{"id":6,"date":"2022-11-17T19:45:32","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T19:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2023-08-03T19:02:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T19:02:32","slug":"the-new-umoma-opens-its-doors-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-id=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conference_photo_low_res.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conference_photo_low_res.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conference_photo_low_res-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conference_photo_low_res-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conference_photo_low_res-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conference_photo_low_res-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conference_photo_low_res-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conference_photo_low_res-1980x1320.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption>SCOM 2023, June 20-22, 2023, La Jolla, USA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>UPDATE: The winners of the poster session are 1st place: Roc\u00edo S\u00e1ez-Bl\u00e1zquez (Rabl group, Wien); 2nd place: Adriana Canales (Shegai group, Chalmers); 3rd place: Jane C. Nelson (Weichman group, Princeton); 3rd place: Arkajit Mandal (Reichman group, Columbia); 3rd place: Arghadip Koner (Yuen-Zhou group, UCSD). All the winners were awarded a $150 gift card, sponsored by the journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.degruyter.com\/journal\/key\/nanoph\/html?lang=en\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.degruyter.com\/journal\/key\/nanoph\/html?lang=en\">Nanophotonics<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">The Strong Coupling with Organic Molecules (SCOM) 2023 conference will be held in <strong>La Jolla, California, USA on June 20-22, 2023. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><br>The conference will be held at the University of California San Diego. The 4th edition of this conference aims to bring together experts on strong coupling between molecular materials and optical micro- and nanocavities to discuss exciting frontiers of research at the interface of Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, and Engineering. Topics that will be covered include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Polariton photophysics and photochemistry<\/li><li>Vibropolaritonic (thermally-activated) physics and chemistry<\/li><li>Room temperature polariton condensation<\/li><li>Ultrafast spectroscopy of molecular polaritons<\/li><li>Classical and quantum information processing with molecular polaritons<\/li><li>Polariton band structure engineering<\/li><li>Novel materials for molecular polaritonics in the THz and IR<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>&nbsp;Looking forward to seeing you in La Jolla!<\/em><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignfull has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"program\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out the exciting <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/18UMqBditc9asFsCocHh5Ei8IzeUBJ81C\/view?usp=share_link\">program<\/a> we have planned for the conference!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Local organizers<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Wei Xiong (UCSD, USA)<\/li><li>Joel Yuen-Zhou (UCSD, USA)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">e-mail: <a href=\"mailto:scom23@ucsd.edu\">scom23@ucsd.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conference organizing Committee<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bill Barnes (Exeter, UK)<\/li><li>Francisco Garcia-Vidal (UAM, Spain)<\/li><li>Javier Aizpurua (UPV, Spain)<\/li><li>Jaime Gomez Rivas (Eindhoven, Netherlands<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sponsors<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Platinum:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Air Force Office of Scientific Research<\/li><li>National Science Foundation &#8211; Division of Materials Research<\/li><li>Attocube<\/li><li>UC San Diego &#8211; Division of Physical Sciences<\/li><li>UC San Diego &#8211; Chemistry and Biochemistry<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gold:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Light Conversion<\/li><li>Nanophotonics<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silver:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Journal of Chemical Physics<\/li><li>PhaseTech<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conference assistants<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Carmen Alfaro (UCSD, USA)<\/li><li>Julia Anderson (UCSD, USA)<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-accent-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"abstract\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">REGISTRATION IS OPEN!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Please make sure to complete the two parts of the registration. <\/strong>The deadline to complete both parts has been extended to <strong>MAY 1, 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PART 1: REGISTRATION FORM<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please complete the Google form (personal data and abstract submission) below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/th1cq6Qo7JDPfDGEA\">REGISTRATION FORM IS OPEN!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PART 2: REGISTRATION FEE COLLECTION<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Registration fee is <strong>$300 USD<\/strong> for all participants and will be collected in the Eventbrite link below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/scom23.eventbrite.com\/\">REGISTRATION FEE COLLECTION IS OPEN!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignfull has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"speakers\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Invited Speakers<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Wei Bao (University of Nebraska Lincoln, USA)<\/li><li>Karl Borjesson (Gothenburg, Sweden)<\/li><li>Lev Chuntonov (Technion, Israel)<\/li><li>Hui Deng (UMichigan, USA)<\/li><li>Adam Dunkelberger (NRL, USA)<\/li><li>Johannes Feist (UAM, Spain)<\/li><li>Chris Giebink (Penn State, USA)<\/li><li>Gerrit Groenhof (University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4, Finland)<\/li><li>Rainer Hillenbrand (UPV, Spain)<\/li><li>Libai Huang (Purdue, USA)<\/li><li>Pengfei Huo (URochester, USA)<\/li><li>Stephane Kena-Cohen (Polytechnique Montr\u00e9al, Canada)<\/li><li>David Lidzey (Shefield, UK)<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Maiken Mikkelsen (Duke, USA)<\/li><li>Shaul Mukamel (UCI, USA)<\/li><li>Andrew Musser (Cornell, USA)<\/li><li>Keith Nelson (MIT, USA)<\/li><li>Barbara Pietka (University of Warsaw, Poland)<\/li><li>Stephanie Reich (FU Berlin, Germany)<\/li><li>Raphael Ribeiro (Emory, USA)<\/li><li>Hartmut Roskos (Goethe Universit\u00e4t, Germany)<\/li><li>Aaron Rury (Wayne State, USA)<\/li><li>Tal Schwartz (Tel Aviv, Israel)<\/li><li>Timur Shegai (Chalmers, Sweden)<\/li><li>Blake S. Simpkins (NRL, USA)<\/li><li>Anton&nbsp;Zasedatelev (Vienna, Austria)<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-0169e9-f4f4eb-4\" style=\"min-height:376px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-accent-background-color has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"581\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-36\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bigs-Scripps-Beach-looking-north-from-near-pier-in-La-Jolla-CA-154451072-Large-1000x581-1.jpeg\" style=\"object-position:56% 47%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"56% 47%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bigs-Scripps-Beach-looking-north-from-near-pier-in-La-Jolla-CA-154451072-Large-1000x581-1.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bigs-Scripps-Beach-looking-north-from-near-pier-in-La-Jolla-CA-154451072-Large-1000x581-1-300x174.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bigs-Scripps-Beach-looking-north-from-near-pier-in-La-Jolla-CA-154451072-Large-1000x581-1-768x446.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"travel\" style=\"font-size:48px\">VENUE &amp; TRAVEL<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\">Getting here <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UCSD Campus La Jolla is 12 miles (20-30 min drive) from San Diego (SAN) international airport. La Jolla is a community located in the north of San Diego county which is renowned for hosting world-class beaches and academic research institutions. The conference will be held on the University of California San Diego campus, at the auditorium of <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/bF4XNUjYj1WAC1uN8?coh=178571&amp;entry=tt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Natural Sciences Building (NSB)<\/a> Room 1205, which is located at Revelle College (southwest part of campus).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\">Public transportation &amp; <br>Parking Facilities<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parking at UC San Diego can be difficult. We suggest you use a rideshare application or public transportation (buses, trolley). However, in case you decide to rent a car while in San Diego\/La Jolla, the closest parking lot is <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/xccXwscshzjXXHEJ9&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1668718006504678&amp;usg=AOvVaw0pneq8TM_aWjB6uL3lPSXP\" target=\"_blank\">South Parking Structure<\/a> which has accessible parking. Parking lot, P101, much closer to NSB, has accessible parking too. The conference will not be providing parking spots for attendees, so you will need to pay the corresponding hourly fee in a Visitor (V) spot. <br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/transportation.ucsd.edu\/visit\/visitor\/index.html&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1668718006505498&amp;usg=AOvVaw2QcjfvSAo6-xnz7TXQPjbu\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>For details, view this link.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d1675.4325551251663!2d-117.24121675879354!3d32.87528820000001!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x80dc06c798f0b5bb%3A0x17774a4a39fe7056!2sNatural%20Sciences%20Building!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1668721442914!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\">Accommodation <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, owing to the size of the conference, we cannot provide accommodation for attendees in general. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1AdG8T_rMBvu7hQbF7kQ0FAQ1R3oFgrz-\/view?usp=share_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here is a comprehensive list<\/a> of nearby hotels to the UC San Diego campus. The organizers are currently working on securing sponsorship to reimburse a subset of the expenses, but more information will be provided in the next few months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignfull has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logos-3-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-166\" width=\"611\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logos-3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logos-3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logos-3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logos-3-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logos-3.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PREVIOUS CONFERENCES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SCOM is in its 4th edition. Previous meetings were held in Europe.<br>SCOM 1 \u2013 October 2016, San Sebasti\u00e1n, Spain<br>SCOM 2 \u2013 April 2018, Eindhoven, Netherlands<br>SCOM 3 \u2013 April 2021, Gothenburg, Sweden (virtual)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE: The winners of the poster session are 1st place: Roc\u00edo S\u00e1ez-Bl\u00e1zquez (Rabl group, Wien); 2nd place: Adriana Canales (Shegai group, Chalmers); 3rd place: Jane C. Nelson (Weichman group, Princeton); 3rd place: Arkajit Mandal (Reichman group, Columbia); 3rd place: Arghadip Koner (Yuen-Zhou group, UCSD). All the winners were awarded a $150 gift card, sponsored by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":133,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":72,"href":"https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":185,"href":"https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/185"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scom23.ucsd.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}