About the conference

CPLT is a biennial interdisciplinary conference for chemists and physicists interested in low temperature systems.

Topics:

  • Reactive and unstable species, radicals, intermediates
  • Photochemistry
  • Atmospheric & astrochemical species, astrochemical ices
  • Biomolecules in matrices and jet-cooled beams
  • Quantum hosts
  • New methods and applications
  • Tunneling & dynamics
  • Ultracold molecules
  • Cryosynthesis, materials, clathrates
  • Theory helping cryogenic studies

Sponsors

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History of the Conferences on

Chemistry and Physics at Low Temperatures

History

The CPLT conference series resulted from the merger of two long-standing international conferences: the Gordon Conference on the Chemistry and Physics of Matrix-Isolated Species and the International Conference on Low Temperature Chemistry

First conferences

The first united CPLT conference was organized by Mika Pettersson and Jan Lundell in 2013 in Jyväskylä, Finland. CPLT 2014 took place in Suzdal, Russia organized by Vladimir Feldman and Tatyana Shabatina.



Recent conferences

CPLT 2016 was organized by Joëlle Mascetti, Claudine Crépin, and Stéphane Coussan and took place in Biarritz, France. CPLT 2018 was organized by David Anderson and Robert Hinde in Laramie, Wyoming. The next CPLT will be held in Sapporo, Japan

Hotel Visegrád

Visegrád, Hungary

July 3 - 8, 2022

Up to 120 Participants

Please register!

Conference Schedule

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03:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Registration open

05:30 pm - 08:00 pm: Get-together party

08:15 pm - 08:30 pm: Welcome messages: László Túri, György Tarczay

08:30 pm - 09:05 pm: IT1 Naoki Watanabe, in-person,

Negative Charge delivery in ice at 10 K: the role of surface OH radicals

09:05 pm - 09:40 pm: IT2 Robert J McMahon, remote,

Spectroscopy, Photochemistry, and Tunneling Reactions of Thiophene and Benzothiophene Carbenes

09:40 pm - 10:15 pm: IT3 Christian Merten, in-person,

VCD spectroscopy under cryogenic conditions: Of matrix effects and photochemistry of chiral molecules

10:15 pm - 10:30 pm: Conference information, Gyorgy Tarczay

08:15 am - 08:50 am: IT4 Xiaoqing Zeng, remote,

Reactions of Sulfur Monoxide: Intermediates and Implications in Interstellar Chemistry

08:50 am - 09:25 am: IT5 Stephan Schlemmer, in-person,

Action Spectroscopy in Cold Ion Traps

09:25 am - 09:45 am: CT1 Evan Bieske, in-person,

Electronic Spectra of Isomer-Selected Carbon Cluster Cations in a Cryogenic Ion Trap

09:45 am - 10:05 am: CT2 Eric R. Heller, in-person,

Heavy-atom tunnelling in spin crossovers from cryogenic to ambient temperatures

10:05 am - 10:35 am: Coffee, tea

12:25 pm - 02:00 pm: Lunch

02:00 pm - 04:00 pm: Free time / Business meeting (ISC members) / Poster videos

04:00 pm - 04:35 pm: IT8 Yuan-Pern Lee, remote,

Some applications of para-hydrogen matrix isolation

04:35 am - 05:10 am: IT9 Masashi Tsuge, in-person,

Experimental studies on the behavior of hydrogen on bare grain surfaces and within icy grains

05:10 pm - 05:30 pm: CT5 Jiao He, in-person,

Radical recombination during the phase transition of interstellar CO ice

05:30 pm - 06:00 pm: Coffee, tea

06:00 pm - 06:20 pm: CT6 Jonathan Tennyson, in-person,

Calculation of ultra cold collisions and temperature-dependent photodissociation cross sections using bound state nuclear motion programs

06:20 pm - 06:40 pm: CT7 Ko-Ju Chuang, in-person,

Formation of the simplest amide in molecular clouds: formamide and its derivatives in interstellar ice analogs upon VUV irradiation

