Title: Energy Challenges from a materials perspective
Abstract: The quest for sustainable development dictates an urgent transition from fossil fuels to renewables. This presentation focuses on next generation (solar) energy technologies from a materials perspective. We study structure property/relationships in advanced materials, emphasizing multifunctional systems that exhibit several functionalities. Such systems are then used as building blocks for the fabrication of various emerging technologies. In particular, nanostructured materials synthesized via the bottom–up approach present an opportunity for future generation low cost and low energy intensive manufacturing of devices. We focus on recent developments in solar technologies, including third generation photovoltaics, solar hydrogen production, luminescent solar concentrators and other optoelectronic devices, highlighting the role and importance of critical raw materials. [1-20].
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About the Speaker: Federico Rosei (MSc (1996) and PhD (2001) from the University of Rome “La Sapienza”) holds the Chair of Industrial Chemistry at the Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste since March 2023, having returned after 21 years in Canada. Dr. Rosei’s research interests focus on structure/property relationships in nanomaterials and their use as building blocks in emerging optoelectronic technologies. His research has been supported by multiple funding sources from the Province of Quebec, the Federal Government of Canada as well as international agencies, for a total in excess of M$ 20. He has worked in partnership with over twenty Canadian R&D companies. He has published over 525 articles in prestigious international journals, which have been cited over 30,400 times (H index = 91). He is Fellow of numerous prestigious national and international societies and academies, including: the Royal Society of Canada, the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (Foreign), he American Physical Society, the Materials Research Society, AAAS, the American Ceramic Society, Optica, SPIE, the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and the Mexican Academy of Engineering (Corresponding). He received a Fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation and was recently inducted as Officer of the Order of Canada.
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