Conference Description
The Gordon Research Seminar on Nanomaterials for Applications in Energy Technology is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.
The focus of this seminar is to explore physical and chemical
processes that span multiple length and time scales, and are critical for novel
energy-conversion and storage applications. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following
research fields: photovoltaics (e.g. hybrid perovskites, fission-based
nanomaterials), fuel production and storage (e.g. hydrogen evolution using
water-splitting photocatalysts), batteries and thermoelectrics — with
discussions spanning from charge transfer and hot-carrier generation to photon
management / recycling schemes.
The seminar is designed to be highly interactive,
providing ample opportunity to network and socialize with peers; setting the
stage for young researchers to be fully engaged in the associated Gordon
Research Conference. The seminar includes a
mentorship session, bringing in scientists from academia, national laboratories
and industry to share their experience and vision for the future of nanotechnology
in the energy sector.