06:40 pm - 07:00 pm: SL: Industrial innovations in the application of vacuum technology

07:00 pm - 08:00 pm: Dinner

08:00 pm - 10:30 pm: Posters & wine

08:15 am - 08:50 am: IT10 Tatyana Shabatina, remote,

Cryochemical Production of Hybrid Nanoforms of Antibiotics with Bioactive Metals/Metal Oxides: Approach to Drug Delivery and Controlled Drug Release

08:50 am - 09:10 am: CT8 Wutharath Chin, in-person,

Selective photoisomerisation of salicylic acid

09:10 am - 09:30 am: CT9 Sonia Melandri, in-person,

The shape of molecules and molecular complexes: flexibility and non-covalent interactions at play, a rotational spectroscopy view

09:30 am - 09:50 am: CT10 Rahul Kumar Kushwaha, in-person,

Electron Irradiation of Titan’s Ice Analogues

09:50 am - 10:10 am: CT11 Alexander Kaufmann, in-person,

Spectroscopic Studies of Di- and Tetra-Phosphorus in Adamantane Matrices

10:10 am - 10:40 am: Coffee, tea

Location: Restaurant
02:45 pm - 07:00 pm: Excursion to Szentendre & the Open Air Skanzen

07:00 pm - 08:30 pm: Dinner at the hotel

08:30 pm - 09:05 pm: IT14 Terry A. Miller, remote,

Integrating the spectroscopic and computational characterization of vibronically coupled molecular states

09:05 pm - 09:25 pm: CT15 Klaus Müller-Dethlefs, in-person,

Observation of a periodic many-body system

09:25 pm - 09:45 pm: CT16 Stéphane Coussan , in-person,

UV photochemistry of acetylacetaldehyde trapped in four cryogenic matrices

09:45 pm - 10:05 pm: CT17 David T. Anderson, remote,

Quantum Diffusion of Impurities in Solid Parahydrogen

10:05 pm - 10:25 pm: CT18 Yohann Layssac, in-person,

iCOM Formation From Radical-Radical Chemistry: a Mechanistic Study Using Cryogenic Matrix, EPR coupled to IR, and QMS-TPD

10:25 pm - 10:45 pm: ISC member nominations

10:45 pm - 02:00 am: Night hike (optional)

08:15 am - 08:50 am: IT15 Herma Cuppen, remote,

Energy dissipation and restructuring in interstellar ice

08:50 am - 09:10 am: CT19 Anastasia Volosatova, in-person,

The Radiation Chemistry of NH3···CO Complex in Cryogenic Media as Studied by Matrix Isolation

09:10 am - 09:30 am: CT20 Felix-Iosif Iacob, in-person,

NS super-excited molecular states in the collision of electrons with NS+ cation

09:30 am - 09:50 am: CT21 Joëlle Mascetti, in-person,

Investigation of CH3I and CH3I-H2O interactions by matrix-isolation FTIR spectroscopy

09:50 am - 10:10 am: CT22 Joan Enrique Romero, in-person,

A combined DFT and kinetic approach to the radical reactions on and with interstellar water ices kinetics

10:10 am - 10:40 am: Coffee, tea

Location: Restaurant
02:45 pm - 07:00 pm: Excursion in Visegrád (Castle Hill, Royal Palace, medieval tournament)

07:00 pm - 08:30 pm: Dinner at the hotel

08:30 pm - 09:05 pm: IT19 Takamasa Momose, remote,

UV Photolysis of Amino Acids in Solid Parahydrogen and its Relevance to Astrochemistry

09:05 pm - 09:40 pm: IT20 Cláudio Manaia Nunes, in-person,

Chemistry Triggered by Infrared Vibrational Excitation in Cryogenic Matrices

09:40 pm - 10:00 pm: CT26 Andrey Vilesov, remote,

Infrared spectroscopy of carbocations in helium droplets

10:00 pm - 10:20 pm: CT27 Elisa Cristina Marçalo Brás, in-person,

Jet-cooled and Matrix-Isolated Radicals: Monitoring Interactions and Reactions through IR Spectroscopy

