Upcoming Events
Past Events
NSERC CREATE TOP-SET Seminar Series
Unless otherwise stated, seminars took place in the Advanced Research Complex, room 233 at the University of Ottawa on 25 Templeton Street, Ottawa.
Dr. Ross Cheriton, National Research Council
Advanced 3D visualization for the physical sciences: A Blender workshop for scientists
Abstract
June 28, 2019, STEM 224, 160 Louis-Pasteur
Dr. Suzan Eren, Queen’s University
DC micro-grids: Power delivery of the future
Abstract
April 30, 2019
Dr. Simon Watkins, Simon Fraser University
Growth of and characterization of nanowires by MOCVD: Implications for photovoltaics
Abstract | Seminar
April 16, 2019
Dr. Siva Sivoththaman, University of Waterloo
Colloidal quantum dots for future photovoltaic and display technologies: Addressing safety and toxicity issues
Abstract
April 2, 2019
Tanya Kirilova Gachovska, Solantro Semiconductor Corp.
IXC2-based bridgeless totem-pole power factor correction
Abstract | Seminar
March 19, 2019
Dr. Ye Tao, National Research Council
Printed electronics and its role in the development of battery-free sensors
Abstract | Seminar
February 19, 2019
Dr. Chris Giebink, Pennsylvania State University
Concentrating sunlight without tracking the Sun
Abstract | Seminar
January 29, 2019
Dr. Ghada Koleilat, Dalhousie University
Advanced materials for energy conversion and sensing
Abstract | Seminar
January 18, 2019
Dr. Peter Bermel, Purdue University
Radiative cooling for enhanced performance and reliability of photovoltaics
Abstract | Seminar
December 18, 2018
Dr. Philip Poole, National Research Council
Nanostructured epitaxial crystal growth for lasers and quantum light sources
Abstract | Seminar
December 11, 2018
Dr. Kodjo Agbossou, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Power grid transformation and energy management trends
Abstract | Seminar
December 5, 2018
Dr. Oussama Moutanabbir, École polytechnique de Montréal
Group IV seminconductors: A rich platform for integrated photonics, quantum technologies, and much more
Abstract
November 29, 2018
This seminar is presented in collaboration with the Department of Physics Colloquium Series
Dr. Jean-François Guillemoles, Centre national de recherche scientifique
Do we need new concepts for solar energy conversion?
Abstract | Seminar
November 22, 2018
This seminar is presented in collaboration with the Department of Physics Colloquium Series.
Dr. Marziyeh Zamiri, private consultant
Antimonide-based membranes: Synthesis, integration, and strain-engineering
Abstract | Seminar
October 16, 2018
Dr. Rao Tatavarti, MicroLink Devices
Large area inverted metamorphic ELO solar cells
Abstract
August 9, 2018
Dr. Jeff Dahn, Dalhousie University
How to make a career out of floating, melting, counting and black tape
Abstract
March 29, 2018
This seminar is presented in collaboration with the Department of Physics Colloquium Series.
Dr. Masakazu Sugiyama, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo,
Photovoltaics 4.0: Next-generation renewable energy systems powered by high-efficiency, low-cost photovoltaics
Abstract | Seminar
March 22, 2018
Dr. Jianhui Wang, Southern Methodist University / Argonne National Laboratory
Grid modernization: Challenges, opportunities, and solutions
Abstract
March 16, 2018
Dr. Zbig Wasilewski, University of Waterloo
Towards high quality InSb quantum wells and wires – A quest for topological quantum computers
Abstract
February 27, 2018
Dr. Antonio Marti, Instituto de Energía Solar – Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
NSERC CREATE TOP-SET Visiting International Scholar, 2017-2018
The evolution of solar cells
Abstract
February 22, 2018
This seminar is presented in collaboration with the Department of Physics Colloquium Series.
Dr. Tom Murad, Siemens Engineering and Technology Academy
Digitalization in industry and city infrastructure
Abstract
February 9, 2018
Dr. Maxime Darnon, Université de Sherbrooke
High efficiency solar cell fabrication for CPV applications at Université de Sherbrooke
Abstract
January 19, 2018
Dr. Mariana Bertoni, Arizona State University
Unraveling kinetics at the nanoscale: Defect engineering of thin film solar absorbers
Abstract
January 12, 2018
Dr. Tim Bender, University of Toronto
Non-fullerene electron accepting materials in organic photovoltaics: Synthesis, device engineering and lifetime assessments
Abstract
December 15, 2017
Valerie Hannah, TerraForm Power, and Geoff Wright, Brookfield Renewable
Trends in the U.S. solar sector
Abstract
December 1, 2017
Dr. Raphael St-Gelais, McGill University
Heat transfer and energy conversion using near-field thermal radiation
Abstract
September 27, 2017
Other Events
NSERC CREATE TOP-SET Summer School
May 29 to June 1, 2018
University of Ottawa
CPV-13 International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems
May 1-3, 2017 Ottawa, Canada
Chair: Dr. Karin Hinzer