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XVIII Quantum Reactive Scattering Workshop

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Lecture hall 3/11 (Nanotechnology Centre A)

Lecture hall 3/11

Nanotechnology Centre A

Narutowicza 11/12 street
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Welcome to QRS 2026 – the 18th Quantum Reactive Scattering Workshop, to be held at Gdańsk on 22-26 June 2026. QRS 2026 is jointly organized by Gdańsk University of Technology and Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń.

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are delighted to invite the international community to Gdańsk. In this inspiring Baltic city, a distinguished historical legacy meets a dynamic landscape of contemporary science and innovation.

QRS 2026 continues the long-standing tradition of excellence established by David Clary in 1990, offering a focused, intellectually rigorous forum dedicated to the theory and computation of molecular collisions and chemical reactivity. The workshop brings together researchers working across quantum dynamics, reactive scattering, and computational chemistry more broadly, fostering deep scientific exchange, constructive debate, and the formation of new collaborations. In 2026, QRS reaches Poland for the first time, extending its global trajectory with new geographical and cultural perspectives.

Hosting QRS 2026 in Gdańsk is particularly fitting. As a historic port city shaped by international exchange, Gdańsk embodies openness, pluralism, and a spirit of intellectual freedom. Its identity as a “free city” resonates with the workshop’s values: curiosity-driven inquiry, cross-disciplinary dialogue, and an inclusive scientific community. At the same time, Gdańsk is firmly oriented toward the future - home to a thriving academic and technological ecosystem and a vibrant environment for research and innovation.

The venue, Gdańsk University of Technology, provides an outstanding academic setting for QRS 2026. The university combines a remarkable campus heritage with modern research infrastructure, offering an ideal atmosphere for intensive discussion, high-level presentations, and productive interactions among participants.

We warmly look forward to welcoming you to QRS 2026 in Gdańsk. Join us for an unforgettable workshop experience shaped by cutting-edge scientific dialogue, meaningful collaboration, and engaging social events - in a city that uniquely unites history, openness, and modern science.


The Workshop received support from:
 

  
Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics
Gdańsk University of Technology		 Faculty of Chemistry
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń		 IDUB Carbonium Supporting Conferences programme

 

The Workshop is held under the honorary patronage of His Magnificence, the Rector of Gdańsk University of Technology, Prof. Ph.D., D. Sc., Eng. Krzysztof Wilde, Corresponding member of the PAS

 

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  • Monday, June 22
    • 8:15 AM → 9:00 AM
      Registration 45m Main Hall

      Main Hall

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street
    • 9:00 AM → 9:10 AM
      QRS 2026 Opening 10m Lecture hall 3/11

      Lecture hall 3/11

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street
    • 9:10 AM → 11:00 AM
      Session 1 Lecture hall 3/11

      Lecture hall 3/11

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street

      Session chair: Józef E. Sienkiewicz (Gdansk University of Technology)

      • 9:10 AM
        WALTER KOHN AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO QUANTUM SCATTERING THEORY 20m
        Speaker: David Clary (University of Oxford)
      • 9:30 AM
        MCTDH-LIKE DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS FOR DETERMINING SUM-OF-PRODUCT (SOP) WAVEFUNCTIONS 30m
        Speaker: Tucker Carrington (Queen's University)
      • 10:00 AM
        SEMICLASSICAL S-MATRIX IN THE INITIAL VALUE REPRESENTATION: COORDINATE CHOICE 30m
        Speaker: Laurent Bonnet (Bordeaux University)
      • 10:30 AM
        PHYSICAL INSIGHT FROM THE MIXED QUANTUM/CLASSICAL SIMULATIONS OF COLLISIONAL ENERGY TRANSFER 30m
        Speaker: Dmitri Babikov (Marquette University)
    • 11:00 AM → 11:30 AM
      Coffee break 30m Main Hall

      Main Hall

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street
    • 11:30 AM → 1:00 PM
      Session 2 Lecture hall 3/11

      Lecture hall 3/11

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street

      Session chair: Manabu Kanno (Tohoku University)

