Monday, November 17 |
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| 8:00 am - 8:30 am |
Continental Breakfast |
| Morning Session I: |
Turquoise Ballroom, Room #220 |
| Tutorials |
Chairman - Stephen Goodnick |
| 8:30 am - 9:15 am |
Ghassan Jabbour, Arizona State University, Fundamentals of Photovoltaics |
| 9:30 am - 10:15 am |
Qiang Hu, Arizona State University, Fundamentals of Algae-Based Biofuel: Challenges and Prospectives.
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| 10:30 am - 11:15 am |
John Turner, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Science and Technology for Hydrogen Economy: On a Mission to Green Emission.
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| 11:30 am - 12:15 pm |
Bingsen Wang, Arizona State University, Interfacing Solar Energy to Electric Power Grid.
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| 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
Lunch Break and Networking |
| Afternoon Session I: |
Gold, Room #207 |
| Photovoltaics |
Chair - Jose Menendez |
| 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
John Kouvetakis, Arizona State University, Independently Tunable Electronic & Structural Parameters in Ternary Group IV Semiconductors for Optoelectronic Applications |
| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm |
Keisuke Tajima, University of Tokyo, Nanostructure Control in Polymer Photovoltaic Devices.
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| 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Don Seo, Arizona State University, Low-Temperature Synthesis and Functionalization of II-VI Colloidal Quantum Dots for their Composites.
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| 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Coffee Break and Networking |
| 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
Madhusudan Singh, Arizona State University, Surface Plasmon Enhanced Photovoltaics |
| 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Cun Zheng Ning, Arizona State University, Composition Graded Alloy Nanowires for Full Spectrum Photovoltaics |
| Afternoon Session II: |
Coconino, Room #246 |
| Commercialization |
Chair - Charlie Lewis |
| 2:00 pm - 2:20 pm |
Neal Woodbury, Arizona State University, Petroleum Replacement Using Photosynthetic Bacteria |
| 2:20 pm - 2:40 pm |
Govindasamy Tamizhmani, Arizona State University, Reliability and Certification of Renewable Energy Devices |
| 2:40 pm - 3:00 pm |
Robert Forcier, RoseStreet Labs, Intersection of University Technology with Industry.
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| 3:00 pm - 3:20 pm |
Don Gervasio, Arizona State University, Proton Transfer Salts: A New Class of Fuel Cell Electrolytes.
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| 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Coffee Break and Networking |
| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Panel Discussions |
| Afternoon Session III: |
Mohave, Room #236 |
| Renewable Energy curriculum |
Chair - Susan Haag |
| 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
James Middleton, Arizona State University, Pre College Education.
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| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm |
Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University, Academic Degree Programs at ASU Poly/Alternative Energy Technologies.
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| 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Ron Roedel, Arizona State University, Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) Solar Energy: Technological Research and Social Impacts.
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| 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Coffee Break and Networking |
| 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
John Horan, Arizona State University, Interactive Session, the VCC |
| 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Panel discussions |
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| 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Poster Session and Reception |
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Tuesday, November 18 |
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| 8:00 am - 8:30 am |
Continental Breakfast |
| Morning Session II: |
Turquoise Ballroom, Room #220 |
Science and Technology
Reviews |
Chair - George Maracas |
| 8:30 am - 9:00 am |
Victor Klimov, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Aspects of Carrier Multiplication in Semiconductor Nanocrystals |
| 9:00 am - 9:30 am |
Raymond Kostuk, University of Arizona, Holographic Concepts and Applications for Solar Energy Systems |
| 9:30 am - 10:00 am |
Robert Norwood, University of Arizona, Nanoarchitectured Polymers and Polymer Nanocomposites for Photovoltaics |
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Coffee Break and Networking |
| 10:30 am - 11:00 am |
Austen Angell, Arizona State University, Power and Energy from Molten Salts: Ionic Liquid and Polyionic Electrolytes for Fuel Cells and Lithium Batteries |
| 11:00 am - 11:30 am |
Barry Bruce, The University of Tennessee, Funneling Photons: Two Parts Nature & One Part Material Science.
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| 11:30 am 12:00 pm |
David Kramer, Washington State University, Natural Photosynthesis: Fitness and Inefficiency.
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| 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
Lunch Break and Networking |
| Afternoon Session IV: |
Alumni, Room #202 |
| Bioenergy |
Chair - Tom Moore |
| 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
Victor Batista, Yale University, Computational Research Needs for Renewable and Alternative Energy: Studies of Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis.
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| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm |
Petra Fromme, Arizona State University, New Bioenergy Concepts Based on the Structure and Function of Photosystem I and II |
| 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Milton Sommerfeld, Arizona State University, Microalgae-Based Biofuel Research and Development: An Overview.
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| 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Coffee Break and Networking |
| 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
Giovanna Ghirlanda, Arizona State University, Artificial Proteins for Bioenergetic Processes.
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| 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Devens Gust, Arizona State University, Bioinspired Approaches to Solar Energy Conversion |
| 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
Ana Moore, Arizona State University, Design of a Photoelectrochemical Biofuel Cell for Hydrogen Production.
