American Conference on Inorganic Nanoscience

Mount Snow Resort, West Dover, Vermont

July 6-10, 2025

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Sunday July 6th

Poster Session

Monday 8th & Tuesday 10th

Gala Dinner

Wednesday July 9th

2 Poster Prizes

150GPB

Given by

Xuankai Huang
Deblina Majumder

25 Poster Prizes

200$

Given by

Raul Artal
Ángela Ramos Díaz
Dan Ito
Jędrzej Kondek
Sung Ryul Choi
Joel Casella
Sangwook Park
Franjo Weber
Akira Nasu
Arianna Pesce
Mareen Schaller
Elena Sánchez Ahijón
Sunghyun Park
Andrés Campos Galera
Nicolas Liang
Florian Stainer
Takashi Hirose
Yuichi Sakuda
Veronica Humlebæk Jensen
Jong-Eun Hong
Gyeong Duk Nam
Matthaeus Siebenhofer
Barbara Wagner
Zonghao Shen
Klaudia Zielińska

3 Poster Prizes

250€

Given by

Matthias Hartmann
Jing Ming
Patrick Ewerhardt

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About

This conference serves as a gathering place for researchers specializing in inorganic nanoscience, offering a platform for the exchange of valuable insights and expertise.

The inaugural American Conference on Inorganic Nanoscience will be held at Mount Snow in Dover, Vermont over July 6-10^th. The meeting will consist of daily lectures and an afternoon break. All participants are expected to present posters. The meeting will address cutting edge topics in the synthesis, structural characterization, spectroscopy, and applications of clusters and colloidal inorganic crystals including quantum dots, metals, plasmonic semiconductors, catalysts, frameworks, and metal oxides.

>600

participants

6

conference days

6

parallel sessions

>400

talks

Conference Topics

Colloidal Nanocrystals and Clusters

Inorganic Synthesis

Surface Science

Optical Spectroscopy

Catalysis

Nanostructure Characterization

Sessions

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Qian Chen

Colorado University, Boulder Gordana Dukovic

University of Washington Daniel Gamelin

Virginia Tech Lina Quan

Northwestern University Richard Schaller

Speakers

Whitman College

Mark Hendricks

Vanderbilt Janet Macdonald

University California Riverside Yadong Yin

ETH Zurich Maksym Kovalenko

University Oregon Carl Brozek

North Carolina State University Milad Abolhasani

Sungkyunkwan University Sohee Jeong

Speakers

Universitá della Basilicata

Ivan Infante

University Florida Chenjie Zeng

Colorado State University Chris Ackerson

Speakers

University Buffalo

Luis de Jesus Baez

University Texas Austin Delia Milliron

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Matt Beard

Speakers

Sessions

Colloidal Quantum Dots

The synthesis, structure, and properties of modern colloidal quantum confined semiconductors.

Dmitri Talapin, Maksym Kovalenko

Discussion Leader: Kathryn Knowles, University of Rochester

Advanced Spectroscopic and Structural Characterization of Nanostructured Materials

Ultrafast spectroscopy, synchrotron techniques, and advances in electron microscopy – and what they reveal about the photophysics, dynamics, and electronic structure, of nanocrystalline materials.

Gordana Dukovic, Sarah King, Rich Schaller Qian Chen, Dong Hee Son

Discussion Leader: Dong Hee Son, Texas A&M University

Machine Learning and Industrial Applications of Quantum Dots

Application of machine learning methods to optimize the synthesis and explore the atomic structure of colloidal quantum dots and the cutting edge of their application in consumer products.

Milad Abolhasani, Ivan Infante, Pete Palomaki, Hunter McDaniel

Discussion Leader: Brandi Cossairt, University of Washington

Synthesis and Chemistry of Chalcogenide, Pnictide, and Perovskite QDs

Synthesis and chemistry of colloidal nanocrystals, including size and shape control, surface coordination chemistry and its relationship to optoelectronic properties. 

Mark Hendricks, Janet Macdonald, Ou Chen, Sohee Jeong

Discussion Leader: Amy Prieto, Colorado State University

Emerging Areas in Nanoscience

Newly areas in nanoscience, including colloidal metal-organic frameworks, automation in nanocrystal synthesis, and van der Waal’s materials.

Chenjie Zeng, Carl Brozek, Christopher Ackerson

Discussion Leader: Joey Luther, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Nanostructured Oxides and Doped Materials

Synthesis and properties of nanostructured oxides and transition metal-containing materials for electrochemical and catalytic applications.

Daniel Gamelin, Luis de Jesus Baez, Jonathan de Roo, Delia Milliron, Julie Fenton

Discussion Leader: Geoffrey Strouse, Florida State University

Applications of Inorganic Nanomaterials

The latest advances in construction and performance of optoelectronic devices based on inorganic nanomaterials, including electrochromic materials and infrared photodetectors, etc.

