Energy Challenges from a materials perspective

 

Energy Challenges from a materials perspective

 

Date: 18^th June, 2026 (Thursday)

Time: 6 - 7 pm (HKT)

 

Venue: Lecture Theatre P2, Chong Yuet Ming Physics Building

 

 

Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

University of Trieste

 

Federico Rosei holds the Chair of Industrial Chemistry at the University of Trieste since March 2023. Previously he worked as Professor, Canada Research Chair and UNESCO Chair at Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, in Canada. Dr. Rosei’s research focuses on structure/property relationships in nanomaterials and their use as building blocks in emerging technologies. He has published over 535 articles in prestigious international journals which have been cited over 31,600 times (H index = 91). He is Fellow of numerous prestigious national and international societies and academies, including: the Royal Society of Canada, the European Academy of Science, the Academia Europaea, and the World Academy of Science (TWAS) and has received many awards and prizes.

The quest for sustainable development dictates an urgent transition from fossil fuels to renewables. This presentation focuses on next generation (solar) energy technologies from a materials perspective. We study structure property/relationships in advanced materials, emphasizing multifunctional systems that exhibit several functionalities. Such systems are then used as building blocks for the fabrication of various emerging technologies. In particular, nanostructured materials synthesized via the bottom–up approach present an opportunity for future generation low cost and low energy intensive manufacturing of devices. We focus on recent developments in solar technologies, including third generation photovoltaics, solar hydrogen production, luminescent solar concentrators and other optoelectronic devices, highlighting the role and importance of critical raw materials. [1-20].

 

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