The Surface Science Division (SSD) provides a forum for cutting-edge and foundational research that involves solid surfaces and interfaces including gas-solid and liquid-solid interactions. We aim to understand the wide range of processes, which play out on surfaces and at interfaces. This knowledge is critical to improve catalysts, find ways to limit corrosion, and even peek into the chemical processes at planetary surfaces. Surface science has close ties with other divisions such as heterogeneous catalysis, and the focus topics on quantum information and science, and 2D materials. These close relations are seen in the program and encourage participants to explore science outside of their immediate sphere of interest. This year’s sessions extend from surface chemistries ranging from liquid to astronomical environments, materials ranging from dilute metal alloys to oxides, and structures ranging from zero-dimensional nanoparticles to two-dimensional layered materials, and understanding surfaces in complex environments which promote understanding under “real-life conditions,” which are now feasible owing to advances in measurement techniques. We will host the Morton M. Traum Award to honor research presented by students in the SSD.
SS1+AS+TF: Dynamics and Mechanisms at Surfaces and Interfaces
- Cristina Diaz, Univ. Complutense Madrid, Spain
SS2+2D+AS: Structure, Adsorption and Reaction at 2D Material Surfaces
- Matthias Batzill, University of South Florida, “Introducing Defects and Compositional Phase Changes in 2D Transition Metal Chalcogenides by Reaction with Transition Metals”
SS3+AS: Environmental, Atmospheric and Astronomical Surfaces
- Heather Allen, Ohio State University
SS4: Liquid/Solid Interfaces and Electrochemistry
- Julia Kunze-Liebhauser, University of Innsbruck, Austria, “Dynamic Structure Changes of Bare and Modified Cu(111) during CO and Water Activation”
SS5+AS+HC: Oxide and Chalcogenide Surface Reactivity
- Dario Stacchiola, Brookhaven National Laboratory, “Stabilization of Active Cu Sites on Oxide Surfaces”
SS6+AS+TF: Oxide and Chalcogenide Surfaces and Interfaces
- Jeppe Lauritsen, University of Aarhus, Denmark
SS7+AS+SE: ALD Surface Chemistry
- Jeffrey Elam, Argonne National Laboratory
SS8+AS: Molecular Organization at Surfaces
- Ursula Mazur, Washington State University, “Cooperativity at the Solution/Solid Interface: Formation and Reactivity of Self-Assembled bMonolayers”
SS9+HC: Dilute Alloys, Doped Materials, Multi-component Clustering
- Andrew Gellman, Carnegie Mellon University
SS10+AS+HC: Nanoparticle Surfaces
- Michelle Personick, Wesleyan University, “Precision Engineering of Metal Nanoparticle Surfaces for Fundamental Studies of Catalytic Reactivity”
SS11+AS: Memorial Session in Honor of Patricia Thiel I (ALL-INVITED SESSION)
- Jürgen Behm, University of Ulm, Germany
- James Evans, Iowa State University, “Assembly and Stability of Metal Nanoclusters at Surfaces: Modeling Inspired by Thiel Group STM Studies”
- Cynthia Jenks, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Dajiang Liu, Ames Laboratory
- Jeong Young Park, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea, “Atomic Scale Investigation of Friction Properties of Quasicrystals and Beyond”
- Miquel Salmeron, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
- Michael Tringides, Iowa State University
SS12+AS: Memorial Session in Honor of Patricia Thiel II (ALL-INVITED SESSION)
- Alex Belianinov, Sandia National Laboratories, “Focused Ion Beam Applications for Nanotechnology”
- Vincent Fournee, University of Lorraine, France
- Dapeng Jing, Ames Laboratory, “Unusual Flat and Extended Morphology of Encapsulated Cu Under MoS2“
- Thomas Michely, University of Cologne, Germany, “Cluster Superlattice Membranes”
- Karina Morgenstern, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
SS13: Surface Science Poster Session