CaSTL - NSC Second Annual Symposium Agenda- 2018 Schedule

CaSTL NSC Symposium Agenda

 

Time

Sunday, June 3

All Day

Arrivals & Stay at Ayres

 

 

Time

Monday, June 4

8:30 – 9:00

Breakfast (1201 NS2)

9:00 – 9:15

Welcome & Orientation

Welcome: Ara; Logistics: Venkat

9:15 – 12:15

Lab Tours

Remote participants split into 4 groups; Tour Laser Spectroscopy, Wilson Ho, Ara/Eric labs; Electron Microscopy Lab; Each lab has a designated coordinator; each group has a chaperone; Each tour is about 40 min

12:15 – 1:00

Boarding Bus

Move luggage to Bus in the parking lot;

1:00 – 3:30

Bus Ride/ Box Lunch

Boxed lunch from Mendocino Farms and bottled water

3:30 – 5:00

Set up Posters / Check-in

Set up posters; check-in and refresh

5:00 – 6:30

Intro to NSC Research: Graphene (Lead: Mika)

A group presentation by NSC team: introduction to NSC research, with emphasis on Graphene.

6:30 – 8:00

Dinner

8:00 – 9:30

The Vision of CaSTL: Chemiscope (Lead: Kumar Wickramasinghe)

A panel including Ara, Wilson, Eric, George, Matt will make brief prepared remarks followed by Q&A and discussion.

9:30

Poster Session & Social

 

Time

Tuesday, June 5

8:00 – 9:00

Breakfast

9:00 – 9:15

Theme of the Meeting: What’s Next? (Ara Apkarian)

9:15 – 10:15

NSF 10 Big Ideas (Kelsey Cook)

NSF funding opportunities and priorities, specifically 10 Big Ideas, quantum leap. Research opportunities for GSRs and Postdocs; Funding international collaborations.

10:15 – 10:30

Broader Impacts: So What? (Danielle Watt)

Defining Broader Impacts and strategies to leverage your efforts for research funding.

Outcome: Improve understanding of Broader Impacts.

10:30 – 11:00

Break

11:00 – 12:00

Explaining Your Science to: Grandma, Neighbor & Fox News Pundit: Hands-on professional development session by Jon Perry on explaining your science to a diverse set of people, clearly and concisely.

12:00 – 1:00

Lunch

1:00 – 2:30

 

Panel Discussion: Gold Nanoclusters, Polariton Chemistry, Cavity Optomechanics: A discussion on topics of joint interest to NSC and CaSTL. NSC and CaSTL personnel present prepared remarks (~5 min) followed by discussion and Q&A.

2:30 – 3:00

Break

3:00 – 5:30

Panel Discussion: What is Plasmon? (Moderator: George Schatz)

Hrvoje Petek, Mikael

Discussion on the physics of plasmon, specifically in light of new results. Detailed presentations from Hrvoje, Mickael and brief remarks by others).

5:30 – 6:30

Break (Faculty judge the posters)

6:30 - 8:00

Dinner

8:00 9:30

Hot electrons, Plasmons, Photons, Fields & Forces (Lead: Wilson Ho)

Discussion on the physics of the junction. Brief prepared remarks by multiple faculty followed by discussion and Q&A.

9:30

Poster Session & Social

 

Time

Wednesday, June 6

8:00 – 9:00

Breakfast

9:00 – 10:30

Time Domain: Is CaSTL Ultrafast? (Eric Potma)

Panel discussion on Time domain: what was attempted, solved and to be addressed. Brief remarks by multiple faculty followed by Q&A and discussion.

10:3011:00

Break

11:0012:00

Breakout Challenge Session (Chemiscope, Plasmon driven chemistry and other topics)

All hands grouped along multiple themes; each group to identify the best challenge to pursue and chalk out a plan. Discuss and debate the challenges and plans. Each group may identify a lead to present the challenge/plan at the afternoon session.

12:00 – 1:00

Lunch

1:00 – 4:00

Team building, Scavenger hunt (outdoor event)

Preparation to present Breakout Results

4:00 – 4:45

Breakout Session Outcomes: Presentations & Discussion

Each group lead presents their challenge/plan (~5-7 minutes); Q&A and Discussion. Identify best challenge.

4:45 – 6:30

Selected Student and PD presentation (Poster, Research Proposal, Breakout Challenge)

(2 poster awards, 2 proposal awards, 1 or 2 Breakout Challenge awards)

6:30 – 8:00

Dinner

8:00 – 9:00

Topical Breakout Sessions (with designated leaders)

TERS, SERS Fluctuations, Time Domain, Intro to Undergraduates, NSC-CaSTL Collaborations

Form multiple groups with designated leader to discuss and debate current issues.

9:00 – 10:00

Awards/SP Meeting

(SP meeting agenda: brief review of the meeting; follow-up action items)

 

Time

Thursday, June 7

8:00 – 9:00

Breakfast

9:00 – 10:30

Heterogeneous Catalysis (Karoliina Honkala, Ruqian Wu, Hrvoje Petek, Matt Law)

Multiple PIs and postdocs share brief prepared remarks followed by Q&A and discussion.

10:30 – 11:00

Break

11:00 – 12:00

Closing (Remarks by Ara followed by all-hands conversation)

12:00 – 1:00

Lunch

1:00 – 1:30

Boarding