Past Events

Past Events

Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Room 121
3200 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Monthly Energy Research Discussion

Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Room 121
3200 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Speakers: VIEST Postdoctoral Fellow Kunyu Wang (Yang and Murray groups) VIEST Postdoctoral Fellow Randall Wilharm (Schelter and Trauner groups) Penn faculty, graduate students and postdocs with an interest in energy research are invited to join us for the monthly VIEST energy…

Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Room 121
3200 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Special Chemistry Seminar

The Power of Polarization – Controlling Bond Activation and Catalysis Using Interfacial Charge Separation

Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Room 121
3200 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Polarization, the phenomenon of charge separation at an interface, generates strong, oriented electric fields. Models describing how interfacial polarization drives outer-sphere electron transfer are well-developed, but the influence of polarization on inner-sphere reactions…

Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Room 121
3200 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Vagelos Institute Lecture in Energy Science and Technology

Producing and Interconverting Chemical Fuels – The Key to Deep Decarbonization

Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Room 121
3200 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Deep decarbonization of industry and heavy-duty transportation will require the efficient production, distribution, and utilization of lower-carbon chemical fuels. Relatively mature technologies exist for producing hydrogen from water using renewable electricity, but hydrogen is…

Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Room 121
3200 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Monthly Energy Research Discussion

Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Room 121
3200 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Speakers: 2025 VIEST Graduate Fellows Penn faculty, graduate students and postdocs with an interest in energy research are invited to join us for the monthly VIEST energy research discussion. A light lunch will be served beginning at 11:30am, presentations and discussions will…

Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Room 121
3200 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Monthly Energy Research Discussion

Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Room 121
3200 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

This is a special faculty-only energy research discussion. A light lunch will be served beginning at 11:30am, presentations and discussions will begin at noon.

Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Room 121
3200 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Monthly Energy Research Discussion

Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Room 121
3200 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Speakers: Prof. Tianquan "Tim" Lian Dr. Leobardo Rodriguez Segura (VIEST postdoctoral fellow, Goldberg and Kim groups) Penn faculty, graduate students and postdocs with an interest in energy research are invited to join us for the monthly VIEST energy research discussion. A light…

Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Room 121
3200 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Monthly Energy Research Discussion

Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Room 121
3200 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Speakers: Prof. Shoji Hall Penn faculty, graduate students and postdocs with an interest in energy research are invited to join us for the monthly VIEST energy research discussion. A light lunch will be served beginning at 11:30am, presentations and discussions will begin at noon…

Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Room 121
3200 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Monthly Energy Research Discussion

Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Room 121
3200 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Speakers: Prof. Tim Lian VIEST Seed Grant Project Team Tri-continuous carbon-based electrocatalysts (TRICE) for Efficient Oxygen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction for Energy Storage Investigators: Kathleen Stebe, Dohyung Kim, Daeyeon Lee, Thomas Mallouk, Eric Stach, and John Vohs…

Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Room 121
3200 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Monthly Energy Research Discussion

Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Room 121
3200 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Speakers: Matthew Glasscott Extramural Program Manager for Electrochemistry and Acting Program Manager for Advanced Energy Materials U.S. Army Research Office Visiting Scholar, Department of Chemistry Peter Saghy 2025 VIEST Postdoctoral Fellow Schelter and Lian groups Penn…

Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Room 121
3200 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Special Seminar: Speakers from Prof. Stefan Mecking’s group at the University of Konstanz

Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Room 121
3200 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Hosted by Prof. Karen Winey Refreshments served beginning at 9:30am Katharina J. Scherer and Katrin Wurs "Recyclable and Degradable Polyethylene-like Polycondensates for Fibers and Other Applications" Viola A. Burlein "Towards Stable Double Gyroid Structures in Aliphatic-Ionic…