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, 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
Mark on your calendar. More details on registration, abstract submission and invited speakers coming soon!
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
The conference is organized by the Collaborative Research Center CRC 1636, a transdisciplinary initiative dedicated to understanding "Elementary Processes of Light-Driven Reactions at Nanoscale Metals".
Institutional partners
