The NSERC CREATE TOP-SET 2018 Summer School took place May 29-31, 2018 at the University of Ottawa, SITE building, 800 King Edward Avenue.
Schedule
Le 29 mai 2018 – May 29, 2018
9:00-9:15 Mot de bienvenue – Welcome comments: Karin Hinzer, Université d’Ottawa
9:15-10:15 Status and trends of solar photovoltaics in Canada 2018: Yves Poissant, Natural Resources Canada
10:45-11:15 Virtual substrate engineering with nanoporous semiconductors and graphene-based nanocomposites for solar cells applications: Abderraouf Boucherif, Université de Sherbrooke
13:15-14:15 What are NSERC CREATE TOP-SET professors up to?
14:15-15:15 The quest for 50% conversion efficiency with six-junction concentrator solar cells: Kevin Schulte, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
15:45-16:00 Guest presentation on intellectual property: Mike Walker, Innovation Support Services, University of Ottawa
16:00-17:00 Tutorial: Recent developments in the solar field: Rafael Kleiman, McMaster University
17:30 Social event: registration is mandatory, details HERE.
Le 30 mai 2018 – May 30, 2018
11:00-12:00 Concentrated photovoltaics – From concept to field: Stefan Myrskog, Morgan Solar
13:00-13:30 AI-enabled connectivity for internet of solar energy: Melike Erol-Kantarci, University of Ottawa
13:30-15:00 Discussion sur l’entrepreneurship – Entrepreneurship panel: Hanan Anis (moderator), University of Ottawa; Simon Fafard, Université de Sherbrooke; Richard Beal, Spectrafy; Suzanne Grant, iBIONICS
15:30-16:30 Multi-junction solar cells: Approaching the fundamental efficiency limit: Matthew Lumb, George Washington University & U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
16:30-17:30 Topics in photovoltaic innovation and industry growth opportunities: Joan Haysom, J.L. Richards and University of Ottawa
Le 31 mai 2018 – May 31, 2018
9:00-10:30 Présentations orales étudiantes – Student oral presentations
11:00-12:00 Modeling III-V semiconductor solar cells: Alexandre Walker, National Research Council of Canada
12:00-12:30 Photonic power converters for boost-mode DC-DC conversion: Matthew Wilkins, University of Ottawa
13:30-14:30 Présentations d’affiches – Poster presentations (SITE Atrium)
14:45-15:00 Remise de prix et mot de la fin – Awards presentations and closing comments: Karin Hinzer, Université d’Ottawa