The ability to control the interaction between light and matter underlies a wide range of applications,
including optoelectronics, photonics, photochemistry, sensing, and quantum information processing.
In recent years, two new, interrelated approaches have been developed to provide unprecedented
control over light-matter interactions: (1) engineering the size and shape of materials, particularly
metals and semiconductors, at the nanometer scale; and (2) forming hybrid polaritonic states
between confined optical modes and electronic or vibrational transitions in materials. Despite
significant progress, significant questions remain over what applications and phenomena these
approaches can (and cannot) ultimately enable.
Previous Telluride workshops on "Nanophotonics Out of Equilibrium" have tackled some of these
questions: When, if ever, can chemical processes be modified by coupling to cavities "in the dark"?
What degree of control over nanoparticle size, shape, composition, and organization is required to
enable proposed applications, and is this degree of control practically achievable? Can the excitation
of "hot electrons" in metal nanostructures serve as a practical mechanism for photocatalysis? What
are the ultimate material limits for optical nonlinearities, and can nanostructures and polaritons help
approach these limits?
This retitled workshop aims to bring together experimentalists and theorists to discuss these and
other emerging questions at the cutting edge of current research. Sessions will include synthesis,
measurement, and modeling of nanophotonic materials and polaritonic systems and the new
phenomena that they may enable.
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.
Telluride Science 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 Telluride Science's website. Feel free to contact Telluride Science's staff to help with any planning and/or coordinating care.
Telluride Intermediate School
721 West Colorado Avenue
Telluride CO 81435
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Workshop Price: $ 499.00
Early Bird Lodging Discount Available Until: 01/15/2025
A $100.00 discount is applied to your lodging cost when you register before 01/15/2025.
Cancellation Policy: Once a credit card has been charged, cancelled registrations will be subject to a cancellation fee. Registration fees will be automatically processed once registration is complete. A $25 cancellation fee will be retained from a registration refund. Lodging fee payments will be processed 60 days prior to arrival, and a $100 cancellation fee will apply if cancellations occur after a lodging fee payment is completed. Telluride Science can only guarantee a refund for the remaining lodging fees if requested prior to the cancellation deadline that is specific to each lodging provider. Telluride Science recommends that participants purchase travel insurance to protect against unforeseen, last-minute travel plan changes.Participant | Organization | ||||
Acuna, Guillermo Pedro | University of Fribourg | ||||
Belyanin, Alexey | Texas A&M University | ||||
Bryant, Garnett | NIST | ||||
Fernandez-Dominguez, Antonio I. | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid | ||||
Harutyunyan, Hayk | Emory University | ||||
Koenderink, Femius | Center for Nanophotonics, AMOLF | ||||
Li, Tao | University of Delaware | ||||
Li, Xiaoqin Elaine | University of Texas at Austin | ||||
Manjavacas, Alejandro | IQF-CSIC | ||||
Mikkelsen, Maiken | Duke University | ||||
Milliron, Delia | UT Austin | ||||
Pelton, Matthew | University of Maryland Baltimore County | ||||
Raschke, Markus | University of Colorado | ||||
Sukharev, Maxim | Arizona State University | ||||
Utzat, Hendrik | UC Berkeley | ||||
Vallée, Renaud | University of Bordeaux | ||||
Xiong, Wei | UCSD | ||||
Yuen-Zhou, Joel | UC San Diego | ||||