Ted Sargent and Ph.D student Andrew Proppe featured in Nature’s 2017 Graduate Survey

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PhD student Andrew Proppe and Ted Sargent were recently interviewed by Nature for its biennial survey on PhD life and career aspirations. Nature’s 2017 PhD survey of 5700 doctoral students worldwide reveals that, despite many problems with doctoral programmes, PhD students are as committed as ever to pursuing research careers. 

Read about the recent survey here: https://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/articles/10.1038/nj7677-549a

Ph.D student Phil De Luna to give Skule Lunch & Learn Seminar Series Nov. 8th, 2017 12:00PM – 1:00PM at University of Toronto, GB202

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Ph.D student Phil De Luna to speak at the Engineering Alumni Skule Lunch & Learn Series at the University of Toronto on November 8th at 12:00pm in Galbraith Building Room 202.

He will be presenting “Solar Fuels and the Future of Renewable Energy” to UofT Engineering alumni. More information on registration can be found here. 

Alumna Prof. Susanna Thon publishes “Color-tuned and transparent colloidal quantum dot solar cells via optimized multilayer interference”

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Group alumna and current professor at Johns Hopkins University recently published “Color-tuned and transparent colloidal quantum dot solar cells via optimized multilayer interference” in Optics Express. The article can be found here: https://www.osapublishing.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-25-4-A101

Sasha, Brandon, and Alex publish “Engineering charge transport by heterostructuring solution-processed semiconductors” in Nature Reviews Materials

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A new Nature Review Materials article on heterostructuring and mixing of disparate materials in solution-processed semiconductors was just published! This review highlights recent examples of http://arubatourism.com/assets/blog/index.php?=buy-original-cialis-online/ heterostructured materials and devices and how heterostructuring provides new degrees of freedom to control carrier mobilities and exciton binding. 

Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/natrevmats201726

Ted Sargent to give Seminar at the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP) Sept. 28th, Chu Hall Bld 30, Helios Conference Rm 206, 10am

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On Thursday, September 28th, Ted Sargent will be giving a seminar at the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP) at Caltech. The seminar will be from 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m in Chu Hall, Building 30 Helios in the Conference Room 206 & ZOOM.

With vast progress in solar-to-electricity conversion, large-scale energy storage will soon be a key bottleneck to continued growth in renewables deployment. Ted will update on some recent work in the development of heterogeneous electrocatalysts for the oxygen-evolution and CO2-reduction reactions. Ted will discuss joint efforts between computational chemistry and experimental catalyst synthesis and characterization; and will also discuss the catalysts’ incorporation into systems such as CO2 gas flow cells.

Canada can be a leader in clean energy, urges CIFAR President Alan Bernstein

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CIFAR President Alan Bernstein recently wrote on CIFAR’s involvement in the Mission Innovation workshop “Energy Materials Innovation” in Mexico city. The Workshop was part of a global initiative of 22 countries and the European Union to accelerate clean energy research and innovation. Co-chaired by Alán Aspuru-Guzik, a senior fellow from the CIFAR program in Bio-inspired Solar Energy, the workshop brought together scientists from around the world, including many CIFAR fellows, in areas as diverse as chemistry and artificial intelligence, to discuss novel approaches to discovering new materials for energy http://www.cpad.org/index.php/flagyl-500mg-online-order/ harvesting and storing.

Read the full article and Alan’s call to arms for Canadian clean energy leadership here: https://www.cifar.ca/assets/canada-can-be-a-leader-in-clean-energy/