Reaction and Energy Transfer Dynamics at Surfaces and Interfaces: Fundamental Insights and Applications to Complex Systems

The Dynamics at Surfaces GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.

The 2023 Gordon Research Conference on Dynamics at Surfaces builds on a 44-year tradition of bringing together experimentalists and theoreticians working at the forefront of surface and interfacial chemical dynamics. It focuses on how molecular, atomic, and electronic motion at a surface or interface impacts physical and chemical behavior, and how this fundamental molecular level understanding translates to more complex chemical systems.

Examples of featured topics include dynamics in surface reactions and heterogeneous catalysis, time-resolved dynamics at surfaces, energy conversion and storage at interfaces and surfaces, photo- and plasmonic dynamics, dynamics at liquid and complex interfaces and in extreme environments, including hyperthermal processes and plasmas, surface scattering and energy transfer, and electron dynamics and non-adiabatic effects at surfaces.

The meeting has a long history of fostering close interplay between experimentalists and theoreticians. It also aims to stimulate and support new interdisciplinary opportunities where fundamental insights can advance understanding of increasingly complex chemical systems. Investigators attend from a wide range of scientific disciplines including chemistry, physics, materials science, geology, biophysics, and astrochemistry. We encourage all attendees, including junior scientists and graduate students, to present their work during the meeting's vibrant poster sessions and exchange ideas with leaders in their own and related fields. Several young investigators who submit poster abstracts will be selected for short talks at the meeting.

A Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) for young investigators (graduate students and post-docs) will precede the GRC.