Adsorption at the Nanoscale: A New Frontier in Fundamental Science and Applications

September 22-24, 2011
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO

NEWS:

  • Oct/3: We thank all participants for their valuable contributions: There were almost 100 participants overall.
  • Oct/3: In particular, we would like to congratulate Tao Li (University of Pittsburgh) for the "Best Poster Award" for his poster Design and Construction of Bio-MOFs for CO2 and H2 Adsorption. Matthew Connolly (University of Missouri) and Hao-Chun Lee (University of Washington) received honorable mentions for their posters Flexible Pore Walls in Activated Carbon, and Sensing phase behavior of noble gases on individual single-walled carbon nanotubes, respectively. We thank the selection panel for their work (P. Monson, A. Lueking, O. Vilches, and F. Hansen).
  • Oct/3: Photos of the Conference and of the Canoe Expedition on the Missouri River are available (click on the PHOTOS links on the right).
  • Sep/15: The book of abstracts is available online. Click on "Full Program + Abstracts".
  • Sep/8: The final schedule for the conference is posted (see "Conference Program").

    About:

    This Worshop has for its focus an area that lies at the confluence of basic science and applications. Starting from the very fundamental question of the origin of adsorption forces, to its extension in the form of the varied behavior of films on regular and irregular surfaces, one encounters open questions that are being aggressively pursued by a diverse group of scientists and engineers. We hope that the Workshop will provide a unique opportunity to establish dialogue between leading individuals with very different backgrounds and orientations; encouraging participants to traverse barriers, and forge new collaborations. The following is a selection of the main areas that will be discussed:

    • Materials for the storage of Hydrogen (H2) and Methane (CH4): characterization and optimization of the pore structure.
    • Phase transitions in adsorbed systems.
    • Compliant materials like metal-organic-frameworks (MOFS), in which the host medium reacts to the presence of the adsorbent.
    We expect the conference will gather ca. 30 invited speakers (at the forefront of their fields) and discussion leaders, a similar number of contributed posters (most of which will receive some financial assistance) and approximately 20+ additional participants.

    We would like to encourage you to participate in this meeting and suggest participation in this meeting to your students, colleagues, and collaborators.

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