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SUMMARY:Polaritonic Chemistry - Coherent Quantum Control of Molecules with
  Modified Vacuum Fields
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CONTACT:event@nordita.org
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Markus Kowalewski (Stockholm University)\, Gerrit Gr
 oenhof (University of Jyvaskyla)\, Thomas Schnappinger (Stockholm Universi
 ty)\n\nPlease be aware that scammers sometimes approach participants claim
 ing to be able to provide accommodation and asking for credit card details
 . Do not give this information to them! If you are in any doubt about the 
 legitimacy of an approach\, please get in contact with the organizers.\nVe
 nue\nNordita\, Stockholm\, Sweden\n\nScope\nCoherent control of molecular 
 dynamics by dressing potential energy surfaces with light has an enormous 
 potential for photochemical applications in light harvesting\, energy stor
 age\, opto-electronic and communication. In recent years this concept has 
 been extended to modified vacuum fields as they are created by photonic st
 ructures that can confine specific light modes\, such as optical cavities 
 or nano-plasmonic structures. The increased interaction between those conf
 ined light modes and the molecules can lead to the formation of new hybrid
  light-matter states called polaritons. These polaritons are coherent supe
 rpositions of excitations of the molecules and of the light modes. The hyb
 ridization between light and matter not only delocalizes the excitation ov
 er many molecules but also changes their potential energy surfaces\, and t
 hus could be a new way to control chemistry\, change optical material prop
 erties\, and control energy transfer. Manipulating molecules with cavities
  requires a complete understanding of how the interaction with confined li
 ght affects the molecular dynamics. Thus\, to unlock the full potential of
  manipulating chemistry with photonic structures\, we urgently need a unif
 ied theoretical description of the strongly coupled light matter interacti
 on that is sufficiently accurate to systematically design optical nano-str
 uctures for selectively altering reactivity. The new theoretical descripti
 on needs to go significantly beyond the state of the art\, as it needs to 
 take into account the quantum nature of light. Therefore\, the integration
  of the new theoretical framework into existing electronic structure and m
 olecular dynamics methodologies will be a tremendous challenge and require
 s an interdisciplinary approach. With the workshop\, we intend to overcome
  this challenge by bringing together researchers who are at the forefront 
 of this field\, either in theory or experiment. Ultimately\, we expect to 
 not only further our insights into strong light-matter coupling and its ap
 plications\, but also to establish the new state of the art in understandi
 ng and predicting the effects of a modified vacuum on chemical reactivity.
 \n\nThemes and preliminary program schedule\nWe are planning a full 3 day 
 program from May 4th to May 6th We thus recommend planning arrival on May 
 3rd and departure on May 7th.\n\nInvited speakers\n\n\n\nHenrik Koch\n\n\n
 Karl Borjesson\n\n\nTimur Shegai\n\n\nMark Kamper Svendsen\n\n\nAntonio Fe
 rnández Domínguez\n\n\nTönu Pullerits\n\n\nAnton Zasedatelev\n\n\nTao L
 i\n\n\nJohannes Feist\n\n\nNorah Hoffmann\n\n\nAnael Ben-Asher\n\n\nOriol 
 Vendrell\n\n\nAgnes Vibok\n\n\nMarit Fiechter\n\n\nTal Schwartz\n\n\nRemi 
 Avriller\n\n\nDominik Sidler\n\n\nBlake Simpkins\n\n\nStefano Corni\n\n\n\
 n\nAccommodation\nNordita has reserved a block rooms at the following hote
 l:\nElite Hotel Arcadia | 20 Superior double room for single use - For de
 tails and reserving a room\, click here. Last day to book your room is 4t
 h of April. All reservations\, date adjustments and/or cancellations are t
 o be made by the interested participant directly with the hotels.\nPlease 
 be aware that scammers sometimes approach participants claiming to be able
  to provide accommodation and asking for credit card details. Do not give 
 this information to them! If you are in any doubt about the legitimacy of 
 an approach\, please get in contact with the organizers.\n\nApplication/Re
 gistration\nRegistration to be considered for on-site participation will c
 lose April 19th. Registrants will receive an on-site/remote participation 
 confirmation from the organizers after this date.\n\nSponsored by:\n\n\nh
 ttps://indico.fysik.su.se/event/9481/
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LOCATION:Albano 3: 4205 - SU Conference Room (40 seats) (Albano Building 3
 )
URL:https://indico.fysik.su.se/event/9481/
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