - 8:35 pm |
Discussion
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8:35 pm - 9:15 pm |
Rachel O'Reilly (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom)
"Designing DNA Templated Synthesis Mechanisms for Autonomous Synthesis"
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9:15 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Thursday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Switchable Soft Materials
Discussion Leader: Nathalie Katsonis (University of Twente, The Netherlands)
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9:00 am - 9:15 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:15 am - 9:55 am |
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"
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9:55 am - 10:10 am |
Discussion
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10:10 am - 10:40 am |
Coffee Break
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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"
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11:20 am - 11:35 am |
Discussion
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11:35 am - 12:15 pm |
Eiji Yashima (Nagoya University, Japan)
"Macromolecular Helicity Switch and Memory for the Development of Unique Chiral Materials"
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12:15 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Switching in Networks
Discussion Leader: Fraser Stoddart (Northwestern University, USA)
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:40 pm - 7:50 pm |
Kimberly Trevino (University of California, Davis, USA)
"The Development of a Manganese-Based Activatable MRI Contrast Agent Responsive to Glutathione"
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7:50 pm - 7:55 pm |
Discussion
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7:55 pm - 8:05 pm |
Jeff Van Raden (University of Oregon, USA)
"Nanohoops as New Building Blocks for Supramolecular Chemistry"
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8:05 pm - 8:10 pm |
Discussion
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8:10 pm - 8:20 pm |
Satoshi Kawabata (Nagoya University, Japan)
"Supramolecular Assembly of a Helical Foldamer and Its Metal-Induced Helix-to-Helix Transition"
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8:20 pm - 8:25 pm |
Discussion
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8:25 pm - 8:35 pm |
Jaejun Lee (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA)
"Photothermally-Actuated Donor-Acceptor Stenhouse Adduct (DASA) Polymers"
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8:35 pm - 8:40 pm |
Discussion
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8:40 pm - 9:20 pm |
Timothy Swager (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
"Switchable Interfaces for Droplet Dynamics and Pathogen Detection"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Friday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am |
Departure
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