Chemical Applications to Artificial Photosynthesis
There are 6 spots in this program open to MAGPI Members with H.323 videoconferencing capabilities.
There are 3 spaces available for non-MAGPI Members. Participants must have H.323 videoconferencing capabilities and be connected to their state research and education network.
Creating a sustainable society means effectively harnessing and manipulating a mixture of renewable energy sources.One critical source of renewable energy is solar power, which requires the efficient capture- and storage of light energy as chemical fuels. These activities are an active area of basic research and define the field of artificial photosynthesis. Many scientific and engineering challenges remain toward realizing the goal of widespread use of solar energy. We will discuss the basic science solar energy and apply this information toward understanding emerging technologies in solar energy capture and storage. We will also discuss how an interconnected global economy and access to resources effect the emergence of such new technologies.
Videoconference Outline
- Introduction
- Light Harvesting
- Natural and Artificial Systems
- Example: Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
- Energy Storage and Fuels
- Natural and Artificial Systems
- Example: Water Oxidation Catalysis
- Vitamins of Industry
- Outlook / Conclusion
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December 9, 2010 10:00am - 11:00am *
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The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter, the LRSM, is the center for materials research at the University of Pennsylvania. It was established in 1960 as one of the first Materials Research Laboratories to be funded by the forerunner of DARPA. In 1972 funding was taken over by the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research, NSF-DMR under the aegis of the MRL program. In 1996, the core of the materials research program at the LRSM was supported as a Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, MRSEC, funded by an NSF-DMR. The current MRSEC grant (DMR05-20020) supports the interdisciplinary research of affiliated faculty from three Schools: Arts & Sciences (Chemistry, Physics & Astronomy), Engineering & Applied Sciences (Bioengineering, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Electrical & Systems Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics) and Medicine (Physiology, Biochemistry & Biophysics).
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