Early Career TRVS Symposium
Early Career Symposium Program
The Early Career TRVS Symposium, held the day prior to TRVS, provides space and an opportunity for early career researchers (students & postdocs) to present their work and engage with the TRVS community. The symposium consists of several oral presentation sessions dedicated to early career researchers following an expert lecture given by an established researcher in the field. Application for the pre-conference symposium will not impact consideration for an oral or poster presentation for the main TRVS conference. All TRVS community members are invited and encouraged to attend!
Organizers of the Early Career TRVS Symposium
Dr. Veronica R. Policht, Postdoctoral Researcher, Politecnico di Milano
Dr. Ariel M. Alperstein, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Minnesota
Dr. Joseph N. Mastron, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Michigan
Code of Conduct
The goal of the TRVS conference and the Early Career Symposium is to create a collegial, inclusive, and professional environment where participants treat each other with respect and consideration. As attendees, all of us have the responsibility to create a safe and supportive environment to foster open and constructive scientific discourse.
TRVS is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, ability status, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, marital status, religion (or lack thereof), educational background, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form, including but not limited to inappropriate language and imagery, including in talks, workshops, meeting-related Twitter posts and other online media. Participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled at the discretion of the organizers.
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Expert Lecturer: Prof. Carlos Baiz
TRVS Early Career Symposium will take place from 10 AM-4 PM EDT on Sunday, June 13 and include oral presentation sessions from early career researchers. Additionally, from 1:05-2:05 PM EDT, Carlos Baiz will deliver the invited expert lecture.
Prof. Carlos Baiz, University of Texas-Austin
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
Postdoc: Massachusetts Institute of Technology/University of Chicago (2011-2015)
Ph.D. University of Michigan (2011)
B.S. Michigan Technological University (2005)
Liquid-liquid phase separation in lipid membranes, surfactants, or small aqueous organic molecules produces interfacial hydrogen-bonding networks that differ substantially from the bulk. Biological processes often take place at interfaces, and characterizing local dynamics is essential to understanding these processes. Third-order spectroscopies, like 2D IR, are not inherently interface-selective, instead, interfacial specificity is achieved through vibrational probes. Complementary methods such as HD-SFG, have helped provide a detailed atomistic picture of these environments and untangle the intricate relationship between molecular structure and interfacial dynamics. In this workshop, I will discuss fundamental aspects, recent results, and the challenges of studying liquid-liquid interfaces using ultrafast 2D IR and SFG spectroscopy.