Solar Fuels: Light Capture and Electron Flow (Europe-US Strategic Meeting)

Place
Prague, Brdička Hall in J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry
Term
23-26 May 2011
Form
Organizer
Action ID No. 908511

Co-organizer:
    Professor Harry B. GRAY
    Beckman Institute
    California Institute of Technology
    Pasadena, CA91125
    USA
    E-mail: hbgrayatcaltech.edu



The conference will be organized as a joint European-US meeting of members of the COST Action D35, NSF CCI Solar and US Dept. of Energy JCAP projects, together with external invited experts. (Preliminary registration form, please, send by e-mail to organizers address: a.vlcekatqmul.ac.uk no later than 1 November 2010.)

The conference will start with a welcome party on Monday, May 23
(evening) and finish on May 26 noon.

The scientific program will consist of short presentations with a strong emphasis on open discussions.

The scientific focus will be on topics relevant to photochemical solar energy harvesting, namely:
    Light collection
    Electron transfer
    - tunnelling vs. hopping
    - electron/proton transfer
    - multielectron redox processes
    - long-range electron transport (acceleration, directionality)
    New materials and photocatalysts for solar photochemistry
    N2and CO2 functionalization
    H2 production and water splitting
    Theory
    Experimental techniques


Tentative agenda:
Monday, May 23 - Opening party: 7:30pm

Tuesday, May 24 - Registration: 8:00-9:30am at the JH Institute
Opening: 9:15am
Scientific program starts at 9:30am

Wednesday, May 25 - Scientific program starts at 9:00am

Thursday, May 26 - Scientific program 9:00 - 12:00 am
Closing 12:00

Final program of the conference.

A conference dinner will be organized on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Financing:
Financial support will be provided to invited participants. Limited number of bursaries for PhD students and postdocs will be available.

Venue:
The Institute is located at the northern side of Prague (see on the map), well connected with the city center by the subway. There are good hotels nearby.

Accommodation:
Nearby hotels will be recommended to registered participants. Hotel Troja is preferred.

56 participants including 51 from abroad.


Conference Photogallery (K. Stejskalová, archive JHI)

May 23 - Registration and Welcome party in Hotel Troja, Panorama room














May 24 -26 - Scientific program...