Fluctuations and Short-Lived Intermediates in Chemical Physics I

Presentations

• A maximum entropy principle for the equilibrium distribution of quantum state wavefunctions

  ORAL · Invited

  March 19, 2026, 8:00 AM – March 19, 2026, 8:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Adam P Willard

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT

  Authors

  • Adam P Willard

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT

  • Jacob Willson

    • Harvard University

  • Henrik Heelweg

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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• Geometric Effects on the Transient Charging of Electric Double Layers in Nanopores

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 8:36 AM – March 19, 2026, 8:48 AM

  Publication: Rives, Henrique, Zuk and Gupta, in prep.​

  Presenters

  • Bryce Rives

    • University of Colorado Boulder

  Authors

  • Bryce Rives

    • University of Colorado Boulder

  • Filipe H Henrique

    • Princeton University

  • Pawel J Zuk

    • Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences

  • Ankur Gupta

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

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• Pore-size impacts on ionic conductivity within ion-exchange membranes

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 8:48 AM – March 19, 2026, 9:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Peter N Romero

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  Authors

  • Peter N Romero

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Arkava Ganguly

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Wilson Smith

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Derek W Vigil-Fowler

    • National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
    • National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • Ankur Gupta

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

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• The role of ultrafast phonon-ion coupling in solid-state ion conductors

  ORAL · Invited

  March 19, 2026, 9:00 AM – March 19, 2026, 9:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Scott K Cushing

    • Caltech

  Authors

  • Scott K Cushing

    • Caltech

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• Resolving Electric Fields and Ionic Motion at Electrochemical Interfaces with Vibrational Spectroscopy

  ORAL · Invited

  March 19, 2026, 9:36 AM – March 19, 2026, 10:12 AM

  Publication: Vibrationally Resolved Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (VibREIS), B. Delibas, S. Sahu, J. Dawlaty, in preparation (2025)
  
  Direct Spectroscopic Observation of Ultraslow Ion Desolvation at an Interface, A. Maitra, A. Pennathur, E. Chiang, J. Dawlaty ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 7, 13, 5528–5536 (2024)
  
  Controlling Water Delivery to an Electrochemical Interface with Surfactants, A. Pennathur, C. Tseng, N. Salazar, J. Dawlaty, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 145, 4, 2421–2429. (2023)
  
  Electrics Fields at Metal-Surfactant Interfaces: A Combined Vibrational Spectroscopy and Capacitance Study, S. Sarkar, A. Maitra, S. Banarjee, S. Thoi, J. Dawlaty, J. Phys. Chem. B. (2020)

  Presenters

  • Jahan M Dawlaty

    • Univ of Southern California

  Authors

  • Jahan M Dawlaty

    • Univ of Southern California

  • Berk Delibas

    • University of Southern California

  • Sumit Sahu

    • University of Southern California

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• PAH-water cluster anions: Investigating water-hydrocarbon interactions through ML dynamics

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 10:12 AM – March 19, 2026, 10:24 AM

  Publication: Water–Hydrocarbon Interactions in Anionic Pyrene Monohydrate, N. LeMessurier, H. Salzmann, R. Leversee, J.M. Weber, & J.D. Eaves, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2024

  Presenters

  • Natalie LeMessurier

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  Authors

  • Natalie LeMessurier

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Eli Katz

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Rashmi Pant

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Shannon Ganley

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Heinrich Salzmann

    • University of Pennsylvania

  • Laura McCaslin

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • J. Mathias Weber

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Joel D Eaves

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

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• Hole Polarons in Cadmium Chalcogenides as an Interfacial Phenomenon

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 10:24 AM – March 19, 2026, 10:36 AM

  Publication: Hole Polarons in Cadmium Chalcogenides as an Interfacial Phenomenon (planned).

  Presenters

  • Brian J Nies

    • University of Colorado-Boulder

  Authors

  • Brian J Nies

    • University of Colorado-Boulder

  • Alexander Staat

    • University of Colorado-Boulder

  • Joel D Eaves

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

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• Understanding conductance fluctuations in single-molecule break junctions: a statistical approach

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 10:36 AM – March 19, 2026, 10:48 AM

  Publication: Planned submission to Journal of the American Chemical Society in early 2026.

  Presenters

  • Rohan R Vaidya

    • University of Chicago

  Authors

  • Rohan R Vaidya

    • University of Chicago

  • Dylan Matthew Dyer

    • The University of Arizona

  • Oliver L.A. Monti

    • University of Arizona

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