Matt Beard David Ginger, Philippe Guyot-Sionnest

Discussion Leader: Brian Korgel, University of Texas, Austin

University of Washington Brandi Cossairt

University of Washington Daniel Gamelin

University of Rochester Kathryn Knowles

Columbia University Jonathan Owen

Organizers

Cornell University Richard Robinson

UC San Diego Alina Schimpf

University of Chicago Dmitri Talapin

Colorado University, Boulder Gordana Dukovic

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Qian Chen

University of Chicago

Dmitri Talapin

University of Chicago Sarah King

University of Basel

Jonathan de Roo

Confirmed Speakers

University of Washington David Ginger

University of Washington Daniel Gamelin

Northwestern University Richard Schaller

University of Chicago Philippe Guyot-Sionnest

Sungkyunkwan University Sohee Jeong

Colorado University, Boulder Gordana Dukovic

Whitman College

Mark Hendricks

Vanderbilt Janet Macdonald

Brown University Ou Chen

ETH Zurich and Empa Maksym Kovalenko

University of Oregon Carl Brozek

North Carolina State University Milad Abolhasani

BCMaterials

Ivan Infante

University Florida Chenjie Zeng

Colorado State University Chris Ackerson

University Buffalo

Luis de Jesus Baez

University Texas Austin Delia Milliron

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Matt Beard

UbiQD Hunter McDaniel

Palomaki Consulting Peter Palomaki

Topics

the structural and chemical factors that dictate the properties of nanocrystalline materials, from discovery to their application in commercial products.

ultrafast spectroscopy, synchrotron techniques, and advances in electron microscopy – and what they reveal about the photophysics, dynamics, and electronic structure, of nanocrystalline materials.

synthesis, chemistry, and electronic properties of molecular systems and their relationship to the analogous material systems.

synthesis and chemistry of colloidal nanocrystals, including size and shape control, surface coordination chemistry and its relationship to optoelectronic properties.

newly areas in nanoscience, including colloidal metal-organic frameworks, automation in nanocrystal synthesis, and van der Waal’s materials.

synthesis and properties of nanostructured oxides and transition metal-containing materials for electrochemical and catalytic applications.

the latest advances in construction and performance of optoelectronic devices based on inorganic nanomaterials, including electrochromic materials and infrared photodetectors, etc.

1:00–5:00 pm		Arrival and Check In
6:00–7:30 pm		Dinner
7:30–9:00 pm		Colloidal Quantum Dots Discussion Leader: Kathryn Knowles, University of Rochester
7:30–7:45 pm	Jonathan Owen, Columbia University	Welcome to the American Conference on Inorganic Nanoscience
7:45–8:10 pm	Dmitri Talapin, University of Chicago	Synthesis of Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals in Unconventional Circumstances
8:10–8:20 pm		Discussion
8:20–8:45 pm	Maksym Kovalenko , ETH Zurich	The First Decade of Perovskite Quantum Dots: Quo Vadis?
8:45–8:55 pm		Discussion
9:00–11:00 pm		Social Hour

7:30–8:30 am		Breakfast
9:00–12:20 pm		Advanced Spectroscopic and Structural Characterization of Nanostructured Materials Discussion Leader: Dong Hee Son, Texas A&M University
9:00–9:25 am	Gordana Dukovic, University of Colorado	Elucidating how nanocrystals drive multielectron redox chemistry
9:25–9:35 am		Discussion
9:35–10:00 am	Sarah King, University of Chicago	Visualizing Plasmon Polaritons in Anisotropic Nanomaterials
10:00–10:10 am		Discussion
10:10–10:30 am		Coffee Break
10:30–10:55 am	Rich Schaller, Northwestern University/Argonne	Remarkable Properties of Semiconductor Nanocrystals at Elevated Pump Intensity
10:55–11:05 am		Discussion
11:05–11:30 am	Qian Chen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign	Pathway Engineering of Complex Nanoparticle Assemblies
11:30–11:40 am		Discussion
11:40–11:55 pm	Matthew Crane, Colorado School of Mines	Tuning hot carriers for efficient transfer in semiconductor plasmonic nanocrystals
11:55–12:00 pm		Discussion
12:00–12:15 pm	Dong Hee Son, Texas A&M University	Exciton emission from perovskite QDs with electronic coupling and coupling to micro-resonance cavity.
12:15–12:20 am		Discussion
12:20–1:30 pm		Lunch
1:30–4:00 pm		Free Time
4:00–6:00 pm		Poster Session I
6:00–7:30 pm		Dinner
7:30–9:20 pm		Machine Learning and Industrial Applications of Quantum Dots Discussion Leader: Brandi Cossairt, University of Washington
7:30–7:55 pm	Milad Abolhasani, North Carolina State University	Colloidal Nanoscience Acceleration with Self-Driving Labs
7:55–8:05 pm		Discussion
8:05–8:30 pm	Ivan Infante, Basque Center of Materials, Bilbao	Machine Learning Force Fields for Quantum Dots: Challenges and Opportunities
8:30–8:40 pm		Discussion
8:40–8:55 pm	Peter Palomaki, Palomaki Consulting	What do we need from QDs in modern display technology?
8:55–9:00 pm		Discussion
9:00–9:15 pm	Hunter McDaniel, UbiQD	Mass Production of Quantum Dots
9:15–9:20 pm		Discussion
9:20–11 pm		Poster Social Hour

