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Ultrafast surface dynamics concerns the transfer of charge and energy at solid surfaces on the femtosecond time scale. These processes govern rates of fundamental steps in surface reactions, interfacial electron transfer in molecular electronics, and relaxation in spin transport. Recent developments in femtosecond laser technology make it possible to measure by a variety of nonlinear optical techniques directly in the time domain the microscopic rates underlying these interfacial processes. Parallel progress in scanning probe microscopy makes it possible at a single molecular level to perform the vibrational and electronic spectroscopy measurements, to induce reactions with tunneling electrons, and to observe their outcome. There is no doubt that successful development in the field of ultrafast surface dynamics will contribute to many important disciplines.
The Symposium on Ultrafast Surface Dynamics (USD) has been held biannually beginning with 1997 in Ascona, Italy, followed by Ringberg, Germany in 1999, and San Sebastian, Spain in 2001. The Gordon Conference type format and intimate setting of the symposium has been adopted in order to encourage the maximum interaction among the participants and to encourage speculative discussion on cutting edge research in the field. Continuing this tradition, the 4th USD Symposium will be held in the beautiful mountain resort of Telluride, Colorado. While the focus of the symposium has been on issues relating to electronically induced processes at surfaces, the scope will be broadened to include related topics such as ultrafast spin relaxation, molecular electronics, and phonons and excitons.
The symposium will consist of invited and contributed oral presentations, posters, as well as extensive discussions. Please submit your abstract for consideration as oral presentation or poster to one of the two organizers:
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Symposium Sponsors:
The International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique, and Applications
Optical Society
of America
American
Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund
Donostia International
Physics Center