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ICTP-SISSA Workshop on New Materials for Renewable Energy | (smr 2269)
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  • Monday, 17 October 2011
    • 08:00 - 08:45 Registration at Leonardo Building, entrance level, ground floor
      • 08:00 Registration at Leonardo Building, entrance level, ground floor 45'
    • 08:45 - 09:00 OPENING REMARKS
      • 08:45 OPENING REMARKS 15'
        Speaker: Stefano FABRIS (CNR-IOM DEMOCRITOS and SISSA) and Ralph GEBAUER (ICTP)
    • 09:00 - 10:00 First-principles modeling of electrochemical reactions for solar-to-fuel energy storage
    • 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break
      • 10:00 Coffee break 30'
    • 10:30 - 11:30 Solid state electrochemistry in fuel cell science and technology
      • 10:30 Solid state electrochemistry in fuel cell science and technology 1h0'
        Speaker: Sossina M. HAILE (Materials Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 11:30 - 12:30 Photocatalytic H2 and added-value byproducts: The role of metal oxide systems in their synthesis from liquid oxygenates
      • 11:30 Photocatalytic H2 and added-value byproducts: The role of metal oxide systems in their synthesis from liquid oxygenates 1h0'
        Speaker: Paolo FORNASIERO (Dept. of Chemical Sciences, Univ. of Trieste, Italy)
        Material: P. FORNASIERO Abstract.pdf lecture notes
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
      • 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Heterogeneous catalysis for energy storage
      • 14:00 Heterogeneous catalysis for energy storage 1h0'
        Speaker: Robert SCHLOEGL (Dept. of Inorganic Chemistry, FHI der MPG, Berlin, Germany)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 15:40 Coffee break
      • 15:00 Coffee break 40'
    • 15:40 - 16:40 All atom density functional theory of the Latimer series of dioxygen
      • 15:40 All atom density functional theory of the Latimer series of dioxygen 1h0'
        Speaker: Michiel SPRIK (Dept. of Chemistry, Univ. Cambridge, U.K.)
        Material: M.SPRIK Abstract I.pdf lecture notes
    • 16:40 - 17:40 Molecular catalysts that oxidize water to dioxygen
      • 16:40 Molecular catalysts that oxidize water to dioxygen 1h0'
        Speaker: Xavier SALA ROMAN (Dept. de Quimica Inorganica, Univ. Autonoma Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain)
        Material: X. SALA ROMAN Abstract.pdf lecture notes
  • Tuesday, 18 October 2011
    • 08:30 - 09:30 Practicalities of molecular computational modeling relevant to renewable energy technologies
      • 08:30 Practicalities of molecular computational modeling relevant to renewable energy technologies 1h0'
        Speaker: Christopher CRAMER (Chemistry & Supercomputer Inst., Univ. Minnesota, Minneapolis, U.S.A.)
        Material: C. CRAMER Abstract.pdf lecture notes
    • 09:30 - 10:30 Material challenges in electro catalysis
      • 09:30 Material challenges in electro catalysis 1h0'
        Speaker: Robert SCHLOEGL (Dept. of Inorganic Chemistry, FHI der MPG, Berlin, Germany)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:00 Advancing electrocatalysis in intermediate temperature fuel cells
      • 11:00 Advancing electrocatalysis in intermediate temperature fuel cells 1h0'
        Speaker: Sossina M. HAILE (Materials Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
      • 12:00 Lunch break 2h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 The thermochemistry of oxidative dehydrogenation of a water molecule at a TiO2/water interface
      • 14:00 The thermochemistry of oxidative dehydrogenation of a water molecule at a TiO2/water interface 1h0'
        Speaker: Michiel SPRIK (Dept. of Chemistry, Univ. Cambridge, U.K.)
        Material: M .SPRIK Abstract II.pdf lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 16:00 Solar fuels
      • 15:00 Solar fuels 1h0'
        Speaker: Sossina M. HAILE (Materials Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
      • 16:00 Coffee break 30'
    • 16:30 - 17:30 Theoretical modeling of proton-coupled electron transfer reactions in energy related materials
      • 16:30 Theoretical modeling of proton-coupled electron transfer reactions in energy related materials 1h0'
        Speaker: Alexander SOUDACKOV (Dept. of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, U.S.A.)
        Material: A. SOUDACKOV Abstract I.pdf lecture notes
    • 17:30 - 18:00 A reactive global optimization approach to the catalytic reduction of CO2 by Ni supported nanoclusters
      • 17:30 A reactive global optimization approach to the catalytic reduction of CO2 by Ni supported nanoclusters 30'
        Speaker: Alessandro FORTUNELLI (CNR IPCF, Istituto per i Processi Chimico Fisici, Pisa, Italy)
        Material: A. FORTUNELLI Abstract.pdf
    • 18:00 - 18:30 Synthesis of dispersible core-shell metal@oxide materials and their application as stable fuel cell catalysts
      • 18:00 Synthesis of dispersible core-shell metal@oxide materials and their application as stable fuel cell catalysts 30'
        Speaker: Matteo CARGNELLO (Univ. of Trieste, Italy/Chemistry, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S.A.)
