Organizing Committee
Jinhui Tao (PNNL)
Conference Chair
David Kisailus (UCR)
AACGE-West President
Luis Zepeda-Ruiz (LLNL)
Local Arrangements
Topics
Fundamentals of Crystallization
Chairs:
Peter Vekilov
Affiliation: University of Huston
Email: pgvekilo@Central.UH.EDU; vekilov@uh.edu
Baron Peters
Affiliation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Email: baronp@illinois.edu
Scope:
We will discuss recent experimental, theoretical, and computational advanced in understanding the fundamental mechanisms of crystal nucleation, growth and inhibition. The systems of interest include inorganic and organic materials, biominerals, and macromolecules crystallizing in bulk solution as well as on 2D surfaces.
Biological and Biomimetic Materials
Chairs:
Anna Pohl
Affiliation: University of California, Riverside
Email: apohl@ucr.edu
Shuai Zhang
Affiliation: University of Washington
Email: zhangs71@uw.edu
Scope:
In this session, we will discuss crystallization of biological or biomimetic materials as well as self-assembly mechanisms. This includes, but will not be limited to: assembly and / or function of organic (e.g., polysaccharides, proteins, peptides, peptoids, polymers, DNA and RNA) materials, and nucleation, growth and phase transformations in biological or biomimetic materials as well as the subsequent impact on performance.
Energy and Environmental Materials
Chair:
Jun Liu
Affiliation: University of Washington, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Email: jun.liu@pnnl.gov; jliuuw1@uw.edu
Chinmayee Subban
Research Scientist
Email: chinmayeesubban@gmail.com
Scope:
In this new session, we will discuss the nucleation, growth, and morphology evolution of functional materials (e.g. metals, metal oxides, perovskites and metal-organic frameworks) across scales. Materials with potential applications in energy storage, catalysis, water treatment, and environmental remediation will be considered among others. Topics ranging from crystallization at interfaces (electrode/solution, substrate/solution and membrane/solution), to structure-property relationships and in-device performance will be discussed. Also of interest are in operando characterization methods, state-of-the-art experimental techniques, and theoretical and computational approaches relevant to functional materials.
