The conference excelled through outstanding talks and dynamic exchanges.

CSI 2024 brought together national and international specialists in the field of cluster-surface interactions. In the beautiful town of Bernried, 50 scientists came together for three days of presentations of cutting-edge research, scientific discussions, and exchange of ideas. A long-standing series of topical international conferences, this year’s focus was on cluster-surface interactions for energy applications with sessions on:

  • Energy conversion and storage
  • Exotic fundamental properties of clusters
  • Thermal catalysis on clusters
  • Dynamics of clusters

We thank all participants and the steering committee who made the conference a full success. Particular thanks go to our invited speakers who came from many different countries and enriched our conference with exciting topics:

  • Scott Anderson, University of Utah
  • Francesca Baletto, University of Milan
  • Alessandro Baraldi, University of Trieste
  • Albert Bruix, Universitat de Barcelona
  • Lenard Carrol, IFF-CSIC
  • Ib Chorkendorff, DTU
  • Veronique Dupuis, Université Lyon
  • Friedrich Esch, TU Munich
  • Alessandro Fortunelli, CNR-ICCOM
  • Sandra Gómez, University of Salamanca
  • Bjørk Hammer, Aarhus University
  • Ewald Janssens, KU Leuven
  • Florian Kraushofer, TU Munich
  • M. Arturo López-Quintela, University of Santiago de Compostela
  • Atsushi Nakajima, Keio University
  • Gereon Niedner-Schatteburg, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
  • Joanna Olszowka, J. Heyrovsky Institute
  • Richard Palmer, Swansea University
  • Maciej Rogala, University of Lodz
  • Junjie Shi, TU Wien
  • Emanuele Telari, Sapienza Università di Roma
  • Marc Willinger, TU Munich

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