The Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research (ANSER) Center and Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern (ISEN) hosted the 11th Annual ANSER Symposium on April 26 and 27, 2018. A series of speakers covered current state-of-the-art in the development of in solar fuels from light capture to catalysis. Participants also participated in networking opportunities.
Above (From left to right): Front row: Sam Amsterdam, subtask coordinator— Northwestern; Tom Fauvell, subtask coordinator—Northwestern (NU); Katherine “Katie” Fisher, subtask coordinator—Yale; Micaela Matta, subtask coordinator—NU. Second row: Lin Chen, ANSER principal investigator—NU & Argonne National Laboratories (ANL); Jillian L. Dempsey, speaker; R. Morris Bullock, speaker; James McCusker, speaker; Michael R. Wasielewski, Director of ANSER—NU; Kyoung-Shin Choi, speaker; Victor Batista, ANSER principal investigator—Yale, Joe Christensen, subtask coordinator—NU. Back row: Bob Chang, ANSER principal investigator—NU; Mike Pellin, ANSER principal investigator—ANL; Shane Ardo, speaker; Alex Martinson, ANSER principal investigator—NU; Dick Co, ANSER Director of Operations and Outreach—NU; George Schatz, ANSER principal investigator—NU; Subhajyoti Chaudhuri, ANSER researcher—Yale.
Above: Guests were invited to attend the entire program, or drop-in based on their interest areas to learn about emerging research and connect with colleagues.
Above: 2018 ANSER Symposium keynote speaker Nathan Lewis, George L. Argyros professor of chemistry at California Institute of Technology.
Above: Speakers included James McCusker, professor of chemistry at Michigan State University.
Above: Participants were challenged to listen with an open mind, ask questions, and to seek an engagement level that allowed them to leave feeling fulfilled.
Above: Jillian L. Dempsey, assistant professor of chemistry at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, shared her recent research with the audience.
Above: Guests heard from scientific leaders utilizing the tools of chemistry, nanotechnology, and materials science to outline developments in solar fuels.
Above: A lecture by Shane Ardo, assistant professor of chemistry at the University of California, Irvine engaged participants in emerging science.
Above: The 11th Annual ANSER Symposium drew a diverse range of participants who engaged with speakers and one another during the program.
Above: The closing lecture was presented by Kyoung-Shin Choi, professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Above: The ANSER Center provided networking opportunities during the day, toward its goal of creating and mentoring a technically excellent workforce capable of solving energy-related problems far into the future.
Photography credit: Julianne Beck and Mike M. McMahon, ISEN
