Polariton Chemistry and Molecular Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics

Pengfei (Frank) Huo — pengfei.huo@rochester.edu

Noel Christopher Giebink — ncg2@psu.edu

Marissa Weichman — weichman@princeton.edu

Yihan Shao — yihan.shao@ou.edu

Yu Zhang — zhy@lanl.gov

Strong interactions between molecules and the quantized radiation field inside an optical cavity creates a set of new photon-matter hybrid states, so-called polariton states. These polariton states have shown to facilitate new chemical reactivities due to their hybridized nature of light and matter. Polariton chemistry thus provides a general new strategy to control chemical reactivity using quantized photon field and provides a new paradigm for enabling chemical transformations that can profoundly impact catalysis, energy production, and the field of chemistry at large.

Polariton chemistry has become a fast-growing community with exciting progress occurring daily. The proposed workshop will bring together experimentalists and theorists with different backgrounds (cavity QED, photochemistry, electronic structure, and quantum dynamics) together for a week of lively scientific discussions, exchanging the most recent scientific discoveries and discussing the most urgent challenges to resolve to move the field forward. We envision that this proposed workshop will become the scientific hub and the flagship conference for polariton chemistry in the world, and significantly benefit the entire community.

We wish to ensure an intimate workshop setting, with no more than 20 to 25 participants. If you are interested in attending but have not received an invitation, please contact the workshop organizer before registering.

Sessions typically run mornings and late afternoons, leaving mid-day free for informal collaboration.

Travel to Telluride can be expensive; please assess your own potential travel costs before registering.

Please book your travel plans! The Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) is the most reliable and convenient airport for Telluride.

Telluride Science can provide lodging starting as low as $215/night during off-peak weeks and as low as $250/night during peak-season at the Mountainside Inn. These affordable lodging options are limited and available first-come, first-serve. To encourage participants to secure affordable lodging, we offer a $100 discount on lodging provided through Telluride Science that is secured before the Early Bird deadline. Additionally, we work with many lodging providers in Telluride and Mountain Village to offer discounts between 10-15% off your total lodging balance. Additional information provided with registration.

If you have more questions about lodging, reach out to Sara at sara@telluridescience.org.

Registrations may be refunded less a $25 cancellation fee. If cancelled before the lodging cancellation deadline, lodging payments are refundable less a $100 cancellation fee. It is each participant's responsibility to confirm and understand their own lodging cancellation deadline. Travel insurance is highly recommended.