NANOPOROUS MATERIALS June 13-18, 1999 Plymouth State College Plymouth, NH Chair: Prabir K. Dutta Vice Chair: Michael J. Treacy

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New Synthesis and Catalysis Opportunities with Microporous Materials
6/13, Sun. PM	Discussion Leader: Prabir Dutta Ohio State University
7:15pm	Prabir Dutta, Chair Welcome
7:30pm	Galen Stucky University of California, Santa Barbara "Multiphase Synthesis and Hierarchical Structures"
8:00pm	Discussion
8:15pm	Tom Pinnavaia Michigan State University "Synthesis of New Families of Micro and Mesoporous Lamellar Silicates"
8:45pm	Discussion
9:00-9:15pm	BREAK
9:15pm	Gary McVicker Exxon “The Development of a Pt/K-zeolite L Aromatization Catalyst”
9:45pm	Discussion and session wrap-up
Modeling of Zeolite Crystallization and Diffusion Phenomena in Zeolites
6/14, Mon AM	Discussion Leader: Scott Auerbach University of Massachusetts, Amherst
9:00am	Richard Catlow Royal Institute of Great Britain "Modelling of Zeolite Nucleation and Synthesis"
9:30am	Discussion
9:45am	Berend Smit University of Amsterdam "Simulating the Adsorption and Diffusion of Hydrocarbons in Zeolites"
10:15am	Discussion
10:30am	BREAK with photo session
11:00am	Rutger van Santen Eindhoven University of Technology "Physical Chemistry of Zeolite Crystallization"
11:30am	Discussion and session wrap-up
5:00-6:00pm	Poster Session A
Microporous Films and Other Novel Application of Zeolites
6/14, Mon PM	Discussion Leader: Ken Balkus University of Texas at Dallas
7:30pm	Jeffrey Brinker Sandia National Laboratories "Templating Strategies for Microporous, Mesoporous, and Macroporous Films, Particles, and Composites."
8:00pm	Discussion
8:15pm	Ferdi Scheuth Max Planck Institute, Muelheim "Zeolite based materials for optical applications"
8:45pm	Discussion
9:00-9:15pm	BREAK
9:15pm	V. Ramamurthy Tulane University "Selectivities in Photochemical Reactions: Zeolites as Microreactors"
9:45pm	Discussion and session wrap-up
10:00-11:00pm	Poster Session A
New Characterization Methods for Understanding Synthesis and Catalysis by Microporous Materials
6/15 Tues. AM	Discussion Leader: Alan Peters W.R. Grace
9:00am	K. Domen Tokyo Institute of Technology "Dynamic Behavior of Broensted Acidic Sites in Zeolites Probed by Picosecond Infrared Laser Pulses."
9:30am	Discussion
9:45am	Clare Grey State University of New York-Stony Brook "Solid State NMR Studies of Zeolite Structure and Gas Sorption"
10:15am	Discussion
10:30am	BREAK and business meeting (elect next year's chair, etc.)
11:00am	Mike Anderson University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology "Crystal Growth Phenomena and Consequences for Order/Disorder in Microporous Materials"
11:30am	Discussion and session wrap-up
5:00-6:00pm	Poster Session A
Synthesis and Applications of Layered Structures
6/15, Tues. PM	Discussion Leader: Steve Suib University of Connecticut
7:30pm	Vijaya Kumar, University of Connecticut "Supramolecular Assemblies of Ions, Molecules, and Proteins at the Galleries of alpha-Ziconium Phosphate/Phosphonates"
8:00pm	Discussion
8:15pm	Aramitsu Usuki Toyota Japan "Synthesis of Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites."
8:45pm	Discussion
9:00-9:15pm	BREAK
9:15pm	Kathleen Carrado Argonne National Laboratory "Synthetic Organo-Clays as Nanocomposites and as Precursors to Mesoporous Materials"
9:45pm	Discussion and session wrap-up
10:00-11:00pm	Poster Session B
Non-Zeolite Porous Structures and Applications
6/16, Wed. AM	Discussion Leader: Lennox Iton Argonne National Laboratory
8:30am	M. Zaworotko University of Winnipeg "Zeolite and Clay Mimics: Design Strategies for Generation of Organic and Metal-Organic Adsorbents"
9:00am	Discussion
9:15am	Douglas Trevor Temple University "Organized Protein Assemblies as Templates for Materials Synthesis"
9:45am	Discussion
10:00am	BREAK
10:30am	Frank Fehrer University of California, Irvine "Recent Advances in Silsesquioxane and Metallosilsesquioxane Chemistry"
11:00am	Discussion
11:15am	Jun Liu Pacific Northwest National Laboratory "Applications of Tailored Mesoporous Materials in Environmental, Chemical and Electronic Industry"
11:45am	Discussion and session wrap-up
5:00-6:00pm	Poster Session B
Catalytic Applications of Zeolites
6/16, Wed PM	Discussion Leader: Ahmad Moini Engelhard
7:30pm	Steve Wilson U O P "Recent Commercial Applications of Molecular Sieves in Catalysts"
8:00pm	Discussion
8:15pm	Paul Ratnasamy National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India "Selective Oxidation in the Synthesis of Fine Chemicals Using Zeolite-Based Catalysts"
8:45pm	Discussion
9:00-9:15pm	BREAK
9:15pm	John Armor Air Products and Chemicals "The Use of Zeolites as a Support Material Especially for NOx, N2O, and NH3 Removal."
9:45pm	Discussion and session wrap-up
10:00-11:00pm	Poster Session B
Selected Short Talks from Poster Sessions plus Unscheduled Items
6/17, Thurs. AM	Discussion Leader: Michael Treacy NEC Research Institute
9:00am	Session begins
10:30am	BREAK
11:00am	Session continues
Special Lecture: A Novel Role of Layered Materials
6/17, Thurs. PM	Discussion Leader: Prabir Dutta The Ohio State University
	G. Arrhenius University of California, San Diego "Concentration, Ordering and Catalysis of Biomolecules by Double Layer Hydroxides - Potential Functions in the Origin of Life."

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