10:55 am - 11:30 am: IT23 Harold Linnartz, in-person,

Laboratory Ice Research in the Era of the James Webb Space Telescope

11:30 am - 12:05 pm: IT24 John F Stanton, in-person,

Vibronic Coupling in the NO3 Radical: Analysis of Negative-Ion Photoelectron and Dispersed Fluorescene Spectra

12:05 pm - 12:25 pm: CT31 Vladimir Feldman, in-person,

Simulation of cold astrochemical processes through matrix isolation: an insight from solid state radiation chemistry

12:25 pm - 01:45 pm: Lunch

01:45 pm - 02:30 pm: Free time/Business 2.

04:40 pm - 05:15 pm: IT27 Ernst Wolfgang, in-person,

Tailored Nanoparticles Prepared in Superfluid Helium Droplets

05:15 pm - 05:50 pm: IT28 Yunjie Xu, in-person,

Conformational Panorama of a Chiral Carboxylic Acid and its Aggregates in a Supersonic Jet Expansion, a Cold Rare Gas Matrix and Solution

05:50 pm - 06:10 pm: CT34 Andreas J. Kornath, in-person,

Highly Reactive Molecular Ions in Laboratory and Space

06:10 pm - 06:30 pm: CT35 Jay Charles Amicangelo, in-person,

Infrared Spectra of the 2,3-Dihydropyrrol-2-yl and 2,3-Dihydropyrrol-3-yl Radicals Isolated in Solid para-Hydrogen

06:30 pm - 06:50 pm: CT36 José Paulo Lopes Roque, in-person,

Unprecedented Quantum Tunneling Reactions from the Chemistry of 2 Formylphenylnitrenes

06:50 pm - 07:15 pm: Free

07:15 pm - 07:45 pm: Transfer

07:45 pm - 08:45 pm: Boat ride on the Danube (Double sunset)

08:45 pm - 11:59 pm: Conference dinner & Prize announcements

10:55 am - 11:30 am: IT31 Attila G Császár, in-person,

On the structures and spectroscopic fingerprints of (H/D)nRgm+ complexes (Rg = He, Ne, Ar)

11:30 am - 12:05 pm: IT32 Karolina Haupa, in-person,

Electrofluorochromism at single molecule level: application of mass-selective matrix isolation spectroscopy

12:05 pm - 12:25 pm: CT40 Gopi Ragupathy, in-person,

On the Potential Catalytic Role of Small Heterocycles in Interstellar H2 Formation: A Laboratory Astrochemistry Study on Furan and its Hydrogenated Forms

12:25 pm - 12:45 pm: CT41 Tomonari Wakabayashi, in-person,

Phosphorescence of Hydrogen-Capped Polyynes in Solid Hexane Matrices

12:45 pm - 01:00 pm: Closing remarks & Invitation to CPLT2024

01:00 pm - 02:00 pm: Lunch

Invited Speakers

Click for CPLT2022 abstracts!

Questions?

Travel and accomodation

The CPLT Conference has been postponed to 3 - 8 July 2022 in Visegrád, Hungary, due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Can I transfer my fee to the new dates?
Yes. The conference is postponed rather then cancelled so all paid registrations (including accomodation) and other fees via CPLT online registration page or by wire transfer are valid and automatically transferred for the 2022 conference with unchanged service content.

Yes. To transfer your registration to another person, please email CPLT2022 with the original delegate’s registration full name and provide us with the new delegate’s information.

Please ask your travel agent/airline and let them know you are cancelling or modifying your booking due to the postponement of CPLT conference in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The responsibility for airfare bookings and refunds falls outside the scope of CPLT and will be dependent on the type of fare booked, the airline’s or agent’s own cancellation/rebooking policies regarding COVID-19, and any travel insurance coverage.

How to register?
Registration, travel and accomodation will be handled by the travel agent, ALTAGRA: cplt@altagra.hu. Do not book the hotel individually. Please contact the agent with questions not connected with the scientific program.

