Programme

Monday, 23rd August 2021



MAIN ROOM

8.45-9:00
Opening Ceremony
9:00-11:05
PLENARY SESSION (2h) - Chair: Nick Stone, Kamilla Malek
09:05-9:35
Jeremy Baumberg University of Cambridge, UK
Watching dynamics of single bonds
09:40-10:10
Janina Kneipp Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Challenges in the application of one and two-photon excited SERS to bioorganic samples
10:15-10:45
Bayden R. Wood Monash University, Australia
Spectroscopy goes Viral
10:45-10.50
Advertisment of Platinum and Gold Sponsors
10:50-11:05
Discussion (live)


11:05-11:15 Break


11:15-12:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS 1 (1h 20 min)

GREEN ROOM

1.1 Plasmonics
Chair: Yaakov Tischler
11:15-11:30
Young Mee Jung Kangwon National University, Korea
Charge Transfer Effect for SERS
11:30-11:45
Bin Ren Xiamen University, China
Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for studying 2D materials
11:45-11:55
Arpad Dusa Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Excitation conditions for surface-enhanced hyper Raman scattering with gold nanospheres and nanorods
11:55-12:05
Oleksii Ilchenko Technical University of Denmark
Super-resolution Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering microscopy via polarization contrast
12:05-12:15
Marie Švecová University of Chemistry and Technology, Czech Republic
Galvanic vs. electrochemical fabrication of the plasmonic layer: SERS study of yellow natural compounds
12:15-12:35

Discussion (live)

YELLOW ROOM

1.7. Instrumental Development
Chair: Wojciech Kwiatek
11:15-11:30
Paul Dumas SOLEIL Synchrotron, France
Very high pressure studies with infrared sources: for static to dynamic approaches
11:30-11:45
Maria Paula Marques University of Coimbra, Portugal
Normal-to-Cancer Transition in Human Cells - Insights from Quasi-elastic Neutron Scattering
11:45-11:55
Konstantinos Bourdakos University of Southampton, UK
An ultra-low cost, synchronisation free, versatile light source for targeted CARS multiphoton imaging
11:55-12:05
Alexander Veber Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Current state and future of the IRIS THz/Infrared beamline at BESSY II
12:05-12:15
Tomasz Wróbel Jagiellonian University, Poland
Solaris Advanced InfraRed (SOLAIR) beamline conceptual design
12:15-12:35

Discussion (live)

RED ROOM

2.2. Biomedical Applications
Chair: Alison Hobro
11:15-11:30
Matthew J. Baker Clirspec Diagnostics, UK
Highlighting the clinical utility of a novel spectroscopic liquid biopsy for triage of patients with suspected brain cancer
11:30-11:45
Fiona Lyng Technological University Dublin, Ireland
Raman spectroscopy for early detection of cervical pre-cancer using minimally invasive exfoliated cell samples
11:45-11:55
Markéta Fousková University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic
Can the Diagnostics of Colorectal Polyps Benefit from Using In Vivo Raman Spectroscopy?
11:55-12:05
Mikołaj Krysa Medical University of Lublin, Poland
Characterization of cariogenic streptococci-derived biofilms using FR-IR and Raman spectroscopic imaging
12:05-12:15
Nicolas Pavillon Osaka University, Japan
Accurate and highly stable indicators of protein synthesis through sparse classification
12:15-12:35

Discussion (live)


12:35-13:00 Lunch Time (25 min)


13:00-14:00
Webinar 1 of Platinum sponsor - Teledyne Princeton Instruments


14:00-14:10 Break


14:10-15:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS 2 (1h 20 min)

GREEN ROOM

1.4. Time-Resolved Spectroscopy
Chair: Siva Umapathy
14:10-14:25
Martina Havenith Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
An Isolated Water Droplet in the Aqueous Solution of a Supramolecular Tetrahedral Cage as observed by THz spectroscopy
14:25-14:40
Tullio Scopigno Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Time-domain Stimulated Resonance Raman goes 2D
14:40-14:50
Ian Burgess University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Microsecond Resolved Infrared Spectroelectrochemistry using Dual Frequency Comb IR Lasers
14:50-15:00
Michael George University of Nottingham, UK
Using Time-resolved Vibrational Spectroscopy for Manufacturing with Light: From Picoseconds to Tonnes
15:00-15:10
Markus Mangold IRsweep AG, Switzerland
Non-repetitive protein dynamics on microsecond to second time-scales monitored by mid-infrared dual comb spectroscopy (DCS)
15:10-15:30

Discussion (live)