        Material: M. CARGNELLO Abstract.pdf lecture notes
  • Wednesday, 19 October 2011
    • 08:30 - 09:30 Quantum chemical characterization of homogeneous catalytic processes for water splitting and Co2 reduction
      • 08:30 Quantum chemical characterization of homogeneous catalytic processes for water splitting and Co2 reduction 1h0'
        Speaker: Christopher CRAMER (Chemistry & Supercomputer Inst., Univ. Minnesota, Minneapolis, U.S.A.)
        Material: C. CRAMER Abstract II.pdf lecture notes
    • 09:30 - 10:30 Non-equilibrium dynamics of photoinduced proton-coupled electron transfer
      • 09:30 Non-equilibrium dynamics of photoinduced proton-coupled electron transfer 1h0'
        Speaker: Alexander SOUDACKOV (Dept. of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, U.S.A.)
        Material: A. SOUDACKOV Abstract II.pdf lecture notes
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:00 Recent progress in dye sensitized solar cells - Part I
      • 11:00 Recent progress in dye sensitized solar cells - Part I 1h0'
        Speaker: Jun-Ho YUM (Inst. des Sciences et Ingenierie Chimiques, LPI, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland)
        Material: J.H. YUM Abstract I.pdf lecture notes
    • 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
      • 12:00 Lunch break 2h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Natural and artificial photosynthesis. Basic concepts.
    • 15:00 - 16:00 Ab-initio modeling of Ru-based homogeneous catalysts for water oxidation
    • 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
      • 16:00 Coffee break 30'
    • 16:30 - 17:30 Ru-based water oxidation catalysts
    • 17:30 - 18:00 Dyesol approach to DSSC: State of the art and future developments
    • 18:00 - 19:00 Venue of activity moved to Adriatico Guest House, Lower Level 1, for the Poster Session.
      • 18:00 Venue of activity moved to Adriatico Guest House, Lower Level 1, for the Poster Session. 1h0'
    • 19:00 - 20:00 BUFFET DINNER Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria
      • 19:00 BUFFET DINNER Adriatico Guest House Cafeteria 1h0'
    • 20:00 - 22:00 POSTER SESSION - Adriatico Guest House, lower level 1.
      Location: Adriatico Guest House (Lower Level 1)
  • Thursday, 20 October 2011
    • 08:30 - 09:30 Computational modeling of materials and process in hybrid/organic photovoltaics
    • 09:30 - 10:30 Charge carrier transport in organic photovoltaic devices
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:00 Nanotechnology for photovoltaics
    • 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
      • 12:00 Lunch break 2h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Organic-inorganic nanostructures for solar energy conversion
    • 15:00 - 16:00 Recent progress in dye sensitized solar cells - Part II
      • 15:00 Recent progress in dye sensitized solar cells - Part II 1h0'
        Speaker: Jun-Ho YUM (Inst. des Sciences et Ingenierie Chimiques, LPI, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland)
        Material: J.H. YUM Abstract II.pdf lecture notes
    • 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
      • 16:00 Coffee break 30'
    • 16:30 - 17:30 Photoelectrochemical solar energy conversion
    • 17:30 - 18:00 Polymer-based organic solar cells: Tuning of active layer nanomorphology and enhancement of photovoltaic performance using alkoxy side groups
      • 17:30 Polymer-based organic solar cells: Tuning of active layer nanomorphology and enhancement of photovoltaic performance using alkoxy side groups 30'
        Speaker: Daniel A.M. EGBE (Linz Inst. for Organic Solar Cells & Coordination Off. ANSOLE, Johannes Kepler Univ., Linz, Austria)
        Material: D.A.M EGBE Abstract.pdf lecture notes
  • Friday, 21 October 2011
    • 08:30 - 09:30 Modeling dye-sensitized solar cells: Understanding the mechanism, improving the efficiency
    • 09:30 - 10:00 Zooming in an excitonic solar cell: An ab-initio investigation of the optically active site
      • 09:30 Zooming in an excitonic solar cell: An ab-initio investigation of the optically active site 30'
        Speaker: Arrigo CALZOLARI (Istituto Nanoscienze CNR NANO S3, Modena, Italy)
        Material: Arrigo CALZOLARI Abstract.pdf lecture notes
    • 10:00 - 10:30 Understanding the microstructure of polymer-metaloxide hybrid interfaces
      • 10:00 Understanding the microstructure of polymer-metaloxide hybrid interfaces 30'
        Speaker: Alessandro MATTONI (Istituto Officina dei Materiali del CNR, Unita' SLACS Cagliari, Monserrato, Italy)
        Material: Alessandro MATTONI Abstract.pdf lecture notes
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 12:00 Conducting polymer based photoelectrochemical solar energy conversion
    • 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
      • 12:00 Lunch break 2h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Novel growth technology for thin film photovoltaics: II-VI semiconductors and TCO
      • 14:00 Novel growth technology for thin film photovoltaics: II-VI semiconductors and TCO 1h0'
        Speaker: Carlo TALIANI (CNR ISMM, Bologna, Italy)
        Material: lecture notes
    • 15:00 - 15:15 CLOSING REMARKS
      • 15:00 CLOSING REMARKS 15'
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