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 Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Porous Materials and Confinement
Discussion Leader: David Sholl (ORNL, United States)
7:40 pm - 7:55 pm
Opening Remarks
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
8:00 pm - 8:35 pm
Michael Tsapatsis (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
"Challenges and Opportunities for Adsorptive and Membrane Reactors"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:20 pm
Jeffrey Reimer (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
"A Molecular View of Carbon Capture"
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
Interfaces for Reactive Separations
Discussion Leader: Robbyn Anand (Iowa State University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:35 am
Joan Brennecke (University of Texas at Austin, United States)
"Gas Separations with Ionic Liquids"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am
Susannah Scott (University of California, Santa Barbara, United States)
"Molecular Traffic Directing: Partitioning of Reactants, Products, and Solvents in Microporous and Mesoporous Materials"
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:50 am
Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:20 am
Daniel Schwartz (University of Colorado Boulder, United States)
"Anomalous Transport in Interface-Rich Environments: Characterization and Consequences"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:55 am
Katie Li-Oakey (University of Wyoming, United States)
"Designing Separation Materials and Processes Based on Molecular Interactions"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:25 pm
Marta Hatzell (Georgia Institute of Technology, United States)
"Reactive Separations and Membranes for Selective Nutrient Recovery from Waste"
12:25 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
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Kalin Baca (Icorium Engineering Company, United States) and Difan Zhang (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Clean and Sustainable Energy Separations
Discussion Leader: Rebecca Abergel (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:00 pm
Sheng Dai (Oak Ridge National Laboratory/University of Tennessee, United States)
"Separation of Critical Materials Based on High-Temperature and Low-Temperature Molten Salts"
8:00 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:30 pm
Patricia Paviet (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States)
"Opportunities and Challenges of Molten Salt Chemistry in Support of Molten Salt Reactor Development"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:05 pm
Ah-Hyung Park (UCLA, United States)
"Sustainable Extraction and Separation of Critical Elements from Complex Resources"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Simona Liguori (Clarkson University, United States)
"Ammonia Separations via Immobilized Molten Salt Membrane"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Theory, Simulation and Data Science in Separations
Discussion Leader: Piran Kidambi (Vanderbilt University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am
J. Ilja Siepmann (University of Minnesota, United States)
"Molecular Simulations of Phase and Sorption Equilibria: Microheterogeneous Solvents, Nanoporous Materials, and Functionalized Stationary Phase Materials"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am
Francesco Paesani (University of California, San Diego, United States)
"From Ab Initio Data to Action: Leveraging Many-Body Potentials for Realistic Simulations of H2 O and CO2 in MOFs for Water Harvesting and Carbon Capture"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:10 am
George Froudakis (University of Crete, Greece)
"AI and Data Science for Designing MOFs"
11:10 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:45 am
Heather Kulik (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
"Discovering Ultrastable Metal-Organic Frameworks for Separations with Machine Learning"
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:20 pm
Gregory Voth (University of Chicago, United States)
"Proton Solvation and Transport in Separations Science: A Simulation Challenge Leads to Surprising New Insights"
12:20 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
Separations of Critical Materials
Discussion Leader: James Blakemore (University of Kansas, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:55 pm
Ping Yang (Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States)
"Autonomous Discovery of F-Element Separation"
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:30 pm
Yongsheng Chen (Georgia Institute of Technology, United States)
"Machine Learning Assisted Membrane Fabrication for Fit-for-Purpose Water Reuse and Resource Recovery"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:05 pm
Tanya Prozorov (US DOE Ames National Laboratory, United States)
"New Frontiers in Adsorbent Development: Tailoring High-Selectivity Platforms for Rare Earth Separation from Low-Grade Feedstocks"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Alex Ivanov (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States)
"Role of Nonconducting Anions in Lanthanide Separation"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Separations Under External Stimuli
Discussion Leader: Joseph Cotruvo, Jr. (The Pennsylvania State University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am
Nitash Balsara (University of California, Berkeley, United States)
"Selective Transport of Lithium Ions in Rechargeable Batteries"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am
Grant Johnson (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States)
"Ion Separations in Liquids via Functionalized Laminate Membranes and Redox Electrodes"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Yayuan Liu (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
"Electrochemically Medicated Carbon Dioxide Separations"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:05 am
Coffee Break
11:05 am - 11:30 am
Jing Li (Rutgers University, United States)
"Molecular Sieving Based Separation of Industrially Important Hydrocarbons"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:05 pm
Phillip Milner (Cornell University, United States)
"Isothermal Carbon Capture and Release Using Visible Light"
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Oscar Nordness (Columbia University , United States)
"Understanding the Role of Dielectric Environment of Ion Separation"
12:25 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
Biochemical Separations
Discussion Leader: Santa Jansone-Popova (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:00 pm
Gregg Beckham (National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States)
"Recent Advances in Biochemical Separations"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:35 pm
Dan Matuszak (Aviation Climate Taskforce, United States)
"Assessing Emergent Pathways to Future Aviation Fuels"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:10 pm
Stephen Shevlin (Nature Materials, United Kingdom)
"The Art of Publishing in Nature Journals"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Lauren Valentino (Argonne National Laboratory, United States)
"Advancing Sustainable Energy Through Capacitive Deionization for Carboxylate and Inorganic Ion Separations"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Ionic Liquid Separations and Reactions
Discussion Leader: Hee Jeung Oh (Pennsylvania State University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am
Daniel Armstrong (University of Texas at Arlington, United States)
"Ionic Liquid Insights: Decomposition, CTf3 Anion, with MOFs, Walden Products & Separations"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am
Robin Rogers (525 Solutions, Inc., United States)
"Can Unique Ionic Liquids-Based Separations Save the World? Examples from Separations of Biopolymers from Nature to Eliminate Plastics and Separations from Abundant but Neglected Ores to Provide all of Society’s Critical Materials May Suggest the Answer is YES"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:50 am
Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:15 am
Matteo Salvalaglio (University College London, United Kingdom)
"Atomistic Modeling of Concentration-Driven Processes at Solid/Liquid Interfaces"
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:50 am
Maohong Fan (University of Wyoming, United States)
"Advancing CO2 Capture Technology Development with Catalysis"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
Faruque Hasan (Texas A&M University, United States)
"Computer-Aided Integrated Molecular and Process Design for Ionic Liquid Assisted Extractive Distillation"
12:20 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
Sorption, Transport and Conversion
Discussion Leader: Fateme Rezaei (University of Miami, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:00 pm
Benny Freeman (The University of Texas at Austin, United States)
"Emerging Basic Science Questions Regarding Water and Ion Transport in Polymer Membranes for Water Purification and Resource Recovery"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:35 pm
Lydia Kisley (Case Western Reserve University, United States)
"Visualizing Van Deemter: Super-Resolution Imaging of Mass Transfer Dynamics"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:10 pm
Yan Xia (Stanford University, United States)
"Molecular Design of Membrane Materials for Gas Separations"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure