Student Thesis Prize Awards
THE KAVLI ENSI THESIS PRIZE COMMITTEE IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE RECIPIENTS OF THE BEST THESIS PRIZE. NOMINATIONS ARE REVIEWED BASED ON THE QUALITY OF THE WORK, PUBLICATION STATUS, STRENGTH OF UP TO TWO SUPPORTING LETTERS, CV OF THE NOMINEE, AND RELEVANCE OF THE THESIS TO THE KAVLI MISSION. THE PRIZE WILL BE PRESENTED BIANNUALLY AFTER THE THESIS DEADLINES IN MAY AND DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR.
Flash Talks
THESE EVENTS GIVE EACH SPEAKER TWO TO FIVE ON-DEMAND MINUTES TO ADDRESS A BROAD AUDIENCE THAT INCLUDES INTERESTED STUDENTS, POSTDOCS, AND PROFESSORS, FROM PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, AND MATERIAL SCIENCE.
Winton Cambridge-Berkeley Joint Workshop
KAVLI ENSI HOSTED A SIX-DAY JOINT WORKSHOP FROM JULY 16-20, 2017, AT THE INN AT THE TIDES IN BODEGA BAY.
THE WORKSHOP WAS BETWEEN THE NANO DOCTORAL TRAINING CENTER (NANODTC) AT THE UNIVERISTY OF CAMBRIDGE AND THE KAVLI ENSI. THE AIM OF THIS CONFERENCE IS TO ENCOURAGE INTERACTION ON THE THEMES OF NANODTC AND KAVLI ENSI, BY BRINGING A TEAM OF RESEARCHERS FROM NANODTC AND BERKELEY FOR ONE WEEK, IN ORDER TO COMBINE SEMINAR/WORKSHOPS AND TALK WITH A LARGE COHORT OF RESEARCHERS AT KAVLI ENSI.
Workshop on Emerging Perovkite Materials
ON FRIDAY APRIL 22, 2016, OVER SIXTY POSTDOCS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM THIRTEEN DIFFERENT GROUPS ATTENDED THE KAVLI ENSI WORKSHOP ON EMERGING PEROVSKITE MATERIALS. TEN POSTDOCS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS GAVE PRESENTATIONS ON THEIR RESEARCH ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS RELATED TO HALIDE PEROVSKITES. TOPICS RANGED FROM DEVELOPING NEW PEROVSKITE-BASED PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES TO SYNTHESIZING PEROVSKITE NANOMATERIALS TO NOVEL CALCULATIONS TO UNCOVERING SUBTLETIES OF THE ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF HYBRID PEROVSKITES. EACH SPEAKER WAS PEPPERED WITH QUESTIONS FOLLOWING THEIR TALK.
Retreat on Solar Energy Fuel Generation
ON TUESDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2016, A TEAM OF 13 ENSI MEMBERS ATTENDED A RETREAT ON SOLAR ENERGY FUEL GENERATION HOSTED BY ELI YABLONOVITCH AND ALEX BELL. BERKELEY HAS THE CAPACITY TO BECOME THE WORLD LEADER IN RESEARCH ON THE CONVERSION OF SOLAR ENERGY TO LIQUID FUELS. THEY, THEREFORE, PROPOSE THAT THIS BERKELEY KAVLI RETREAT IS NEEDED TO SET RESEARCH PRIORITIES AND TO DISCUSS FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR A MAJOR SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING EFFORT DEVOTED TO THE CHEMICAL STORAGE OF SOLAR ENERGY.