      • 11:30 AM
        MULTISTATE COUPLED DIABATIC NEURAL NETWORK POTENTIAL FOR THE QUANTUM NON-ADIABATIC PHOTOFRAGMENTATION OF CH2+ 30m
        Speaker: Octavio Roncero (Instituto de Física Fundamental (CSIC))
      • 12:00 PM
        RADIATIVE ASSOCIATION OF C6H WITH METAL CATIONS: FORMATION MECHANISMS AND RATE CONSTANTS FOR MC6H+ ASTROCHEMICAL SPECIES 30m
        Speaker: Niyazi Bulut (Firat University, Gdańsk Tech)
      • 12:30 PM
        NUCLEAR QUANTUM EFFECTS IN COMPLEX CHEMICAL REACTIONS: A RING-POLYMER MOLECULAR DYNAMICS APPROACH 30m
        Speaker: Toshiyuki Takayanagi (Saitama University)
    • 1:00 PM → 2:30 PM
      Lunch 1h 30m Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit Courtyard (Main Building)

      Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit Courtyard

      Main Building

      Narutowicza 11/12 street
    • 2:30 PM → 4:00 PM
      Session 3 Lecture hall 3/11

      Lecture hall 3/11

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street

      Session chair: Octavio Roncero (Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC)

      • 2:30 PM
        EXPLORATION OF THE FACTORS DETERMINING THE SHAPES OF POTENTIAL ENERGY SURFACES USING MAYER'S CHEMICAL ENERGY COMPONENT ANALYSIS 30m
        Speaker: György Lendvay (HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences)
      • 3:00 PM
        FUNCTIONAL ANALOGUES OF SEPARABLE TENSOR DECOMPOSITION ANSÄTZE AND APPLICATIONS 30m
        Speaker: Daniel Peláez-Ruiz (Paris-Saclay University, CNRS)
      • 3:30 PM
        QUANTUM-REACTIVE-SCATTERING PERSPECTIVES FROM DEA CLUB 2026: RESONANCES, ATTACHMENT AND FRAGMENTATION DYNAMICS 30m
        Speaker: Małgorzata Śmiałek-Telega (Gdańsk Tech)
    • 4:00 PM → 4:30 PM
      Coffee break 30m Main Hall

      Main Hall

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street
    • 4:30 PM → 6:00 PM
      Session 4 Lecture hall 3/11

      Lecture hall 3/11

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street

      Session chair: Dariusz Kędziera (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)

      • 4:30 PM
        ENERGETICS AND DYNAMICS IN QUANTUM THEORY: A GREEN-THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE 30m
        Speaker: António Varandas (University of Coimbra)
      • 5:00 PM
        INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTION ENERGIES: STRIVING FOR MAXIMUM ACCURACY AND INSIGHT 30m
        Speaker: Konrad Patkowski (Auburn University)
      • 5:30 PM
        MODELING THE STATE OF A FREE ELECTRON IN CHEMICAL REACTIONS 30m
        Speaker: Wojciech Skomorowski (University of Warsaw, Centre of New Technologies)
    • 6:00 PM → 7:30 PM
      Welcome reception 1h 30m Main Hall

      Main Hall

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street
  • Tuesday, June 23
    • 9:00 AM → 11:00 AM
      Session 5 Lecture hall 3/11

      Lecture hall 3/11

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street

      Session Chair: Alexandre Zanchet (CSIC)

      • 9:00 AM
        THE ROLE OF ROTATIONAL STATES IN ION-NEUTRAL REACTIONS 30m
        Speaker: Roland Wester (University of Innsbruck)
      • 9:30 AM
        ALL THE DETAILS MATTER: PREDICTING AND EXPLOITING SCATTERING RESONANCES IN HELIUM AND MOLECULAR HYDROGEN 30m
        Speaker: Piotr Zuchowski (Nicolaus Copernicus University)
      • 10:00 AM
        QUANTUM STATE-SELECTED REACTION DYNAMICS AT LOW TEMPERATURES 30m
        Speaker: Tiangang Yang (Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech))
      • 10:30 AM
        ATOM-DIATOM REACTIONS OF INTEREST: THE DESTRUCTION OF CH+ AND HeH+ IN COLLISION WITH H 30m
        Speaker: Tomas Gonzalez Lezana (Instituto de Física Fundamental - CSIC)
    • 11:00 AM → 11:30 AM
      Coffee break 30m Main Hall

      Main Hall

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street
    • 11:30 AM → 1:30 PM
      Session 6 Lecture hall 3/11

      Lecture hall 3/11

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street

      Session chair: Piotr Żuchowski (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)

