Harnessing Light Energy with Molecules
Beilstein Organic Chemistry Symposium 2024
October 8 – 10, 2024
Dom Hotel, Limburg, Germany
Scientific Organizer:
Grace G. D. Han / Brandeis University, Waltham
Hermann A. Wegner / Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen
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Topics 2024
The ultimate source of energy on earth is sunlight, but storing solar energy in molecules and soft matter for subsequent use poses a significant challenge. This symposium aims to uncover and explore fundamental concepts that involve utilizing molecules to capture and store light energy. The focus is on any molecular-level interaction with light; relevant topics include the storage of photon energy and the release as heat in molecular solar thermal storage (MOST) systems, as well as transformation photon energy into different types such as chemical or electrical energy.
The symposium will cover, but is not limited to the following themes:
/ Understanding of interactions of light with molecules
/ Molecules involved in light-mediated transformations
/ Photoswitches for energy management
/ Devices utilizing molecules for light-triggered processes
Speakers
Ivan Aprahamian / Dartmouth College, USA
Sophie Beeren / Technical University of Denmark
Mogens Brøndsted Nielsen / University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Stefano Crespi / Uppsala University, Sweden
Rachel Evans / University of Cambridge, UK
Grace G. D. Han / Brandeis University, USA
Sunkyu Han / KAIST, Republic of Korea
Helen Hölzel / Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain
Christoph Kerzig / University of Mainz, Germany
Daichi Kitagawa / Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan
Franco King-Chi Leung / The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Doreen Mollenhauer / Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany
Kasper Moth-Poulsen / Polytechnic University of Catalunya, Spain
Timothy Noël / University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Arri Priimagi / Tampere University, Finland
Ravinder Pawar / National Institute of Technology Warangal, India
Bart Jan Ravoo / University of Muenster, Germany
Anne Staubitz / University of Kiel, Germany
Hermann A. Wegner / Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany
Emma Wolpert / Imperial College London, UK
Si Wu / University of Science and Technology of China
Nobuhiro Yanai / University of Tokyo, Japan
