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SUMMARY:Solar Energy Conversion inspired by Nature: Renewable Fuels from W
 ater\, Carbon Dioxide and Sunlight - Dr. Erwin Reisner ( Department of Che
 mistry\, University of Cambridge)
DTSTART:20111129T173000Z
DTEND:20111129T183000Z
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CONTACT:Zoe Li
DESCRIPTION:Dr Reisner heads a research group working at the interface of 
 materials\, chemical synthesis and chemical biology. Applying principles f
 rom the traditional field of Biological Inorganic Chemistry to Renewable E
 nergy research\, the group designs artificial photosynthetic systems to pr
 oduce a so-called solar fuel - a sustainable fuel derived from solar energ
 y and an effectively inexhaustible raw material.\n\nThis is a very excitin
 g and very relevant field. The UK needs to produce 30% of its electricity 
 from renewable sources by 2020 to meet government targets. Progress in sol
 ar energy conversion could play a key role in achieving this target.\n\nDr
  Reisner is a University Lecturer in Materials\, Energy and Sustainability
  at the Department of Chemistry.a member of the Algal Bioenergy Consortium
  and a fellow of St John’s. He has done extensive research for the Unive
 rsities of Manchester\, Oxford and Vienna\, and MIT. His research themes i
 nclude energy storage\, sustainable reaction engineering\, bioenergy\, mat
 erials and smart systems and device design.\n
LOCATION:Castlereagh Room\, Fisher Building\, St John's College
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