Friday, October 20, 2006: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM
Salon E ( Houston Westchase Marriott Hotel)
Chemical Utilization of Solar Energy (Invited)
This symposium will explore chemical utilization of solar energy.
Organizers:Randolph P. Thummel
Russell Schmehl
8:30 AMIntroductory Remarks
8:45 AMModerator - Felix Castellano
8:45 AM"Our Energy Future. Science and Technology Challenges for the 21st Century"
Thomas J. Meyer
9:20 AMIntegrating artificial photosynthetic antennas and reaction centers
Devens Gust, Yuichi Terazono, Paul A. Liddell, Gerdenis Kodis, Vikas Garg, Joakim Andréasson, Michael Hambourger, Thomas A. Moore, Ana L. Moore
9:55 AMBiomimetic approaches to artificial photosynthesis: coupled electron transfers
Leif Hammarström
10:30 AMBreak
10:50 AMPhotochemical Multi-Electron Reduction of Ru(II) and Zn(II) Complexes with Laminate Acceptor Ligands
Frederick M. MacDonnell, Norma R. Tacconi, Kelly L. Wouters, Rungano Chitakunye, Rama Konduri
11:25 AMWater Oxidation Catalyzed by Dinuclear Ruthenium µ-Oxo Ions--Characterization of Reactive Intermediates
Aurora E. Clark, Michael Bowman, Jonathan Cape, James K. Hurst

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