7:30–8:30 am		Breakfast
9:00–12:20 pm		Synthesis and Chemistry of Chalcogenide, Pnictide, and Perovskite QDs Discussion Leader: Amy Prieto, Colorado State University
9:00–9:25 am	Mark Hendricks, Whitman College	Precursor Chemistry of Metallic and Semiconducting Nanocrystals
9:25–9:35 am		Discussion
9:35–10:00 am	Janet Macdonald, Vanderbilt	Phases, Polytypes and Polymorphs: How to make what you want in nanocrystal synthesis
10:00–10:10 am		Discussion
10:10–10:30 am		Coffee Break
10:30–10:55 am	Ou Chen, Brown University	Colloidal Quantum Dots-Based Heterostructure Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Self-Assembly and Photocatalysis
10:55–11:05 am		Discussion
11:05–11:30 am	Sohee Jeong, Sungkyunkwan University	Polarity control in semiconductor nanocrystals for optoelectronic applications
11:30–11:40 am		Discussion
11:40–11:55 pm	Katherine Plass, Franklin & Marshall College	Consecutive anionic and cationic transformations of copper sulfide nanorods: New design rules and nanoheterostructured materials
11:55–12:00 pm		Discussion
12:00–12:15 pm	Tariq Hussein, Cambridge	The Importance of Ligand Exchange in the Early Crystallisation Kinetics of Bright Colloidal Metal Halide (CsPbBr3) Quantum Dots
12:15–12:20 pm		Discussion
12:20–1:30 pm		Lunch
1:30–4:00 pm		Free Time
4:00–6:00 pm		Pannel Discussion: Demystifying the Faculty Application Process – Dmitri V. Talapin
6:00–7:30 pm		Dinner
7:30–9:15 pm		Emerging Areas in Nanoscience Discussion Leader: Joey Luther, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
7:30–7:55 pm	Chenjie Zeng, University of Florida	Precision synthesis of semiconductor nanoclusters via cation exchange
7:55–8:05 pm		Discussion
8:05–8:30 pm	Carl Brozek, University of Oregon	Surface Chemistry of Porous Nanomaterials
8:30–8:40 pm		Discussion
8:40–9:05 pm	Christopher Ackerson, Colorado State University	Cloneable Inorganic Nanoparticles
9:05–9:15 pm		Discussion
9:15–11 pm		Poster Social Hour

7:30–8:30 am		Breakfast
9:00–12:00 pm		Nanostructured Oxides and Transition Metal-Containing Materials Discussion Leader: Geoffrey Strouse, Florida State University
9:00–9:25 am	Daniel Gamelin, University of Washington	Ytterbium Doping to Create New Photonic Materials
9:25–9:35 am		Discussion
9:35–10:00 am	Luis de Jesus Baez, SUNY Buffalo	Unexplored Facets of Layered Materials: New Look to Old Faces
10:00–10:10 am		Discussion
10:10–10:30 am		Coffee Break
10:30–10:55 am	Jonathan de Roo, University of Basel	Lanthanide-doped core/shell oxide nanocrystals; from mechanistic insight to optical properties.
10:55–11:05 am		Discussion
11:05–11:30 am	Delia Milliron, University of Texas, Austin	Concentrating IR light with collective plasmon resonance in ITO nanocrystal superlattices
11:30–11:40 am		Discussion
11:40–11:55 pm	Katherine Shulenberger, Brandeis	Synthesis, Structure, and Assembly of Heavy-Metal Free Iron Sulfide Nanocrystals
11:55–12:00 pm		Discussion
12:00–12:15 pm	Julie Fenton, Pennsylvania State University	Finding metastable crystal structures in difficult composition spaces on the nanoscale
12:15–12:20 pm		Discussion
12:20–1:30 pm		Lunch
1:30–4:00 pm		Free Time
4:00–6:00 pm		Poster Session II
6:00–7:30 pm		Dinner
7:30–9:15 pm		Applications of Inorganic Nanomaterials Discussion Leader: Brian Korgel, University of Texas, Austin
7:30–7:55 pm	Matt Beard, NREL	Controlling spin and carrier dynamics in semiconductor nanostructures
7:55–8:05 pm		Discussion
8:05–8:30 pm	David Ginger, University of Washington	Ligands, Lineshapes, and LEDS: Interfacial Control of Perovskite Quantum Dot Emitters
8:30–8:40 pm		Discussion
8:40–9:05 pm	Philippe Guyot-Sionnest, University of Chicago	Functional mid-infrared inorganic nanomaterials, detectors and emitters
9:05–9:15 pm		Discussion
9:15–11 pm		Poster Social Hour