Queensland (AU)
Hybrid Event: Semiconductor Nanomaterials for Solar Energy Conversion and Storage
- Date From 23rd April 2025
- Date To 23rd April 2025
- Price From free
- Location University of Queensland, Building 46-402 Seminar/Board Room, Andrew Liveris Building Engineering Staff House Rd, St Lucia QLD 4072 and online.
Overview
Semiconductor nanomaterials hold the keys for solar energy conversion and storage systems like catalytic reactions for solar fuel production, low-cost solar cells, and rechargeable batteries.
In this talk, we will give a brief overview of our recent progress in designing semiconductor nanomaterials for photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation and greenhouse gas conversion, low-cost solar cells with record-breaking efficiencies, and high-capacity rechargeable batteries.
Our journey in collaboration with industry partners on the development of new energy storage/conversion systems will also be presented.
Speaker
Lianzhou Wang, Professor, University of Queensland
Professor Lianzhou Wang (FAA, FTSE) is an Australian Research Council (ARC) Australian Laureate Fellow in the School of Chemical Engineering, Director of the Nanomaterials Centre, and Senior Group Leader at AIBN, at The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. His research focuses on the design and application of semiconductor nanomaterials for renewable energy conversion and storage, including photocatalysts for solar fuel production, low-cost solar cells, and rechargeable batteries.
He has published over 600 articles in high-quality journals, including Science, Nature Energy, and Nature Nanotechnology, and has filed more than 20 patents. His work has received over 60,000 citations, with an H-index of 130.
Professor Wang has been awarded several prestigious honours, including the ARC QEII Fellowship (2006), Future Fellowship (2012), Laureate Fellowship (2019), and Industry Laureate Fellowship (2024). He has also received the Scopus Young Researcher Award and the Research Excellence Award in Chemical Engineering from IChemE and RACI.
He is an elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA), the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE), and Academia Europaea (MAE). Additionally, he has been recognised on Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list.
The material presented in this webinar has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenter’s own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the Joint Chemical Engineering Committee (JCEC) Queensland. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.
Event moderator
Hong Peng, The University of Queensland, JCEC-Queensland Academic Representative.
Time
18:00–20:00 AEST.
Price
Price includes GST.
- IChemE member: Free
- Non-member: $20.00
- Student and early career researchers: Free
Software
The presentation will be delivered via Microsoft Teams. We recommend downloading the app from the Microsoft website, rather than using the web portal.
You are advised to join the webinar at least ten minutes before the scheduled start time, to allow for your computer to connect.
Webinar archive
This webinar is free of charge to members and open to all to attend, but if you wish to access the slides and a recording to replay on demand then you will need to be a member of The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).
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