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| 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
Wim Vermaas and Ferran Garcia-Pichel, Arizona State University, Utilization of Cyanobacteria for Biofuel Production |
| Afternoon Session V: |
Mohave, Room #236 |
| Modeling |
Chair - Mark van Schilfgaarde |
| 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
Su–Huai Wei, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, First-Principles Design of Functional Materials for Energy Applications.
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| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm |
Vidvuds Ozolins, University of California, Los Angeles, Modeling and Simulation of Advanced Materials for Hydrogen Storage.
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| 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Robert Boehm, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Computer Simulations for Solar Energy Systems.
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| 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Coffee Break and Networking |
| 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
Shane Johnson, Arizona State University, High Efficiency Multijunction Solar Cells.
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| 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Marco Saraniti, Arizona State University, Modeling and Simulation of 3G Photovoltaic Materials and Devices.
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| Afternoon Session VI: |
Gold, Room #207 |
Technology Challenges -
Industry Prospective |
Chair - Bud Annan |
| 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
Lane Garrett, ETA Engineering and Dependable Solar Products, Photovoltaics (PV) Have Overrun the Silicon Industry.
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| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm |
Phil Smithers, APS, Renewable Technology Challenges from a Utility Prospective.
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| 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Bruce Bilbrey, Natural Lighting Company Inc, Commercial Daylighting Technologies including Active Daylighting™, Hybrid Daylighting™ and Hybrid Lighting with LED™ |
| 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Coffee Break and Networking |
| 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
Scott Canada, Ironco Enterprise, Construction Challenges in Scaling Solar Energy Project.
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| 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Jerald Hunter, Salt River Project, Solar Anywhere and PV Simulator.
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| 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Informal get-together at the Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, 420 S. Mill Ave., Suite 201 |
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Wednesday, November 19 |
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| 8:00 am - 8:30 am |
Continental Breakfast |
| Morning Session III: |
Turquoise Ballroom, Room #220 |
| Outreach |
Chair - Todd Hardy |
| 8:30 am - 9:00 am |
John Wohlgemuth, BP Solar USA, Reaching Grid Parity Using Cast Multicrystalline Silicon: The BP Solar Technology Pathways Partnership of the Solar America Initiative.
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| 9:00 am - 9:30 am |
Clark Gellings, Electric Power Research Institute, Electricity Power Production from Renewables - Technical Issues.
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| 9:30 am - 10:00 am |
Ken Polasko, Arizona Technology Enterprises, ASU's Physical Sciences and Energy Intellectual Property Portfolio and Academic Technology Commercialization.
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| 10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Coffee Break and Networking |
| 10:30 am - 11:00 am |
Lucy Mason, Arizona State Legislature, The Legislative Path to Clean Energy.
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| 11:00 am - 11:30 am |
Kristin Mayes, Arizona Corporation Commission, Renewable Energy in Arizona |
| 11:30 am - 12:00 pm |
Martin Pasqualetti, Arizona State University, Social Barriers to Renewable Energy.
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| 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
Lunch Break and Networking |
| Afternoon Session VII: |
La Paz, Room #242 |
| Energy Storage |
Chair- Cody Friesen |
| 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
Don Gervasio, Arizona State University, Electroplated Hybrid Devices: Photovoltaics and Super-capacitors.
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| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm |
Arunachalanadar Madakannan, Arizona State University, Nano-Structured Materials for PEM Fuel Cells.
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| 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Dan Buttry, Arizona State University, Nanoscale Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage.
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| Afternoon Session VIII: |
Gold, Room #207 |
| Grid Interface |
Chair - Gerald Heydt |
| 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm |
Mark Edmunds, Xantrex, PV's Continued Move to the Mainstream - Xantrex's Experience and Perspective.
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| 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm |
Devarajan Srinivasan, ViaSol Energy Solutions, Field Experiences with Utility Scale PV System Grid Interconnection.
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| 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Raja Ayyanar, Arizona State University, Residential Microgrids and Other Distribution System Innovations for Large Scale PV.
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| Afternoon Session IX: |
Alumni, Room #202 |
Socioeconomics of
Renewable Energy |
Chair - Martin Pasqualetti |
| 2:00 pm - 2:20 pm |
Clark Miller, Arizona State University, Will the Public Trust Novel Energy Systems? Challenges for the Governance of Energy Transitions.
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| 2:20 pm - 2:40 pm |
Harvey Bryan, Arizona State University, Architectural Challenges for Renewable Energy.
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| 2:40 pm - 3:00 pm |
Wenona Benally, Arizona State University, Working Effectively with Indian Tribes on Renewable Energy Initiatives.
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| 3:00 pm - 3:20 pm |
Mark Edwards, Arizona State University, Challenges to Green Solar - Algae -- for Sustainable and Affordable Energy.
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| 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Coffee Break and Networking |
| Closing Panel: |
Turquoise Ballroom, Room #220 |
| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Chair - Stephen Goodnick |
| 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Closing Reception and the concert of classic music performed by The Kat Trio |
