Center activities include:
- Conducting research aimed at overcoming fundamental obstacles to the utilization of solar energy.
Read more about the Center's research initiatives here. - Educating scientists, students, and the general public in the concepts and strategies for solar-energy conversion. Read more about the Center Director's high school outreach program here.
- Facilitiating scientific interactions and disseminating scientific results.
- Organizing topical conferences and workshops.
- Creating an environment for students to learn and discuss the current scientific issues with solar energy conversion and utilization.
Biweekly Student Lunch Group's 2009 Schedule:
| Date | Presenters | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| June 8 | Lori Greene Shawn Carter |
Dye-sensitized solar cells Natural photosynthesis |
| June 22 | James Taing Nick Berry |
Plasmonics Multiple Exciton Generation |
| July 6 | Mark Gibbs David Shaffer |
1D structures in solar cells Water splitting |
| July 20 | Yongan Yang Fan Yang |
Thermoelectrics Hydrogen sensing |
| Aug. 17 | Rachel Ihly David Taggert |
Schottky and p-n junctions Organic thermoelectrics |
| Aug. 31 | Yao Liu Jan Chadwick |
Methods to characterize the solar cell performance Electrolysis |
| Sept. 28 | Sean Seefeld James Puthussery |
Nanocrystals - practice for orals 1D solar cells |
| Oct. 8 | Dr. Dan Arvizu Director, NREL |
Frontiers of Research in Renewable Energy 4-5pm, Calit2 Auditorium |
| Oct. 12 | Dr. Victor Klimov, Los Alamos National Laboratory |
Two for the Price of One: New Aspects of Carrier Multiplication in Semiconductor Nanocrystals 4pm, RH104, Host: Matt Law |
| Oct. 13 | Prof. Derek Dunn-Rankin Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UCI |
Personal Power and Pollution 7pm, MDEA |
| Oct. 26 | Dr. Fabian Mueller, APEP UCI |
Renewables in the Grid |
| Nov. 3 | Dr. Fabian Mueller Advanced Energy and Power Program, UCI |
Sustainable Energy Challenges 7pm, MDEA |
| Nov. 9 | ShengChin Kung | Photoresponse properties of polycrystalline CdSe nanowires photodetectors |
| Nov. 23 | Yao Liu | Mobility in PbSe NC films |
| Nov. 24 | Dr. Lori Greene, Center for Solar Energy |
Solar Energy Technologies 7pm, MDEA |
| Dec. 7 | TBD | TBD |
The Solar Student Lunch Group meets every other Monday at 12:30 pm in NSI 4112. If you are interested in attending or obtaining a copy of the slides, please email Dr. Lori Greene: legreene@uci.edu.
