The Surface Science Division provides a forum for cutting-edge and foundational research that involves solid surfaces and interfaces, including gas-solid and liquid-solid interactions with emphasis in heterogeneously-catalyzed reactions. We aim to understand the wide range of processes taking place on surfaces and at interfaces, together with a full characterization of those systems, to finally improve the process by building upon this critical knowledge. This year a wide range of topics will be covered from surface chemistry with water and in liquids, to reactions on alloy surfaces, nanoparticles, and oxide, chalcogenide, and 2D materials surfaces. We showcase advances on Operando/in-situ reaction conditions and on-surface synthesis. We will host the Morton M. Traum Award to honor research presented by graduate students in the Surface Science Division. This year, we will hold a special session entitled ¨Contributions from surface science to catalysis¨ to honor Bob Madix’s career and a short symposium with late-breaking discoveries.
SS+AMS-MoM: Dynamics and Mechanisms in Heterogeneous Catalysis
- Jörg Meyer, Leiden University, Netherlands, “Accurate Dynamical Modelling of Vibrationally Enhanced N2 Dissociation on Ru(0001) – Implications (Not Only) for Plasma Catalysis”
- Talat Shahnaz Rahman, University of Central Florida, “Designing the Local Environment of Single Atom Catalysts for Product Selectivity: Theory Meets Experiment”
SS+AMS-MoA: Surface Chemistry and Reactivity on Oxide Surfaces
- Jason Weaver, University of Florida, “Surface Chemistry and Catalysis of IrO2(110)”
SS+CA+LS-TuM: Electrochemical Transformations on Surfaces
- Marcelo Mariscal, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Argentina, “Atomistic Simulations on the Triple-Phase Boundary in Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells”
- Beatriz Roldan Cuenya, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany, “Beyond Static Models: Chemical Dynamics in Energy Conversion Electrocatalysts”
SS+CA+LS-TuA: Electrochemistry and Photocatalysis
- Joerg Libuda, Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany, “Selectivity Control by Ionic Liquid Layers: From Surface Science to the Electrified Interface”
- Edvin Lundgren, Lund University, Sweden, “Surface Sensitive Studies of the Electrolyte-Electrode Interface”
SS+2D+AMS-WeM: On-Surface Synthesis: Atomic and Molecular Ensambling on Surfaces
- Willi Auwärter, Technical University of Munich, Germany, “On-Surface Synthesis of Polycyclic Heteroatom-Substituted Nanocarbon Materials”
- David Bergsman, University of Washington, “Learning More with Less: High-Throughput Screening of Molecular Layer Deposition Processes”
- Junfa Zhu, University of Science and Technology of China, “On-surface Synthesis of Porous Graphene Nanoribbons”
SS+2D+AMS-WeA: Defects Nanoarchitecture and Complex Systems
- Sujitra Pookpanratana, National Institute of Standards and Technology, “Finding Surface Defects in Electronic Materials”
SS-ThM: Celebration of Robert J. Madix and his Contributions to Surface Science (INVITED SESSION)
- Líney Árnadóttir, Oregon State University/PNNL, “Modeling of Reaction Mechanisms and Kinetics on Metal Surfaces and the Connection to Experimental Catalysis”
- Donna Chen, University of South Carolina, “Selective Bimetallic Catalysts for Dehydrogenation of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers”
- Christian Reece, Harvard University, “Crossing the Great Divide Again: Bridging Atomic-Scale Mechanistic Insight from Single-Crystals to Functional Catalysts Using Transient Flow and Spectroscopy.”
- Charles Sykes, Tufts University, “Recent Games in the Surface Chemistry Stadium; Bob helped Build It, and They Came”
- Michael Trenary, University of Illinois – Chicago, “Infrared Spectroscopy Studies of Surface Chemical Reactions on Single Atom Alloys”
- Arthur Utz, Tufts University, “Vibrationally Hot Precursors as Reactants in the Dissociative Chemisorption of Methane on Ir(111) and Ir(110)”
SS-ThA: Celebration of Robert J Madix and his Contributions to Surface Science & Reception
- Charles T. Campbell, University of Washington, “Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Elementary Reaction Steps on Late Transition Metal Catalysts: A Tribute to R. J. Madix”
- Jason Weaver, University of Florida, “Alkane Activation and Oxidation on Solid Surfaces”
SS-ThP: Surface Science Poster Session
SS+AMS+AS+CA+LS-FrM: Advanced Surface Characterization Techniques & Mort Traum Presentation
- Michael Trenary, University of Illinois – Chicago, “Infrared Spectroscopy as a Surface Science Technique”