Final Report of Solar Driven Fuel
Synthesis Workshop:
Materials, Understanding and
Reactor Design
Following the 1st UK-Japan bilateral workshop on Solar Fuels in September 2014, the 2nd UK-Japan Workshop on Solar Fuels and CO2 Conversion was held on 23-24 June 2016 in Tokyo. The workshop was organised by Prof. Osamu Ishitani (Tokyo Institute of Tech), Prof. Akihiko Kudo (Tokyo university of Science), Erwin Reisner and Junwang Tang. The workshop was sponsored by the SFN, RSC, FCO and the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.
The final report of the workshop is available to download here.
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PhD Studentship: Materials/Biophysical Chemistry at University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge invites applications for a 4-year PhD studentship to work with Dr Erwin Reisner on a project funded by the European Research Council (ERC) on semi-artificial photosynthesis. A significant part of the project aims to design and synthesise photoactive/electroactive materials that can 'wire' enzymes to artificial photosynthetic systems. Biophysical and spectroelectrochemical techniques will be used to study the protein-surface interface and to guide design.
For more information please visit http://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/job/phd-studentship-materialsbiophysical-chemistry. |
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PhD Studentships in Chemistry - Developing New Materials for Tandem Dye-sensitized Solar Cells– CY033
Three fully funded Chemistry PhD studentships are available from 2017 to develop new ways to use chemistry to convert sunlight into electricity or chemical fuel. The students will join Dr Gibson’s team on the pTYPE project which explores new transparent p-type semiconductors that will make dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC) a vastly more efficient and a realistic prospect for carbon-free energy generation worldwide.
- 1 starts on the 9 January 2017 for 3 years
- 2 start on the 25 September 2017 for 3 years
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Europe Section Heinz Gerischer Award
EXTENDED Nomination Deadline: Nov. 1, 2016
On behalf of ECS Europe Section, you are kindly invited to nominate qualified candidate(s) for the Heinz Gerischer Award.
The Europe Section Heinz Gerischer Award was established in 2001 to recognize an individual or a small group of individuals (no more than 3) who have made an outstanding contribution to the science of semiconductor electrochemistry and photoelectrochemistry. The award consists of a scroll and a 2,000 EUR prize. The next award will be presented at the 232nd ECS Meeting in National Harbor, MD in October 2017. Explore the full award details on the ECS web site prior to completing the electronic application.
The Europe Section Heinz Gerischer Award is part of the ECS Honors & Awards Program, one that has recognized professional and volunteer achievement within our multi-disciplinary sciences for decades. Learn more about various forms of ECS recognition and those who share the spotlight as past award winners.
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Upcoming Solar Fuels Themed Conferences and Events
Travel bursaries (up to £500) are now available for post-docs, as well as PhD students. Applications must be submitted at least three weeks before the event applied for.
- EERA Annual Conference - Birmingham, UK; 24-25 November 2016, link
- 5th UK Solar Fuels Symposium and Postgraduate Afternoon - Newcastle University, UK; 26-27 January 2017, link
- Artificial Photosynthesis: Faraday Discussion - Kyoto, Japan; 28 February–2 March 2017, link
- PEC/photocatalysis symposium at the 253rd ACS meeting - San Francisco, USA; 2-6 April 2017, link
- 2nd International Solar Fuels (ISF-2) Conference - San Diego, USA; 6-10 July 2017, link
Please note that travel bursary applications are not restricted to the conferences/symposia listed here.
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