Scientific Programme
List of Lecturers
Alessandro Abbotto, University of Milano-Bicocca
Molecular design for solar production of electricity and fuels
Nicola Armaroli, CNR-ISOF, Bologna
Energy for the 21st century. Where we are, where we should go
Vincenzo Barone, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa
Virtual Tools for Molecular Sciences:the Virtual Multifrequency Spectrometer
Riccardo Basosi, University of Siena
Energy from the laws of Thermodynamics to Horizon 2020
Amerigo Beneduci, University of Calabria, Cosenza
Basic concepts and applications of thin organic films for
solar control and light switch
Carlo Alberto Bignozzi, University of Ferrara
Functionalized Semiconductor Nanomaterials
in Solar Energy Conversion Processes
Simona Binetti, University of Milano-Bicocca
Inorganic Photovoltaic devices: from silicon
tonew hybrid tandem cells
Marcella Bonchio, University of Padua
Water Oxidation: the key step of Artificial Photosynthesis
Silvia Bordiga, University of Turin
Capture and storage of gases of interest in the energy sector
Sebastiano Campagna, University of Messina
Photoinduced energy migration and charge separation.
Their role in natural photosynthesis and basic
requirements for the design of artificial systems
Elisabetta Collini, University of Padua
Coherent electronic energy transfer in light harvesting:
from the biological process to photovoltaic applications
Maurizio Cossi, Amedeo Avogadro University of Eastern Piedmont
Gas Adsorption in Porous Solids: Models, Specific Surfaces and Pore Distributions
Theoretical Simulation of Gas Adsorption
Maria Lucia Curri, Institute for Physical and Chemical Processes, CNR, Bari
Soft chemistry tools for functional nanomaterials: new opportunities for photocatalytic applications
Gabriele Giancane, University of Salento, Lecce
Humid techniques of immobilization of the active layers: methods,
characterization and applications in photoinduced phenomena
Renè J. A. Janssen, Eindhoven University of Technology
Converting Solar Energy with Organic Materials
Leonardo Marchese, Amedeo Avogadro University of Eastern Piedmont
Physico-Chemical Characterization of Porous Solids
Francesco Paolucci, University of Bologna
NanoCarbon-based Electrocatalytic Composites
for the Artificial Leaf
Michele Pavone, University of Naples Federico II
Ab initio simulation of charge and mass transport
in energy conversion devices
Bruno Pignataro, University of Palermo
Molecular thin films self-organized in 3D for photovoltaics
Maurizio Prato, University of Trieste
Integration of carbon nanostructures for energy production
Bruno Scrosati, Italian Institut of Technology, Genoa, and Helmholtz-Institute-Ulm
Challenges in lithium-ion and beyond lithium ion batteries
Elena Selli, University of Milan
Photocatalytic Production of Solar Fuels: Materials and Reaction Paths
Massimo Trotta,CNR IPCF Bari
Hybrid photosynthetic Proteins