Saturday November 17, 2007
Nanoscale Science and Engineering

Presentations

How is Nanoscale Science and Engineering Playing a Role in Solving Our Energy Challenges? - Harry A. Atwater, Jr.

HARRY A. ATWATER is the Howard Hughes Professor and Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science at the California Institute of Technology. His research interests center around multidisciplinary research on photovoltaic and optoelectronic devices, including nanostructured photovoltaic cells, ultrahigh efficiency compound semiconductor solar cells, subwavelength-scale photonic devices based on plasmon excitation, propagation and localization, nanocrystal electronic and optoelectronic devices, including silicon nanocrystal nonvolatile memories and LEDs, and ferroelectric and piezoelectric active thin film materials and devices.

Powering the Planet with Solar Energy - Harry B. Gray (pdf 2MB)

HARRY B. GRAY is the Arnold O. Beckman Professor of Chemistry and the Founding Director of the Beckman Institute at the California Institute of Technology. His main research interests center on the electronic structures and reactions of inorganic complexes, inorganic spectroscopy and photochemistry, and bioinorganic chemistry, with emphasis on understanding electron transfer in proteins.

Fuel Cells for a Sustainable Energy Future - Sossina M. Haile (pdf 4.7MB)

SOSSINA M. HAILE is Professor of Materials Science and of Chemical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology. She earned her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1992. Before assuming her present position at Caltech in 1996, Haile was a member of the faculty at the University of Washington. Her research broadly encompasses solid state ionic materials and devices, with particular focus on fuel cells. She has established a new class of fuel cells based on solid acid electrolytes, and demonstrated record power densities for solid oxide fuel cells.

Powering a City - Mauricio Mejia (pdf 396K)

MAURICIO MEJIA is the Sustainable Programs Manager for the Department of Water and Power in Pasadena, CA. He is responsible for developing and managing sustainable programs for the Department of Water and Power and coordinating initiatives, guidelines and polices supporting of sustainable building design. Mauricio Mejia is widely respected advocate and presenter in sustainability. He has lectured and made presentations in sustainable development in US, Spain, Guatemala and Argentina. He has played a key role in advancing Pasadena’s leadership role in sustainable development. He is collaborating member of the World Green Building Council (World GBC).