YELLOW ROOM

1.8. Sensing
Chair: Jaebum Choo
14:10-14:25
Angela Lopez-Lorente University of Cordoba, Spain
Metal nanostructures for surface enhanced vibrational spectroscopy: from spheres to anisotropic nanoparticles
14:25-14:40
Claudete Fernandes Pereira Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
Quantum dots for surface-enhanced infrared spectroscopy: an multivariate approach
14:40-14:50
Agata Królikowska University of Warsaw, Poland
Searching for the chemically stable reporter for SERS-based pH nanosensor – from rhodanine to 5-(4-dimethylaminobenzy lidene)rhodanine to avoid plasmon-induced dimerization
14:50-15:00
Nicolae Leopold Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
SERS switch on/off mediated by adions
15:00-15:10
Ewelina Wiercigroch Jagiellonian University, Poland
SERS immunoassays for detection of inflammation factors in biosamples
15:10-15:30

Discussion (live)

RED ROOM

2.4. Life and Environmental Sciences
Chair: Airton Abrahao Martin
14:10-14:25
Halina Abramczyk Lodz University of Technology, Poland
Metabolic Raman Imaging in Cancer Research
14:25-14:40
Adriana S. Franca Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
FTIR for quantitative analysis of bioactive substances in food products
14:40-14:50
Marta Pacia Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Rac1 regulates biochemical, nanomechanical and nanostructural aspects of TNF-α-induced inflammatory response in vascular endothelium in aorta
14:50-15:00
Andreas Schwaighofer TU Vienna
Quantum cascade laser-based IR spectroscopy for highly sensitive analysis of proteins
15:00-15:10
Anna Sroka-Bartnicka Medical University of Lublin, Poland
ATR-FTIR and Raman spectroscopic imaging in evaluation of stem cells-induced bone formation on the hydroxyapatite-based scaffold
15:10-15:30

Discussion (live)


15:35-15:45 Break


15:45-17:05 PARALLEL SESSIONS 3 (1h 20 min)

GREEN ROOM

1.1 Plasmonics
Chair: Alexandre Brolo
15:45-16:00
Katrin Domke MPI Polymer Research, Germany
Geometric and electronic redox properties of single-molecule junctions probed with EC-TERS and plasmon-supported break-junction experiments
16:00-16:15
Francois Lagugné-Labarthet Western University, Canada
Fractal Metastructures for Infrared Plasmonics
16:15-16:25
Broislav Hinkov TU Vienna, Austria
Mid-infrared lab-on-a-chip for highly-sensitive plasmonic sensing of proteins
16:25-16:35
Aurelian John-Herpin Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Metasurface-Enhaced IR Spectroscopy Augmented by Artificial Intelligence for Resolving Dynamics between Major Biomolecules
16:35-16:45
Andrzej Kudelski University of Warsaw, Poland
Au@Fe3O4 nanoparticles as plasmonic-magnetic nanomaterial for Raman analysis of surfaces
16:45-17:05

Discussion (live)

YELLOW ROOM

1.2. Non-Linear Vibrational Spectroscopy
Chair: Dennis Hore
15:45-16:00
Zhiwei Huang National University of Singapore, Singapore
Fourier-domain stimulated Raman scattering tomography enables label-free volumetric deep tissue imaging with subcellular resolution
16:00-16:15
Yasuyuki Ozeki University of Tokyo, Japan
Multicolor imaging with stimulated Raman scattering
16:15-16:25
Shafiul Azam University of Victoria, Canada
Effects of Elevated Temperatures on the Silica Surface Charge Revealed by Interfacial Water SFG Signal
16:25-16:35
Giovanni Batiganani "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy
Broadband Impulsive Stimulated Raman Scattering based on a Chirped Detection
16:35-16:45
Harpreet Kaur Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India
Studying the Sensing Activities of Organic Nanoparticles and their Interfacial Structure at Air/Aqueous Interface using Nonlinear Vibrational Spectroscopy
16:45-17:05

Discussion (live)

RED ROOM

1.3. Near-field Vibrational Spectroscopy
Chair: Sebastian Schlücker
15:45-16:00
Ewelina Lipiec Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
Tip-enhanced Raman studies of abnormal protein aggregation – advantages of measurements in liquid
16:00-16:15
Markus Raschke University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
Vibrational exciton and polaron nano-imaging: a molecular ruler to image structure, coupling, and disorder in functional molecular materials
16:15-16:25
Hans Bechtel Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, USA
Probing liquid interfaces and sub-surface materials with broadband infrared nanospectroscopy
16:25-16:35
Adrian Cernescu attocube systems AG, Germany
Nano-FTIR applications for biomaterials and medical research
16:35-16:45
Tanja Deckert-Gaudig Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Germany
Investigation of explosive nanoparticles with TERS
16:45-17:05

Discussion (live)