European Society for Quantum Solar Energy Conversion

SCOTTISH SUMMER SCHOOL ON QUANTUM SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION

July 25-28, 2001
Department of Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
sponsored by
the Scottish Energy Environment Foundation and BP Solar
The SCOTTISH SUMMER SCHOOL ON QUANTUM SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION tooke place at the Department of Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, 25-28 July 2001 following on after the conference SP-1

LECTURERS had been:

  • Professor Mary Archer
  • Dr. James Durrant,
  • Professor Akira Fujishima,
  • Professor Andrew Mills,
  • Professor Laurie Peter, and
  • Professor Nick Serpone

Mary Archer is Visiting Professor in the Centre for Energy Policy and Technology, Imperial College, London, and editor of the four-book series Photoconversion of Solar Energy, the first volume of which, Clean Energy from Photovoltaics, was published by Imperial College Press (http://www.icpress.co.uk/) in June 2001.
James Durrant is a Lecturer in the Centre for Electronic Materials and Devices of the Department of Chemistry of Imperial College, London, with particular interest in photoinduced electron transfer dynamics.
Akira Fujishima is faculty member of the Department of Applied Chemistry at the University of Tokyo, and chairman of the 14th International Conference on Photochemical Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy (IPS-2002), which took place in Hokkaido, Japan, 4-9 August 2002.
Andrew Mills is Professor of Physical Chemistry in the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry at the University of Strathclyde, Scotland, and chairman of the conference the 1st International Conference on Semiconductor Photoelectrochemistry.
Laurence Peter is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Bath, UK.
Nick Serpone is Program Director for Inorganic, Bioinorganic and Organometallic Chemistry and Program Officer for Physical Chemistry at the US National National Science Foundation in Arlington, VA, USA and a University Research Professor at Concordia University in Montreal.

TECHNICAL PROGRAMME

Thursday 26 July morning
Welcome and introductionsDr Mary Archer
Photoelectrochemistry and its place in solar photoconversionDr Mary Archer
Fundamentals of semiconductor photoelectrochemistry and photocatalysis Professor Andrew Mills
Thursday 26 July afternoon
The past, present and future of water photoelectrolysisProfessor Akira Fujishima
Pinciples of dye-sensitised semiconductor photoelectrochemistryDr James Durrant
Experimental techniques in semiconductor photoelectrochemistry I Professor Laurence Peter
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Friday 27 July morning
Experimental techniques in semiconductor photoelectrochemistry IIProfessor Laurence Peter
Commercial applications of semiconductor photoelectrochemistry Professor Akira Fujishima
Photo-Induced Processes in Heterogeneous Nanosystems - From Photoexcitation to Interfacial Chemical TransformationDr Nick Serpone
Friday 27 July afternoon
Deleterious effects of solar UV radiation and use of sunscreen products Dr Nick Serpone
The Graetzel cellDr James Durrant
Preparation for problem-solving classAll faculty
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Saturday 28 July morning
Problem-solving classAll faculty
Building a Graetzel cellDr James Durrant
Wrap upDr Mary Archer
Last updated July 12, 2001

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