About the Conference
About Nanoscale, Single Molecule and Related Spectroscopies
The conference is the latest in a series that evolved 38 years ago from meetings on low temperature high-resolution optical spectroscopy, in particular the spectral hole-burning technique. In recent years the conference developed into a meeting of the international single-molecule and nanoscale spectroscopy community. With ‘spectroscopy’ the keyword, the meeting, in recognition of its roots, focuses on high spectral, spatial or temporal resolution methods for physics and chemistry beyond ensemble averaging.
The topics covered include, for example, single molecules and quantum dots, single ions and defect centers in solids, perovskite nanophysics, molecular quantum photonics and biophotonics, nanooptics and plasmonics, energetics and dynamics of biomolecules, etc.
The upcoming conference is the 15th in its series; previous conferences were organized under various names, lately every three years:
| 1987 Tallin (Estonia, former USSR) | Symposium on Modern Methods of Laser Spectroscopy of Molecules in Low-Temperature Media |
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| 1991 Monterey (USA) | Persistent Spectral Hole Burning: Science and Applications |
| 1992 Ascona (Switzerland) | Spectral Hole Burning and Luminescence Line Narrowing: Science and Applications |
| 1994 Tokyo (Japan) | Hole-Burning and Related Spectroscopies (HBRS): Science and Applications |
| 1996 Brainerd (USA) | Hole-Burning and Related Spectroscopies (HBRS): Science and Applications |
| 1999 Hourting (France) | Hole-Burning and Related Spectroscopies (HBRS): Science and Applications |
| 2001 Taipei (Taiwan) | Hole Burning, Single Molecule, and Related Spectroscopies (HBSM): Science and Applications |
| 2003 Bozeman (USA) | Hole Burning, Single Molecule, and Related Spectroscopies (HBSM): Science and Applications |
| 2006 Aussois (France) | Hole Burning, Single Molecule, and Related Spectroscopies (HBSM): Science and Applications |
| 2009 Palm Cove (Australia) | Hole Burning, Single Molecule, and Related Spectroscopies (HBSM): Science and Applications |
| 2012 Tübingen (Germany) | Hole Burning, Single Molecule, and Related Spectroscopies (HBSM): Science and Applications |
| 2015 Tartu (Estonia) | Hole Burning, Single Molecule, and Related Spectroscopies (HBSM): Science and Applications |
| 2018 Suzdal (Russia) | Hole Burning, Single Molecule, and Related Spectroscopies (HBSM): Science and Applications |
| 2022 Bayreuth (Germany) | Hole Burning, Single Molecule, and Related Spectroscopies (HBSM): Science and Applications |