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      2010 Fall Solar Seminar Series

September, 2010 
Seminar Schedule
Welcome to the 2010 Solar Seminar Series.  UA faculty and outside experts will cover a variety of topics in the field of solar research. Talks will be held Tuesday's starting September 7 and running through November 16, 2010, from 12:30 to 1:30 pm in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) 530.   MAP 
 
ECE is located on the SW corner of Mountain and Speedway.  Rm. 530 is located on the 5th floor of ECE right outside of the elevator.  Parking is located in the 2nd Street garage, located on Mountain and 2nd.
 
Dr. Alex Cronin 
UA Physics Associate Professor
 
Joey Pouliot
AzRISE Outreach Program Mgr.

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PV SunSeptember 7 -
TEP Solar Test Yard Data vs. Models and Conference Corner (a list of solar power related conferences).
Dr. Alex Cronin, UA Physics Associate Professor
 
September 14 
Polymorphism in Titanyl Phthalocyanine and its Implications on Small-molecule Third Generation Photovoltaics
Diogenes Placencia, UA Chemistry/Biochemistry Research Graduate Associate
 
September 21
SOLON's Global Test Site Network
Bill Richardson, Head of Research & Development, SOLON Corporation 
 
September 28
Planar Holographic Solar Concentrators for Photo-Voltaics 
Dr. Jose Castro, UA Electrical and Computer Engineering Research Assistant Professor
 
Thermal Effects of the Extended Holographic Regions for Holographic Planar Concentrators 
Dr. Jose E. Castillo, Prism Solar Technologies, Inc., Optical Scientist
 
October 5
Solar Concentrators, Illumination Uniformity and Conversion Efficiency
Alan Kost, UA CIAN Engineering Research Center Administrative Director
 
October 12
Nanoarchitectured Polymers and Polymer Nanocomposites for Photovoltaic Applications
Dr. Bob Norwood, UA Optical Sciences Professor
 

October 19

Water and Land Requirements for Solar Energy in the Southwest

George Frisvold, UA Agricultural-Resource Economics Specialist 

 

November 2

A Hierarchical Framework for Management and Optimization of Solar Energy Resources
Dr. Susan Lysecky,  UA Electrical and Computer Engineering Assistant Professor 
Dr. Janet Wang, UA Electrical and Computer Engineering Assistant Professor
 

November 9

Prospects and Progress for Thin Film PV at GSE
Scott Wiedeman, Chief Scientist, Global Solar Energy Inc.
 

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Dr. Leslie Frame, UA Materials Science & Engineering Research Associate
  

November 16

Optoelectronic Semiconductor Nanocomposites for Photovoltaics
Dr. B.G. Potter, UA Materials Science and Engineering Professor.