Tentative Agenda (names are tentative)


Day 1, Month, 2026

Time Speaker Event
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM   Registration and coffee
8:30 AM – 8:55 AM Anthony Macijewski, DD ECCS; NSF Program Directors Welcome and Introductions
8:55 AM – 9:10 AM Sergei V. Kalinin, Chair Overview
9:10 AM – 10:10 AM David Awschalom, U Chicago; Simone Severini, Google Session 1: Plenary
Chair: Charles Marcus, U Wash
10:10 AM – 10:25 AM   Coffee Break
10:25 AM – 11:55 AM Robert Butera, UMD; Frances Ross, MIT; Dirk Englund, MIT Session 2: Direct beams and probes
Chair: Shashank Misra, Sandia
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM   Luncheon (provided)
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Charles Marcus, U Wash; T. Rajh, ASU; Greg Fuchs, Cornell Session 3: Nanotubes and spins
Chair: Junichiro Kono, Rice
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM   Coffee Break
3:00 PM – 5:30 PM Marija Drndic, UPenn; Mark Ericcson, U Wisc; Maria Kamenetska, BU Breakout Sessions
1. Beams and probes
2. Silicon for quantum
3. Molecular building blocks
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM   Dinner (TBD)
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Rahul Sarpeshkar Dinner Speaker
8:00 PM – close   Post-dinner Brainstorming

Day 2, Month, 2026

Time Speaker Event
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM   Coffee
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Michal Lipson, Columbia; Mark Ericcson, U Wisc Session 4: Silicon for quantum
Chair: Jason Petta, UCLA
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM   Coffee Break
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Jean Luke Bredas, U Arizona; Latha Venkataraman, Columbia; Kevin Roccapriore, AtomQ; John Randall, Zyvex Session 5: Molecules, STM, Industry
Chair: Robert Butera
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM   Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Nathan Baker, Microsoft; Antia Linas-Linares, Amazon Session 6: Industry Talks 2
Chair: Greg Fuchs
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM   Breakout Session Reports (10+10 min each, w/discussion)
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM   Final Report Preparation
3:15 PM – close   Wrap up and adjournment