Program & Important Dates
Important dates
- Registration and abstract submission deadline Registration and abstract submission deadline
15 March 2024 24 March 2024 (extended)
- Meeting Meeting
16 — 18 April 2024
- MC meeting MC meeting
19 April 2024 (half day)
- Conference dinner and Bosphorus tour Conference dinner and Bosphours tour
17 April 2024
Important remarks for the presenters
- Oral contributions should be planned as 15 min + 5 min (for questions and discussions).
- Invited contributions should be planned as 25 min + 5 min (for questions and discussions).
- Recommended poster size is vertically oriented A0 (84 cm × 119 cm).
- There is also a flash poster talks session, which should be planned as 1-2 minutes.
- Speakers should contact session chairpersons of their scheduled sessions and upload the presentation files to the computer.
Program
Scientific program
16 April 2024
| Time |
Title/Event |
Presenter |
| 8:00-9:00 |
Registration |
| 9:00-9:30 |
NanoSpace overview: where we are and where we go |
Aníbal García-Hernández |
|
WG1 "The cosmic inventory of nC" (Session 1) |
Chair: Dogan Erbahar |
| 9:30-10:00 |
Complex organics in space: a changing view of the cosmos |
Sun Kwok |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Future directions in cosmic fullerenes |
Jan Cami |
| 10:30-11:00 |
Coffee break and poster viewing |
| 11:00-11:20 |
Mid-infrared spectroscopy of cyano-PAH cations for astrochemical consideration |
Tom Douglas-Walker |
| 11:20-11:40 |
Hydrogenated amorphous carbon grains as possible carriers of unexplained spectral phenomena in evolved stars |
Arturo Manchado |
| 11:40-12:00 |
Determination of optical properties of amorphous carbon from the measured reflection electron energy loss spectroscopy spectra |
Karoly Tőkési |
| 12:00-12:20 |
Asphaltenes as model compounds of the possible carriers of the UIBs/AIBs detected in various astrophysical objects |
Franco Cataldo |
| 12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
|
WG2 "Processing, reactivity and relaxation pathways of nC" (Session 2) |
Chair: Chris Ewels |
| 14:00-14:30 |
Tracing the origin and evolution of cosmic PAHs: molecular analysis of dust analogs and meteorites |
Hassan Sabbah |
| 14:30-14:50 |
Effect of swift ion irradiation on pyrene |
Anna Bychkova |
| 14:50-15:10 |
Photoprotonation of a carbon atom of an aromatic ring |
Nađa Došlić |
| 15:10-15:30 |
Stabilities of highly reactive nanocarbon ions |
Henning Zettergren |
| 15:30-16:00 |
Coffee break and poster viewing |
| 16:00-16:20 |
Ion irradiation of astrophysical ices: implications for formation of complex molecular species |
Alicja Domaracka |
| 16:20-16:40 |
Photo-processing of carbonaceous dust grains by water ice |
Cornelia Jäger |
| 16:40-17:00 |
Effect of gamma radiation on structure, morphology, and optical properties of GO/PVA nanocomposite |
Lala Gahramanli |
| 17:00-17:30 |
Flash Poster Session (1-2 minutes informal poster presentations & discussion) |
17 April 2024
| Time |
Title/Event |
Presenter |
|
WG3 "Role and Importance of nC in Non-Terrestrial Environments" (Session 1) |
Chair: Cornelia Jäger |
| 9:00-9:30 |
Exploring the cosmic origins of prebiotic molecules through laboratory interstellar ice experiments |
Cornelia Meinert |
| 9:30-10:00 |
Quantum chemical study of complex organic molecules in the interstellar medium |
Boutheïna Kerkeni |
| 10:00-10:20 |
Fullerenes as versatile catalysts in prebiotic reactions |
Eftal Gezer |
| 10:30-11:00 |
Coffee break and poster viewing |
| 11:00-11:20 |
Low-temperature photochemistry of sulfur-containing complex organic molecules |
Marcin Gronowski |
| 11:20-11:40 |
Electronic and optical properties of molecules calculated within DFT based schemes: from PAHs to nucleobases |
Giancarlo Cappellini |
|
WG1 "The cosmic inventory of nC" (Session 2) |
Chair: Cornelia Jäger |
| 11:40-12:10 |
Unveiling the photochemical evolution of carbonaceous molecules: experimental and theoretical studies |
Alessandra Candian |
| 12:10-12:30 |
Fullerene derivatives from single metal atoms to molecules: A quantum chemistry perspective |
Ransel Barzaga |
| 12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
|
WG1 "The cosmic inventory of nC" (Session 2) |
Chair: Polona Umek |
| 14:00-14:20 |
Almost complete classification of carbon molecules based on their conductivity |
Irene Sciriha |
| 14:20-14:40 |
Topological data analysis of fullerene graph spectra |
Tomislav Došlić |
|
WG4 "Impact, Inclusiveness and Outreach" (Session 1) |
Chair: Polona Umek |
| 14:40-15:00 |
Cosmic nanocarbon inventory database proposal: A sustainable, open-access and open-source Science 4.0 platform |
Eftal Gezer |
| 15:00-15:20 |
Storing and sharing computational data through comprehensive databases |
Ana Martín Somer |
| 15:30-16:00 |
Coffee break and poster viewing |
| 16:00-17:00 |
Database Discussion Session |
| 19:00 |
Conference Dinner |
18 April 2024
| Time |
Title/Event |
Presenter |
|
WG2 "Processing, reactivity and relaxation pathways of nC" (Session 2) |
Chair: Alicja Domaracka |
| 9:00-9:30 |
Theoretical modelling of nanocarbon materials using machine learning approaches |
Rina Ibragimova |
| 9:30-9:50 |
Atomic scale investigations on nanodiamond materials via TEM |
Raúl Arenal |
| 9:50-10:10 |
Nanocarbons and how to compute your way out of experimental problems |
Manuel Melle Franco |
| 10:10-10:30 |
A theoretical study on the mechanisms of formation of primal carbon clusters and nanoparticles in space |
Stefan Kolev |
| 10:30-11:00 |
Coffee break and poster viewing |
|
WG4 "Impact, Inclusiveness and Outreach" (Session 2) |
Chair: Flavia Dell’Agli |
| 11:00-11:20 |
Chemical functionalization of multilayers fullerenes (carbon nano-onions) for biomedical applications |
Silvia Giordani |
| 11:20-11:40 |
Emergent atomic environments in twisted bilayer graphene and their use in the prediction of the vibrational properties |
Dogan Erbahar |
| 11:40-12:00 |
Using quantum computer assistance to scale up quantum correlation measures for nC |
Barış Malcıoğlu |
| 12:00-12:20 |
Investigating devices that measure nanocarbon molecular structures in space |
Musa Akbulut |
| 12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00-14:20 |
Metal-semiconductor transition investigation of nanocrystalline silicon carbide under irradiation in space technology |
Elchin Huseynov |
| 14:20-15:30 |
Panel Discussion Show Session |
Moderator: Jan Cami |
| 15:30-16:00 |
Coffee break and poster viewing |
| 16:00-16:30 |
Final Joint Discussion |
Moderator: Eleanor Campbell |
Poster presentations
| # |
Title |
Presenter |
| 1 |
Enhancing the thermal stability of TiO2-B nanoribbons |
Polona Umek |
| 2 |
Action spectroscopy of CN containing PAH cations |
Ewen Campbell |
| 3 |
Machine learning methods for DFT simulations of nanostructures |
Ioannis Remediakis |
| 4 |
Diameter of nanotori |
Vesna Andova |
| 5 |
Theoretical and EIS investigation of the formation of oxygen on the hematite surface |
Veton Haziri |
| 6 |
Structure and spectroscopy of molecules of astrochemical interest and their aggregates with water |
Ana Niedojadlo |
| 7 |
Using concepts of computer games development to create a data visualisation engine |
Simon Scarle |
| 8 |
STM observation and characterisation of azafullerene radicals |
Yuri Tanuma |
| 9 |
STM studies of C60 cage shrinking on Cu(111) |
Eleanor Campbell |
| 10 |
EiBI gravity-modified solar GES structure |
Souvik Das |
| 11 |
Balancing error and scaling in quantum computer with machine learning |
Kaan Yurtseven & Özgür Nazlı |
| 12 |
Shaping tomorrow: breaking bias in childhood education |
Flavia Dell’Agli |
| 13 |
Influence of thermal annealing on the physical properties of GO composite materials |
Lala Gahramanli |
| 14 |
Age-mass ratio and evolution of the herbig AeBe stars |
Sabahaddin Alishov |
Management Committee (MC) meeting
Only MC members and individuals with Action leadership positions and/or invited are attending the MC meeting.
19 April 2024
| Time |
Session/Event |
Moderator |
| 9:00-10:30 |
MC Meeting (Session 1) |
Aníbal García-Hernández |
- Welcome to participants, verification of the quorum and adoption of agenda
- Information to the MC
- Recap of the minutes of the last meeting, e-votes and matters arising since the last meeting
- Core Group: report from the Core Group, including delegated decisions
- Action Membership: New Specific Organisations and COST Members represented in the MC
-
Action Participation: WG membership and applications, New MC Members/Observers
and provisional substitution.
- Budget status: summary from the Grant Holder
- Update from the COST Association (if representative is present)
|
| 10:30-11:00 |
Coffee break |
| 11:00-14:00 |
MC Meeting (Session 2) |
Aníbal García-Hernández |
- Follow up and discussion on the
-
Action management: structure, leadership positions and other supporting roles.
Mandates to the Core Group (if applicable)
- Implementation of the COST Excellence and Inclusiveness Policy
- Grant Awarding by the Action
- Progress of each working group
- Science Communication Plan
- Progress on MoU Objectives, WG tasks, deliverables, and Goals for the current GP.
- Planning
- Revision of Work and Budget Plan of the current GP (if applicable)
- Draft plans for the following GP(s).
- Upcoming activities
- Monitoring and Reporting to the COST Association
- AOB
- Summary of MC decisions
- Closing
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