Sunday
4:00 pm - 8:00 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
Keynote Session: Advanced Physical and Chemical Functionalities of Clusters and Nanoparticles
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:25 pm
"Plasmonic Nanoparticle Arrays and Stretchable Nanolasers"
8:25 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:15 pm
"Improving Catalyst Performance Using Clusters and Nanoparticles"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Electronic and Optical Properties
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:35 am
"Nonlinear Plasmonics and Thermo-Optical Dynamics on Nano-Objects"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:05 am
"Electronic and Optical Properties on Cold Clusters Using Experiments with Helium Droplet Beams"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:25 am
"Vibrationally Resolved Absorption Spectrum of Au4 + "
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Long-Lived Excited States in Metal Clusters"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
"Synthesis of New Carbonaceous Nanoarchitectures by Gas-Phase Aggregation"
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
"Probing Atomic Distributions in Metallic and Oxide Clusters by Artificial Neural Network"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Group Photo / Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Magnetic Clusters and Nanoparticles
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:15 pm - 6:35 pm
"Magnetic Deflection Experiments"
6:35 pm - 6:45 pm
Discussion
6:45 pm - 7:05 pm
"Magnetic Properties of Clusters from Density Functional Theory Studies"
7:05 pm - 7:15 pm
Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:25 pm
"Structure Determination of High-Spin Magnetic Clusters Through Far-IR Spectroscopy"
7:25 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Magnetism and Spin Textures of Individual Nanometer Small Co and Fe Islands on Cu(111): A Low-Temperature Spin-STM Study in Magnetic Fields"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Structure-Reactivity Correlations in Nanoparticle Catalysis: Size and Shape Effects
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:35 am
"Electrocatalysis on Shaped Metal Nanoparticles: Fundamentals, Recent Advances and Future Challenges"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:05 am
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:25 am
"Atomically Precise, Thiolated Copper-Hydride Nanoclusters as Single-Site Hydrogenation Catalysts for Ketones in Mild Conditions"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Reactivity and Catalytic Activity of Small Clusters"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
"High Performance CO Oxidation Catalysts Based on Gas-Phase Pd-Ni Bimetallic Nanoclusters Directly Deposited on Alumina Powder Investigated In Operando by XAFS and DRIFTS"
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
"Two-Color Diffraction Imaging of Helium Nanodroplets"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
"Hydrogen Induced Structure Change of Late Transition Metal Clusters"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Interaction of Clusters with Surfaces
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:15 pm - 6:35 pm
"Interactions of Soft-Landed Molecules and Clusters with Surfaces"
6:35 pm - 6:45 pm
Discussion
6:45 pm - 7:05 pm
"Electron Dynamics in Gold and Silver Nanoclusters"
7:05 pm - 7:15 pm
Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:25 pm
"Real-Time Imaging of Activation and Degradation of Carbon Supported Octahedral Pt-Ni Alloy Fuel Cell Catalysts at the Nanoscale"
7:25 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Clusters Deposited on Graphene"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Cluster Catalysis: Tuning Activity and Selectivity Atom by Atom
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:35 am
"Cluster Catalysis and Size Dependence"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:05 am
"Size Dependence of Chemical Properties of Small Clusters"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:25 am
"N2/H2 Cryo Association and Activation by Some Transition Metal Clusters and Alloys"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Reactivity and Activity of Small Clusters Investigated with Infrared Spectroscopy"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
"Structures and Catalytic Activity of Molybdenum Carbide Clusters"
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
"In Situ Spectroscopy and Catalysis on Supported CuNi Nanoparticles and Atomically-Precise Au Clusters"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Functionalities of Clusters and Nanoparticles and Interdisciplinarity
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:15 pm - 6:35 pm
"Reactivity of Individual Nanoparticles Investigated with Dark-Field Spectroscopy"
6:35 pm - 6:45 pm
Discussion
6:45 pm - 6:55 pm
"Internal Dynamics of Stored Cluster Anions in the Gas Phase"
6:55 pm - 7:00 pm
Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:20 pm
"Nanostructuring Surfaces with Molecules: The Beauty of Confinement"
7:20 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
"Nanoclusters for Cancer Imaging and Therapy"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
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
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Clusters and Nanoparticles as Building Blocks for New Materials and Devices
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:35 am
"Creating Assemblies of Size Selected Clusters on Surfaces by Cluster Beam Deposition"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:05 am
"Cluster-Inspired Materials for Energy Harvesting and Storage"
10:05 am - 10:15 am
Discussion
10:15 am - 10:25 am
"Rational Design of an Argon-Binding Superelectrophilic Anion"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am
"Single Electron Transistor Devices Using Silicon Clusters"
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:50 am
"Cluster-Assembled Materials for Neuronal Networks and Neuromorphic Applications"
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
"Enhancing Optical Properties of Silver Nanoclusters with DNA Self Assembly Tools"
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
"Towards Atomically Precise Sub-nm Supported Au Clusters: The Critical Role of the Support"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Time
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
6:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
6:15 pm - 6:35 pm
"Microscopic Dynamic Processes of Surfaces and Interfaces Analyzed in Time Domain"
6:35 pm - 6:45 pm
Discussion
6:45 pm - 7:05 pm
"Using Intense Light Sources to Unravel Cluster Dynamics"
7:05 pm - 7:15 pm
Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:35 pm
"Waveform Control and Time-Resolved Imaging of Ultrafast Electron Dynamics in Clusters"
7:35 pm - 7:45 pm
Discussion
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Closing Remarks
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure