Division/Committee: [PHYS] Division of Physical Chemistry

Advances in laboratory- and facility-scale measurement techniques have opened new doors for the quantitative analysis of nanoparticles. This symposium will bring together researchers developing these new capabilities and employing them to solve nanoparticle problems across a range of disciplines from environmental chemistry to catalysis. The technique-forward focus of this symposium is geared toward attracting nanoscience researchers who are unfamiliar with these advanced tools and also cross-pollinating ideas and approaches developed in disparate disciplines—from atmospheric science to catalysis or energy storage—that do not typically feature strong scientific overlap. Approaches to characterizing nanoparticles will include: X-ray techniques, neutrons, vibrational spectroscopy, electronic spectroscopy, magnetic resonance, microscopy, X-ray free electron lasers, and the application of machine learning to these techniques. Topics of interest include atomic structure, electronic structure, structural dynamics, links to function, interfacial interactions, and optical phenomena.

Benjamin Lear

Penn State

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