If your are unable to participate or to donate your registration at the new time, please notify us by sending an email to cplt@altagra.hu. Please note that cancellations can only be accepted in writing (cplt@altagra.hu) and are subject to the following conditions: Cancellations received before or on 16 May: 70 % refund will be made. Cancellations after 16 May will not result in a refund. Non-attendance to the event will not result in a refund.

The travel agent will accept credit cards via a secure homepage and bank transfers.
The location is easily accesible by car. The Conference provides transfer services for a fee on the first and last day of the conference between Budapest, Budapest Airport and Visegrád. See the details under Registration info. You can book your transfer during the registration process. Public transport is also possible: details below.

Frequent trains connect Budapest (Station Nyugati) to Nagymaros-Visegrád, from where a ferry crosses the Danube to the hotel. The same train line has direct trains to Bratislava and Prague every two hours from Nagymaros. Schedules and online tickets

There are riverboats (slow boat and express hydrofoil) taking the very scenic river route from downtown Budapest direct to Visegrád. See online schedules and book tickets.

Intercity buses also arrive directly to the hotel from the bus station at Újpest-Városkapu metro station. See online schedules Tickets are to be bought at the bus station.

Is there guarded parking?
Yes, provided by the hotel.

Oral contribution are expected by May 22, 2022.

Poster abstracts before June 6, 2022.

Late registration (at increased fee) is from June 1, 2022.

Are there reduced student options?
Yes, we arranged a budget hotel to be available nearby. Please contact cplt@altagra.hu.
Are there sponsorship opportunities for students?
The present support from the sponsors was already distributed to the original student applicants. We might find additional sponsors for students (not more than 50% reduction). Students might register here for this tentative support with a short motivation letter and recommendation from their advisor before February 20th. No payment should be made until the decision is received.

Chemistry and Physics at Low Temperatures

International Steering Committee

  • David Anderson (USA)
  • Stéphane Coussan (France)
  • Vladimir Feldman (Russia)
  • Wolfgang Jäger (Canada)
  • Robert McMahon (USA)
  • Joëlle Mascetti (France)
  • Sonia Melandri (Italy)
  • Igor Reva (Portugal)
  • Sebastian Riedel (Germany)
  • Tatyana Shabatina (Russia)
  • György Tarczay (Hungary)
  • Andrey Vilesov (USA)
  • Klaus von Haeften (UK)
  • Tomonari Wakabayashi (Japan)
  • Naoki Watanabe (Japan)

Organizing Committee:

  • György Tarczay (Hungary)
  • Gábor Magyarfalvi (Hungary)
  • Mrs. Klara Biszkupne Nanasi (Altagra Agency, Hungary)

Registration

Online registration for the CPLT2022 conference is now open!

Registration info Submit abstract

Before registering please read the registration info.

All in-person fees include accomodation, meals, excursion and conference dinner.

Academic in-person

1000 EUR

Single

  • 1000€ Std. single
  • 850€ Std. double
  • 560€ Companion
Register
Virtual

remote

access

  • 400€ Talk
  • 200€ Poster
  • 200€ No pres.
Register
Student in-person

at budget

accomodation nearby

  • 695€ Single
  • 595€ Double
  • 570€ Triple
Register

Posters

In-person participants are kindly requested to bring their posters in A0 portrait size and also upload in a pdf format. All poster contributors are asked for a 2 minute accompanying video.

All videos will be available to participants together with a virtual chatroom.

The in-person poster evening will not be streamed.

Prizes

Awarded at CPLT2022

Pimentel Prize

Awarded by emailed votes of research groups from among 3 individuals nominated by the Steering Committee. Winners:

2022: John Paul Maier


2018: Yuan-Pern Lee and Leonid Khriachtchev (posthumous)

2016: T. Momose

2013: V. Bondybey

2011: W. Weltner

2009: M. Räsänen

2007: L. Andrews

2005: M. Jacox