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Chemical Reactions at Surfaces (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

Addressing Novel Challenges in Surface Science and Chemical Reactions at Surfaces

February 11 - 12, 2023
Chairs Roberto Schimmenti and Adriano Braga
Contact Chairs
Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco
Via Giovanni Pascoli
Lucca (Barga), LU, Italy
 Venue and Travel Information

Conference Description

The Chemical Reactions at Surfaces GRS provides a unique forum for young doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to present their work, discuss new methods, cutting edge ideas, and pre-published data, as well as to build collaborative relationships with their peers. Experienced mentors and trainee moderators will facilitate active participation in scientific discussion to allow all attendees to be engaged participants rather than spectators.

The focus of this meeting is on both computational and experimental methods for addressing novel challenges in surface science and chemical reactions at surfaces. This includes fundamental and applied studies investigating catalysis, environmental science, electrochemistry, solar energy conversion, biomaterials, and nanoscience.

Several sessions addressing a diverse range of surface science applications will be devoted to oral and poster presentations by attendees. In addition, a panel discussion consisting of a number of experienced scientists will provide a perspective on scientific careers with special emphasis on gender and ethnic minority aspects. All participants are strongly encouraged to attend the associated Gordon Research Conference "Chemical Reactions at Surfaces" that takes place immediately following the GRS.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Chemical Reactions at Surfaces" Gordon Research Conference (GRC). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.

Conference Program

Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Keynote Session: Catalytic Activity of Metal Nanoparticles
Discussion Leader: Georg Kastlunger (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark)
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm
Henrik Grönbeck (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden)
"Catalytic Activity From First Principles Over Metal Nanoparticles"
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Discussion
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Poster Session
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Well-defined Crystals: Characterization and Functionalization
Discussion Leader: Michael Stone (Stanford University, United States)
5:30 pm - 5:50 pm
Cynthia Fernández (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)
"Adsorption and Reactivity of Phosphonic-Acid-Functionalized Porphyrin Molecules on TiO2 (110)"
5:50 pm - 6:00 pm
Discussion
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm
Eva Marie Freiberger (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)
"Bromination of Two-Dimensional Materials"
6:20 pm - 6:30 pm
Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:50 pm
Alexander Shearer (Stanford University, United States)
"Nucleation Engineering of Atomic Layer Deposition for Next-Generation Microelectronic Devices"
6:50 pm - 7:00 pm
Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:20 pm
Liping ZHONG (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland)
"Tune the Surface Active Phase of Cobalt for CO Preferential Oxidation by Using Operando Surface-sensitive Spectroscopies"
7:20 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Electrocatalysis: Fundamentals and Applied Aspects
Discussion Leader: Zhenhua Zeng (Purdue University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Esperanza Sedano Varo (DTU, Denmark)
"Bimetallic Size-selected Clusters for CO2 Reduction"
9:20 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am
Ranga Rohit Seemakurthi (ICIQ-Institut Català d'Investigació Química, Spain)
"Delineating the Reaction Mechanism and Cation Effects for Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction to C2+ Products Using Graph Theory and Microkinetic Modelling Analyses"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Christine Lucky (University of Wisconsin - Madison, United States)
"Steering the Electrocatalytic Transformation of Alkanes"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:50 am
Andrea Grespi (Lund University, Sweden)
"Operando Studies at Electrode Surfaces With Grazing Incidence X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy"
10:50 am - 11:00 am
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
Advances in Heterogeneous Catalysis
Discussion Leader: Max Huelsey (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
1:30 pm - 1:50 pm
Surya Pratap Solanki (University of Houston, United States)
"Dynamically Excited Catalysts with Superior Oxidation Activity"
1:50 pm - 2:00 pm
Discussion
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
Michael Moritz (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)
"SCALMS: Liquid Metal Catalysis With Ternary Systems"
2:20 pm - 2:30 pm
Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes

This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Science Consolidated Service Center under Award Number(s) DE-SC0023630. This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.

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