Inaugural Meeting of the Marcus Center for Theoretical Chemistry
Dates
Monday, July 21, 2025 and Tuesday, July 22, 2025
8 am-5 pm (PDT)
Mini-workshop
A mini-workshop on experimental physical chemistry will precede the 2-day meeting on Friday, July 18, 2025. More details here.
Registration
Please register for the 2-day meeting through this Eventbrite page by July 11, 2025.
Invited Speakers
- Anastassia Alexandrova (UCLA)
- Martin Z. Bazant (MIT)
- David N. Beratan (Duke University)
- Emily A. Carter (Princeton University)
- Bingqing Cheng (UC Berkeley)
- Glenn H. Fredrickson (UC Santa Barbara)
- Todd Gingrich (Northwestern University)
- Sharon Hammes-Schiffer (Princeton University)
- Aditi S. Krishnapriyan (UC Berkeley)
- David T. Limmer (UC Berkeley)
- Shaul Mukamel (UC Irvine)
- Ahmad K. Omar (UC Berkeley)
- Jian Qin (Stanford University)
- Joseph E. Subotnik (Princeton University)
- Gregory A. Voth (University of Chicago)
Host
Garnet Chan
Poster Session
If you are interested in presenting a poster, please provide the requested information in the Eventbrite registration process (a text field will appear after you enter your full name and email address).
Schedule
The talks will be held in Gates Annex B122, and check-ins, receptions, and the poster session will be held outside in the Gates Annex breezeway.
Monday, July 21
8:00–8:45 am: Coffee/tea and breakfast pastries; check in
8:45–9:00 am: Welcome
9:00–10:00 am: Session 1
- 9:00–9:30 am: Joseph E. Subotnik
- 9:30–10:00 am: Bingqing Cheng
10:00–10:30 am: Morning reception
10:30 am–noon: Session 2
- 10:30–11:00 am: Sharon Hammes-Schiffer
- 11:00–11:30 am: Aditi S. Krishnapriyan
- 11:30 am–noon: Shaul Mukamel
Noon–2:00 pm: Lunch break (not hosted)
2:00–3:00 pm: Session 3
- 2:00–2:30 pm: Ahmad K. Omar
- 2:30–3:00 pm: Anastassia N. Alexandrova
3:00–3:30 pm: Special afternoon reception
3:30–5:00 pm: Poster session
Tuesday, July 22
8:00–9:00 am: Coffee/tea and breakfast pastries; check in
9:00–10:00 am: Session 4
- 9:00–9:30 am: Todd Gingrich
- 9:30–10:00 am: David T. Limmer
10:00–10:30 am: Morning reception
10:30 am–noon: Session 5
- 10:30–11:00 am: Glenn H. Fredrickson
- 11:00–11:30 am: Jian Qin
- 11:30 am–noon: Martin Z. Bazant
Noon–2:00 pm: Lunch break (not hosted)
2:00–4:55 pm: Session 6 (with refreshments)
- 2:00–2:55 pm: Emily A. Carter
- 3:00–3:55 pm: David N. Beratan
- 4:00–4:55 pm: Gregory A. Voth
5:00: Closing remarks
No photography or recording allowed except by permission of the organizer.