      • 11:30 AM
        A COMPARATIVE QCT AND QUANTUM CLOSE COUPLING STUDY OF THE HeNa+, HeK+ AND H2 THREE BODY ASSOCIATION 30m
        Speaker: Thierry Stoecklin (CNRS)
      • 12:00 PM
        CHEMICAL PUMPING IN ATOM-DIATOM REACTIONS 30m
        Speaker: Alexandre Zanchet (CSIC)
      • 12:30 PM
        TRANSPORT CROSS SECTIONS FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF PLANETARY ENTRY CONDITIONS 30m
        Speaker: ANNARITA LARICCHIUTA (CNR ISTP Bari section)
      • 1:00 PM
        INCREASING COMPLEXITY IN QUANTUM SCATTERING STUDIES OF POLYATOMIC INTERSTELLAR MOLECULES 30m
        Speaker: Sándor Demes (HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear Research)
    • 1:30 PM → 1:45 PM
      Conference Photo 15m Stairs in the front of the Main Building ()

      Stairs in the front of the Main Building
    • 1:45 PM → 3:00 PM
      Lunch 1h 15m Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit Courtyard (Main Building)

      Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit Courtyard

      Main Building

      Narutowicza 11/12 street
    • 3:00 PM → 5:00 PM
      Free time 2h
    • 5:00 PM → 6:45 PM
      In the Footsteps of Gdańsk Scientists 1h 45m Gdańsk (Old Town)

      Gdańsk

      Old Town
    • 6:45 PM → 9:00 PM
      Motława River Cruise 2h 15m Gdańsk (Old Town)

      Gdańsk

      Old Town
  • Wednesday, June 24
    • 9:00 AM → 11:00 AM
      Session 7 Lecture hall 3/11

      Lecture hall 3/11

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street

      Session chair: Anna Krylov (University of Southern California)

      • 9:00 AM
        POPULATION TRANSFER BETWEEN DEGENERATE CONTINUUM STATES VIA IMPULSIVE STIMULATED RAMAN SCATTERING: APPLICATION TO THE CONTROL OF HOD PHOTOFRAGMENTATION 30m
        Speaker: Niels Engholm Henriksen (Technical University of Denmark)
      • 9:30 AM
        INITIAL-STATE ENGINEERING AS AN ALTERNATIVE STRATEGY FOR QUANTUM CONTROL OF PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES 30m
        Speaker: Ignacio Sola (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
      • 10:00 AM
        ON THE DESCRIPTION OF PHOTOEXCITATION IN NONADIABATIC DYNAMICS 30m
        Speaker: Basile Curchod (University of Bristol)
      • 10:30 AM
        THE REAL BOTTLENECK IN PREDICTIVE NONADIABATIC DYNAMICS 30m
        Speaker: Petr Slavicek (University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague)
    • 11:00 AM → 11:30 AM
      Coffee break 30m Main Hall

      Main Hall

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street
    • 11:30 AM → 1:00 PM
      Session 8 Lecture hall 3/11

      Lecture hall 3/11

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street

      Session chair: Petr Slavicek (University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague)

      • 11:30 AM
        SYMMETRY BREAKING IN REACTIVE SCATTERING PROCESSES: ELECTRON NUCLEAR COUPLING 30m
        Speaker: Satrajit Adhikari (School of Chemical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science)
      • 12:00 PM
        ULTRACOLD ATOM+MOLECULE SYSTEMS THROUGH THE LENS OF AB INITIO ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE THEORY 30m
        Speaker: Marcin Gronowski (Wydział Fizyki UW)
      • 12:30 PM
        RETHINKING SURFACE HOPPING: FROM NONADIABATIC COUPLINGS TO TIME-DERIVATIVE COUPLINGS 30m
        Speaker: SAIKAT MUKHERJEE (Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland)
    • 1:00 PM → 2:30 PM
      Lunch 1h 30m Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit Courtyard (Main Building)

      Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit Courtyard

      Main Building

      Narutowicza 11/12 street
    • 2:30 PM → 4:00 PM
      Session 9 Lecture hall 3/11

      Lecture hall 3/11

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street

      Session chair: Tomas Gonzalez Lezana (Instituto de Física Fundamental - CSIC, Madrid)

      • 2:30 PM
        REACTIONS OF HYDROFLUOROOLEFINS WITH OZONE PRODUCE LONG-LIVED GREENHOUSE GASES 30m
        Speaker: Andrew Orr-Ewing (University of Bristol)
      • 3:00 PM
        QUANTUM CONTROL OF THE DYNAMICAL BEHAVIOR OF RESONANCE STATES IN SMALL POLYATOMIC MOLECULES WITH INTENSE FIELDS 30m
        Speaker: Alberto García-Vela (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas)
      • 3:30 PM
        PROTON TRANSFER AND HYDRONIUM FORMATION IN IONIZED WATER 30m
        Speaker: Jochen Küpper (DESY, CFEL and Universität Hamburg)
    • 4:00 PM → 4:30 PM
      Coffee break 30m Main Hall

      Main Hall

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street
    • 4:30 PM → 6:40 PM
      Session 10 Lecture hall 3/11

      Lecture hall 3/11

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street

      Session chair: Niyazi Bulut (Firat University, Gdańsk Tech)

      • 4:30 PM
        TECHNIQUES FOR ANALYZING STRUCTURED ANGULAR SCATTERING IN THE PRODUCTS OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS 30m
        Speaker: Jonathan Connor (University of Manchester, UK)
      • 5:00 PM
        AN OLD QUESTION: ARE THERE RESONANCES IN THE F+H2 (v=0)→FH(v=3)+H REACTION? 30m
        Speaker: Dmitri Sokolovski (UPV/EHU)
      • 5:30 PM
        TOWARDS DERIVING NON-ADIABATIC QUANTUM DYNAMICS WITH QUANTUM BOLTZMANN CONSERVATION, RABI OSCILLATIONS AND CLASSICAL SCALING 30m
        Speaker: Tim Hele (University College London)
      • 6:00 PM
        QUANTUM SCATTERING STUDY OF COLLISIONAL EFFECTS IN ROTATIONAL SPECTRA OF O2-PERTURBED HYDROGEN HALIDES 20m
        Speaker: Artur Olejnik (Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu)
      • 6:20 PM
        IMAGING COLD AND CONTROLLED REACTIVE COLLISIONS BETWEEN S(1D) AND D2 20m
        Speaker: Dong Yan (Radboud university)
    • 6:40 PM → 8:30 PM
      Poster Session Main Hall

      Main Hall

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street

      List of posters

  • Thursday, June 25
    • 9:00 AM → 11:00 AM
      Session 11 Lecture hall 3/11

      Lecture hall 3/11

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street

      Session chair: Daniel Peláez-Ruiz (Paris-Saclay University, CNRS)

      • 9:00 AM
        MOLECULES COUPLED TO PHONONS AND PHOTONS 30m
        Speaker: Peter Saalfrank (Department of Chemistry, University of Potsdam)
      • 9:30 AM
        COMBINING AB INITIO MOLECULAR DYNAMICS WITH MACHINE LEARNING INTERATOMIC POTENTIALS TO STUDY GAS–SURFACE INTERACTIONS 30m
        Speaker: Alejandro Rivero (University of Lille)
      • 10:00 AM
        H2O AND D2O TRIMERS: RIGOROUS 12D QUANTUM CALCULATIONS OF THE INTERMOLECULAR VIBRATIONAL STATES, TUNNELING SPLITTINGS, AND LOW-FREQUENCY SPECTRA 30m
        Speaker: Zlatko Bacic (New York University)
      • 10:30 AM
        IONS IN THE ISM: SPECTROSCOPY AND UNIMOLECULAR DECOMPOSITION PROCESSES 30m
        Speaker: Majdi Hochlaf (Université Gustave Eiffel)
    • 11:00 AM → 11:30 AM
      Coffee break 30m Main Hall

      Main Hall

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street
    • 11:30 AM → 1:40 PM
      Session 12 Lecture hall 3/11

      Lecture hall 3/11

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street

      Session chair: Patryk Jasik (Gdańsk University of Technology)

      • 11:30 AM
        MULTI-TEMPERATURE MODEL FROM STATE SPECIFIC DATA: APPLICATION TO ICE GIANTS 30m
        Speaker: Gianpiero Colonna (CNR-ISTP Bari section)
      • 12:00 PM
        STATE-RESOLVED VIBRATIONAL DYNAMICS FROM MIXED QUANTUM-CLASSICAL METHODS 30m
        Speaker: Cecilia Coletti (Università G. d'Annunzio Chieti-Pescara)
      • 12:30 PM
        ON THE SCATTERING OF ELECTRONS BY MOLECULES OF ASTROCHEMICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE 30m
        Speaker: Paweł Możejko (Wydział Fizyki Technicznej i Matematyki Stosowanej, Politechnika Gdańska)
      • 1:00 PM
        AUTOMATED DEVELOPMENT OF POTENTIAL ENERGY SURFACES ACROSS THE ACCURACY GAMUT WITH ROBOSURFER 20m
        Speaker: Tibor Győri (University of Szeged)
      • 1:20 PM
        TWO SIDES OF WIGNER’S COIN: FROM R-MATRIX TO TRANSITION-STATE THEORY 20m
        Speaker: Péter Szabó (KU Leuven)
    • 1:40 PM → 3:00 PM
      Lunch 1h 20m Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit Courtyard (Main Building)

      Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit Courtyard

      Main Building

      Narutowicza 11/12 street
    • 3:00 PM → 4:00 PM
      Bus transfer from Gdańsk Tech to Oliwa Cathedral 1h
    • 4:00 PM → 4:30 PM
      Oliwa Cathedral Organ Concert 30m
    • 4:30 PM → 5:30 PM
      Oliwa Park Walk 1h
    • 5:30 PM → 6:00 PM
      Bus transfer from Oliwa Park to Gdańsk Tech 30m
    • 6:00 PM → 8:00 PM
      Free time 2h
    • 8:00 PM → 10:30 PM
      Conference dinner 2h 30m Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit Courtyard (Main Building)

      Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit Courtyard

      Main Building

      Narutowicza 11/12 street
  • Friday, June 26
    • 9:00 AM → 11:00 AM
      Session 13 Lecture hall 3/11

      Lecture hall 3/11

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street

      Session chair: Basile Curchod (University of Bristol)

      • 9:00 AM
        A FRESH LOOK AT SIGNATURES OF S-WAVE SCATTERING: SYMMETRY AND THE BREAKDOWN OF THE BORN–OPPENHEIMER APPROXIMATION 30m
        Speaker: Anna Krylov (University of Southern California)
      • 9:30 AM
        QUASI-EQUILIBRIUM O + O2 IGNITION OF OZONE FORMATION FROM O3* LIFETIME SPECTRUM: THE CASE OF 18O and 17O ISOTOPES 30m
        Speaker: Gregoire Guillon (Universite Bourgogne Europe)
      • 10:00 AM
        TUNNELING DYNAMICS USING INSTANTON THEORY: ROVIBRATIONAL SPECTRA AND DECAY RATES IN MOLECULES 30m
        Speaker: Marko Cvitas (University of Zagreb Faculty of Science)
      • 10:30 AM
        STRUCTURE-BASED GAUSSIAN EXPANSION FOR EFFICIENT MULTIDIMENSIONAL WAVEPACKET CALCULATIONS: APPLICATIONS TO ISOLATED AND OPEN SYSTEMS 30m
        Speaker: Manabu Kanno (Tohoku University)
    • 11:00 AM → 11:30 AM
      Coffee break 30m Main Hall

      Main Hall

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street
    • 11:30 AM → 1:40 PM
      Session 14 Lecture hall 3/11

      Lecture hall 3/11

      Nanotechnology Centre A

      Narutowicza 11/12 street

      Session chair: Cecilia Coletti (Università G. d'Annunzio Chieti-Pescara)

      • 11:30 AM
        MERGING SEMI- AND QUASI-CLASSICAL METHODS FOR THE ACCURATE CALCULATION OF VIBRATIONAL ENERGY EXCHANGE IN MOLECULAR COLLISIONS OF TECHNOLOGICAL INTEREST 30m
        Speaker: Fabrizio Esposito (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Plasmi)
      • 12:00 PM
        SM-NRPMD: A NON-ADIABATIC PATH INTEGRAL BASED METHOD TO STUDY QUANTUM DYNAMICS 30m
        Speaker: Duncan Bossion (Institut de Physique de Rennes - Université de Rennes)
      • 12:30 PM
        COLLISIONAL EXCITATION BY HEAVY PROJECTILES TO MODEL COMETARY AND PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES 30m
        Speaker: Francesca Tonolo (Institut de Physique de Rennes)
      • 1:00 PM
        COLLISIONAL STUDIES OF CH3CHO-He SYSTEM 20m
        Speaker: Michał Żółtowski (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
      • 1:20 PM
        Final conclusions and the future 20m
    • 1:40 PM → 3:30 PM
      Lunch 1h 50m Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit Courtyard (Main Building)

      Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit Courtyard

      Main Building

      Narutowicza 11/12 street
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