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: Crystal Engineering: Today and Tomorrow
7:40 pm - 8:25 pm
"Bespoke Molecular Crystals: What We Understand Today, We Engineer Tomorrow"
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:20 pm
"Exploring and Controlling Molecular Crystallization"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Nucleating and Growing Crystals
9:00 am - 9:35 am
"Crystal Nucleation Rates from Confined Equilibria Through the Critical Cluster Equivalence Principle"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:20 am
"Engineering with Motion - How Terahertz Lattice Dynamics Shape Crystal Properties and Reactivity"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:35 am
"Decoding and Re-Engineering: The Principles of Biogenic Crystallization Control"
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:20 pm
"Two-Step Crystallization and Polymorph Selection in 3-Chloromandelic Acid"
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
Polymorph Discovery: What's in My Sample
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
"Synchrotron Radiation for the Characterization of Pharmaceuticals: A Path from Trace Detection to Accurate Quantification and Structural Analysis"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm
"Applications of Solid-State NMR to Pharmaceutical Solids: From Phase Identification to Structure Determination"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm
"Crystal Templating and Additives: Strategies to Direct and Stabilize Crystallisation"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Structure and Stability Prediction
9:00 am - 9:35 am
"Demystifying Crystallizability Opens Door to Novel Crystal Forms"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:20 am
"Advances in Organic Crystal Structure Prediction: From Challenging Pharmaceuticals to Functional Materials Design"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:35 am
"Crystal Structure Prediction for Realistic Pharmaceutical Targets with AIMNet2 Neural Network Potential"
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:20 pm
"What is Needed for the Ideal Organic Crystal Structure Prediction Code?"
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
Engineering Molecular Mobility
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
"Engineering Molecular Dynamics in Crystalline Solids"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm
"Aromatic Rigidity vs. Aliphatic Freedom: Orientational Effects in MOF Design"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm
"Molecular and Macroscopic Motion in Cocrystals"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Designing Pharmaceutical Crystals
9:00 am - 9:35 am
"Navigating Solid-State Complexity in Pharmaceuticals: Experimental and Virtual Approaches"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:20 am
"Design of Crystalline Materials from Liquid Ingredients"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:35 am
"Solid Form Understanding and Selection in Pharmaceutical Industry: A Preclinical Perspective with a Focus on CSP"
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:20 pm
"Tryptamide as an Anti-Inflammatory Candidate: Crystal Engineering for Solid-State Optimization"
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
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
"Harnessing Microalgae for the Biosynthesis of Difficult-to-Crystallize Molecular Materials"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm
"Bioinspired Manipulation of Ice: Physical and Chemical Controls Over Ice Microstructure and Fabric"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm
"From Polymers to Genes: Mechanisms and Design Principles for Shaping Biogenic Molecular Crystals"
9:20 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; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:35 am
"Organic Synthesis within Organic Crystals: What Happens When the Playground Changes?"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:20 am
"Emergence of Chiral Optical Properties through Chiral Symmetry Breaking in a Crystal"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:35 am
"Property by Architecture: The Crystal Engineer’s Path to Function"
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 12:20 pm
"Designing Confinement: Cages, Networks, and Frameworks"
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
Keynote Session: Crystals Under Duress
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"Dynamic Molecular Crystals: From Peculiarities to Devices"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:20 pm
"Nanoconfining Metal Halide Perovskites for Optoelectronics"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure