Light.Metal.Reactions 2026

Welcome

We warmly invite you to Light.Metals.Reactions 2026, an international conference dedicated to light-induced processes in metallic and molecular systems. Taking place from September 08 to 11, 2026, in Potsdam, Germany, the event will bring together researchers working at the intersection of ultrafast spectroscopy, nanoscience, chemical physics, and materials science.

Organized by the Collaborative Research Center CRC 1636 and UP Transfer GmbH at the University of Potsdam, the conference will highlight advances in light–matter interactions and nanoscale reactivity.

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September 08-11, 2026

Venue: Audimax, Campus Neues Palais, University of Potsdam

Keynote Speakers

Prof. Laura Na Liu

University of Stuttgart, Germany

Prof. Christy F. Landes

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Prof. Andrea Baldi

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

Prof. Javier Aizpurua

University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain

Organizers

Scientific leadership and content responsibility: The Collaborative Research Center CRC 1636, a transdisciplinary initiative dedicated to understanding "Elementary Processes of Light-Driven Reactions at Nanoscale Metals".

Organization, execution, and participant management: UP Transfer GmbH at the University of Potsdam."