{"id":11525,"date":"2015-10-14T15:29:27","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T20:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/?p=11525"},"modified":"2024-07-02T16:08:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:08:10","slug":"solar-energy-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=11525","title":{"rendered":"UNC-Chapel Hill to host national conference on solar energy Oct. 15-16"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11526\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11526\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/\/casdev.unc.edu\/collegearchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2015\/10\/meyer_tom_14_053-1Web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11526\" src=\"\/\/casdev.unc.edu\/collegearchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2015\/10\/meyer_tom_14_053-1Web-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"UNC chemist Tom Meyer\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UNC chemist Tom Meyer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since its inception in 2009, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serc.unc.edu\/\">Energy Frontier Research Center: Center for Solar Fuels<\/a> at UNC-Chapel Hill has taken an international lead in artificially using sunlight to convert carbon dioxide to oxygen with the goal of using that sunlight to make solar fuels \u2014 hydrogen from water, carbon fuels from carbon dioxide \u2014 to power homes and businesses globally.<\/p>\n<p>On Oct. 15 and 16, UNC will host its sixth annual conference on solar fuels, \u201cBuilding the Dye-Sensitized Solar Fuel Device,\u201d at the William and Ida Friday Center in Chapel Hill featuring renowned scientists from UNC, Duke, NC State and nationally to discuss the frontiers of solar energy research. Further information is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/2015\/10\/14\/solar-energy-conference\/\">www.serc.unc.edu\/conf<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Led by Tom Meyer, Arey Distinguished Professor of Chemistry in UNC\u2019s College of Arts and Sciences, the Center has attracted $33 million in research funding and has taken a national leadership role with workshops, conferences, symposia and public outreach forums with political and industry leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/2014\/06\/30\/efrc\/\">solar energy research at UNC.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sixth annual Solar Energy Research Conference will focus on solar energy conversion, light-driven electron transfer and energy 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