Conference Description
The imprecisions inherent in most nanomaterials preclude in-depth understanding of their properties and the way they function, including mechanistic understanding of catalysis at surfaces, interfacial charge transfer in energy flow, fluorescence blinking in quantum dots, and spin canting in magnetic nanoparticles. In all cases, the details of core and surface structures must be known for thorough understanding of the above fundamental issues, which remain unclear or unknown in many cases. Thus, designing, synthesizing and testing nanoparticles (0D), nanowires (1D), and ultrathin layers (2D) that have atomically precise structures is a critical next-step for advancing nanomaterials of metals, oxides, and other compounds.
This GRC is intended to bring together top researchers from around the globe working in the area of "atomically precise nanomaterials". Progress inspired by these researchers and the next generation of researchers in this area will bring nanoscience research to the ultimate level - "atomic precision". Much like organic/biological chemistry, where large molecules such as DNA and proteins are understood and manipulated with atomic precision, the establishment of precise structure-property relationships in nanomaterials will revolutionize the field. On the practical side, research in this field could lead to new efficient catalysts for water splitting and CO2 reduction; new devices for atomic-scale electronics; spin-based quantum computing; new imaging methods for biomedical detection, sensing, and therapeutics.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by October 9, 2019. Please check back for updates.
Growth Mechanism and Surface Chemistry
Discussion Leaders
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Hannu Häkkinen (University of Jyväskylä, Finland)
Speakers
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Jianping Xie (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
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Nanfeng Zheng (Xiamen University, China)
Structure and Metal-Ligand Interfaces
Discussion Leaders
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Ignacio Garzon (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico)
Speakers
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Zhikun Wu (Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
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Osman Bakr (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia)
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Quan-Ming Wang (Tsinghua University, China)
Controlled Doping and Heterometallic Nanoclusters
Discussion Leaders
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Jill Millstone (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
Speakers
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Yuichi Negishi (Tokyo University of Science, Japan)
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Stefanie Dehnen (Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany)
Optical and Electrochemical Properties
Discussion Leaders
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Thomas Buergi (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
Speakers
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Christine Aikens (Kansas State University, USA)
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Kenneth Knappenberger (The Pennsylvania State University, USA)
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Gangli Wang (Georgia State University, USA)
Catalytic Properties
Discussion Leaders
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Yong Pei (Xiangtan University, China)
Speakers
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Dongil Lee (Yonsei University, South Korea)
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Richard Crooks (The University of Texas at Austin, USA)
Electron Microscopy of Nanosystems at Atomic Resolution
Discussion Leaders
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Chris Ackerson (Colorado State University, USA)
Speakers
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Maia Azubel (Stanford University, USA)
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Larry Allard (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA)
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Haimei Zheng (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA)
Biological Applications of Metal Nanoclusters
Discussion Leaders
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Catherine Murphy (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
Speakers
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Jennifer Martinez (Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA)
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Jie Zheng (University of Texas at Dallas, USA)
Assembly of Nanoclusters and Functionality
Discussion Leaders
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Lai-Sheng Wang (Brown University, USA)
Speakers
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Alexander Spokoyny (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
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Xavier Roy (Columbia University, USA)
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Thalappil Pradeep (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India)
Nanoplatelets with Atomically Precise Thickness
Discussion Leaders
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Sara Skrabalak (Indiana University, USA)
Speakers
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Hua Zhang (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
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Dmitri Talapin (University of Chicago, USA)
