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Nanomaterials for Applications in Energy Technology

Gordon Research Conference

Challenges and Opportunities at the Nanoscale: Applications, Simulation, Advanced Characterization and Novel Manufacturing

February 24 - March 1, 2019

Chair Vanessa Wood

Vice Chair Yury Gogotsi

Ventura Beach Marriott

2055 Harbor Boulevard

Ventura, CA, United States

Venue and Travel Information

Conference Description

This meeting focuses on challenges and opportunities for nanomaterials in the energy space. The meeting will take a deep dive into applications areas including energy and fuel generation (photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, catalysis) and energy storage (fuel cells, batteries, and supercapacitors) with a focus on the new functionalities brought by the nanoscale dimensions. Speakers with experience taking technology from laboratory to market will provide perspective on the commercialization potential and challenges for nanomaterials. In addition to the application-specific talks, cross-cutting sessions will focus on how high performance computing can be used for material selection and optimization, how advanced characterization techniques with x-rays, neutrons, muons, and electrons can push understanding of nanomaterials and enable their rational design, and how nanomaterials are driving new types of innovative and cost-saving manufacturing.

Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Nanomaterials for Applications in Energy Technology (GRS)" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.

Conference Program

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: Nanomaterials for Energy Discussion Leader: Vanessa Wood (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:30 pm	Edward Sargent (University of Toronto, Canada) "Nanoscale Design of Electrocatalysts for CO₂-to-Feedstocks and CO₂-to-Fuels Powered Using Renewable Electricity"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm	Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:20 pm	Yi Cui (Stanford University, USA) "Nanomaterials and Interface Design for Electrochemical Energy Technology"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Electrical Energy Generation with Nanomaterials: Solar Energy Discussion Leader: Thomas Kirchartz (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany)
9:00 am - 9:15 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:50 am	Victor Klimov (Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA) "Manipulating Photons with Quantum Dots for Solar Energy Conversion"
9:50 am - 10:05 am	Discussion
10:05 am - 10:15 am	Christopher Barile (University of Nevada, Reno, USA) "Metal-Based Dynamic Windows with High Contrast, Neutral Color and Excellent Durability"
10:15 am - 10:20 am	Discussion
10:20 am - 10:50 am	Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:25 am	Joseph Luther (National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA) "Perovskite Quantum Dots for Energy Technologies"
11:25 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 12:15 pm	Richard Lunt (Michigan State University, USA) "Highly Transparent Solar Cells for Distributed Applications"
12:15 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	Simulation Approaches for Nanomaterials Discussion Leader: Maria Chan (Argonne National Laboratory, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:20 pm	Saiful Islam (University of Bath, United Kingdom) "Atomic-Scale Insights into Defects and Diffusion in Energy Materials (Batteries Included)"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm	Nuri Yazdani (Materials and Device Engineering Group, ETH Zürich, Switzerland) "Investigating Electron-Phonon Coupling in Semiconductor Nanocrystals with Ab Initio Methods"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm	Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:20 pm	Chris Wolverton (Northwestern University, USA) "Computational Approaches for the Design and Discovery of Nanostructured Thermoelectrics"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Energy Storage: Batteries, Supercapacitors and Fuel Cells Discussion Leader: Shirley Meng (University of California, San Diego, USA)
9:00 am - 9:15 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:50 am	William Chueh (Stanford University, USA) "Electrochemistry at the Mesoscale: From Characterization and Modeling to Insights"
9:50 am - 10:05 am	Discussion
10:05 am - 10:15 am	Huolin Xin (University of California, Irvine, USA) "Anomalous Segregation in Lithium-Rich Layered Oxide Uncovers New Theoretical Design Rule for Stable Cathode in Lithium-Ion Battery"
10:15 am - 10:20 am	Discussion
10:20 am - 10:50 am	Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:25 am	Jang Wook Choi (Seoul National University, South Korea) "Crystal Water for Emerging Battery Electrodes"
11:25 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 12:15 pm	Karena Chapman (Stony Brook University, USA) "Chasing Changing Nanoparticles with Operando X-Ray Tools"
12:15 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	Energy Generation: Thermoelectrics Discussion Leader: Maria Ibáñez (IST Austria, Austria)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:20 pm	Jeffrey Urban (The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA) "Life at the Interface: Thermoelectric Power, Thermal Rectification and Thermal Memristors"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm	Guoliang (Greg) Liu (Virginia Tech, USA) "Block Copolymer-Based Porous Carbon Fiber for Supercapacitors"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm	Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:20 pm	Andreu Cabot (Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Spain) "Bottom-up Engineering of Thermoelectric Nanomaterials"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Energy Generation: Catalysis and Solar Chemical Discussion Leader: Lilac Amirav (Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel)
9:00 am - 9:15 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:50 am	Raffaella Buonsanti (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland) "Colloidal Nanomaterials for Energy Storage in Chemical Bonds"
9:50 am - 10:05 am	Discussion
10:05 am - 10:15 am	Liang Cao (Johns Hopkins University, USA) "Computational Study of Transition Metal Alloying Effects on the Structure and Enhanced Stability of Pt-Ni Nanoparticles"
10:15 am - 10:20 am	Discussion
10:20 am - 10:50 am	Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:25 am	Arne Thomas (Technische Universität Berlin, Germany) "Functional Nanoporous Materials for Catalysis and Energy Applications"
11:25 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 12:15 pm	Richard Robinson (Cornell University, USA) "New Tools for Understanding Conductivity in Oxide Energy Materials and Inorganic Isomerizations"
12:15 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
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm	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
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Characterization of Nanomaterials: In Situ Electron Microscopy Discussion Leader: Thomas Hansen (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:20 pm	Judy Cha (Yale University, USA) "2D Materials as Model Systems to Study Electrochemical Catalytic Reactions"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm	Hanyu Zhang (National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA) "Disentangling Oxygen and Water Vapor Effects on Photoelectronic Properties of Monolayer Tungsten Disulfide"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm	Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:20 pm	Matthew McDowell (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA) "In Situ Investigation of the Evolution of Materials and Interfaces in Batteries"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Characterization of Nanomaterials: X-Rays, Neutrons and Muons Discussion Leader: Jagjit Nanda (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA)
9:00 am - 9:15 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:50 am	Aaron Lindenberg (Stanford University / SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA) "Ultrafast X-Ray and Electron Studies of Dynamical Processes in the Hybrid Perovskites"
9:50 am - 10:05 am	Discussion
10:05 am - 10:15 am	Isvar Cordova (Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA) "Monitoring Surface Chemistry and Sub-nm Intercalation Effects in Ni(OH)₂: A Pattern-Enhanced Resonant Scattering Approach for Interface Characterization"
10:15 am - 10:20 am	Discussion
10:20 am - 10:50 am	Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:25 am	Clare Grey (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom) "New Approaches for Studying Local Structure and Dynamics in Disordered Battery and Supercap Electrode Materials"
11:25 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 12:15 pm	Martin Månsson (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) "Strain and Interface Effects Studied by Neutron and Muon Techniques"
12:15 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	Novel Fabrication and Manufacturing Discussion Leader: Yury Gogotsi (Drexel University, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm	Julia Greer (California Institute of Technology, USA) "Nano-Architected Materials as Mechanically Resilient and Efficient 3D Battery Electrodes"
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm	Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm	Astrid Müller (University of Rochester, USA) "Laser-Made Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy Solutions"
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm	Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:15 pm	Dmitri Talapin (University of Chicago, USA) "Semiconductors Born from Nanocrystals"
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm	Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Departure