Water ice is one of the most important solid phases for understanding environmental cycles and climate change, but there are signifcant mysteries about the structure and dynamics at the surfaces of ice crystals. For example, we know that there is proton disorder in the common ice-Ih phase, but there is now significant evidence that the surfaces of ice exhibit proton ordering. Likewise, we know from experience that ice surfaces are slippery, but only recently have we seen experiments and theories start to converge on the cause of this effect. Water ice also plays an important role in the environment, and the structure and dynamics of a thin liquid layer on the surface of ice crystals are fundamental to understanding lightning and precipitation.
This workshop will be targeted at a mix of theorists, experimentalists, and environmental / atmospheric scientists working on all aspects of ice interfaces. Topics of particular interest include:
* proton and dipolar ordering at ice interfaces
* structure, dynamics, and viscosity of the Quasi-Liquid Layer (QLL) on ice
* protein / ice interactions, including anti-freeze proteins (AFP) and airborne ice nucleating species * proton gradients at ice/QLL/vapor interfaces
* fluid-phase charge transfer in clouds and the role of ice crystals in lightning
* differences in ice structure in vapor-deposited, liquid-nucleated, and rime ice
* ice-ice friction and glacier deformation & flow
This meeting runs from Saturday to Wednesday ahead of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Because Tuesday night will be the last night of discounted lodging, we recommend that you stay in Montrose on Wednesday night at the Hampton Inn or the Holiday Inn Express. It is reasonable to eat dinner in Telluride on Wednesday and book a Telluride Express Shuttle to the hotel in Montrose after dinner.
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.
TSRC is about expanding the frontiers of science, exploring new ideas, and building collaborations. The workshop schedule will allow for substantial unstructured time for participants to talk and think. All participants are expected to stay for the entire duration of the workshop. Scientists are encouraged to consider bringing family or friends. Telluride offers a number of options for children's camps (including Telluride Academy, Aha School for the Arts, and Pinhead Institute). There is more information on childcare, camps, and family activities on TSRC's website. Feel free to contact TSRC's staff to help with any planning and/or coordinating care.
IMPORTANT: Participants should be aware that this workshop runs Saturday through Wednesday. Festival lodging rates will go into effect on the night of Wednesday the 15th. To avoid the rate increase, you should depart on the 15th. If your flight out of Montrose does not leave until Thursday the 16th, TSRC suggests eating dinner in Telluride on the night of the 15th, taking the shuttle to Montrose after dinner, and staying at the Hampton Inn (970-547-4120) next to the airport. You will receive a discount at the Hampton Inn by saying you are a TSRC scientist.
Telluride Intermediate School
725 W Colorado Ave
Telluride, CO 81435
| Participant | Organization | ||||
| Cantrell, Will | Michigan Technological University | ||||
| de Almeida Ribeiro, Ingrid | University of Utah | ||||
| de Koning, Maurice | Gleb Wataghin Institute of Physics | ||||
| Donadio, Davide | University of California Davis | ||||
| Drori, Ran | Yeshiva University | ||||
| Gezelter, Dan | University of Notre Dame | ||||
| MacDowell, Luis G. | Universidad Complutense de Madrid | ||||
| Peters, Baron | University of Illinois | ||||
| Shultz, Mary Jane | Tufts University | ||||
| Sibener, Steven | University of Chicago | ||||
| Yamaguchi, Shoichi | Saitama University | ||||