{"id":1022,"date":"2025-04-01T11:59:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T11:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swebwindow.eu\/?p=1022"},"modified":"2025-04-01T13:05:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T13:05:18","slug":"apply-for-the-international-summer-school-solar-energy-materials-and-smart-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swebwindow.eu\/index.php\/2025\/04\/01\/apply-for-the-international-summer-school-solar-energy-materials-and-smart-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"APPLY for the International Summer School \u201cSolar energy Materials and smart Devices&#8221;!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SAVE THE DATE<\/strong> and <strong>APPLY<\/strong> for the <strong>International Summer School<\/strong>: \u201cSolar Energy Materials and Smart Devices&#8221;!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Smart Windows for Zero Energy Buildings (SWEB) project <\/strong>offers a unique opportunity for young scientists in materials science, physics, chemistry, and related fields to engage with leading experts, gain invaluable insights, and build connections that can propel their future careers in this innovative domain.<\/p>\n<p>On <strong>18-20 June 2025,<\/strong>\u00a0there will be morning and afternoon\u00a0<strong>lectures<\/strong>\u00a0by internationally renowned scientists. There will be\u00a0<strong>contributed talks<\/strong> about the subjects of the day. They will give short introductions to their specific methods in their field. In the afternoon, there will be insights into cutting-edge research with <strong>hands-on training sessions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Please, <strong>apply for your participation<\/strong> in the Summer school here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/shorturl.at\/s2lrR\">https:\/\/shorturl.at\/s2lrR<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Deadline<\/strong> for abstract submission: <strong>15.05.2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates:\u00a0 18-20 June 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:\u00a0 ISSP UL, Kengaraga st. 8, Riga, Latvia, 2. floor \u2013 Conference Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1025\" src=\"https:\/\/swebwindow.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/advert_last-version.pdf.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1587\" height=\"2245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swebwindow.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/advert_last-version.pdf.jpg 1587w, https:\/\/swebwindow.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/advert_last-version.pdf-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/swebwindow.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/advert_last-version.pdf-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/swebwindow.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/advert_last-version.pdf-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swebwindow.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/advert_last-version.pdf-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/swebwindow.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/advert_last-version.pdf-1448x2048.jpg 1448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1587px) 100vw, 1587px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tentative agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, 18 June<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"629\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 102.175px;\">08:00 &#8211; 09:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 513.225px;\"><strong>Day 1: Registration and welcome coffee<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 102.175px;\">09:00 &#8211; 09:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 513.225px;\">Dr. Habil. Phys. J. Purans. Introduction to ISSP, TFL, and SWEB project, smart window activity. Institute of Solid State Physics, Riga, Latvia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 620.6px;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Session chair: J. Purans<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 102.175px;\">09:30 &#8211; 11:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 513.225px;\">Volker Sittinger. <em>Introduction to silicon and perovskite silicon tandem solar cell technologies.<\/em> <em>Head of Department Diamond Based Systems and CleanTech, Fraunhofer-Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST. <\/em><em>Braunschweig, Germany<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 102.175px;\">11:30 &#8211; 11:40<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 513.225px;\">Coffee break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 102.175px;\">11:40 &#8211; 11:55<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 513.225px;\">(online) M. Srinithi. Organic-inorganic halide-based perovskite solar cells for indoor illumination conditions. <em>Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 102.175px;\">11:55 -12:10<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 513.225px;\">(online) A. Gabov. Bond manipulation and band engineering by biaxial tensile strain in triple fluorite layered compounds. <em>Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 102.175px;\">12:10 &#8211; 13.00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 513.225px;\">Lunch break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 620.6px;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Session chair: S. Karazhanov<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 102.175px;\">13:00 -14:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 513.225px;\">Bj\u00f8rn Petter Jelle. Smart Window Technologies &#8211; Challenges and Opportunities. <em>Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). 7491 Trondheim, Norway<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 102.175px;\">14:00 &#8211; 14:45<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 513.225px;\">Tao Gao. <em>Nanochromogenics: Innovative Materials and Approaches for Energy Efficiency and Smart Windows<\/em>. <em>Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). 7491 Trondheim, Norway <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 102.175px;\">14:45 &#8211; 15:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 513.225px;\">Tom Melkert. <em>Harnessing Aesthetics and Efficiency of Coloured<br \/>\nBuilding Integrated Photovoltaics.<\/em> <em>Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). 7491 Trondheim, Norway<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 102.175px;\">15:30 -15:45<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 513.225px;\">Coffee break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 102.175px;\">15:45-16:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 513.225px;\">Lisa Br\u00e4ndler. <em>Stability of polymeric electrochromic devices. Fraunhofer-Institut f\u00fcr Silicatforschung (ISC) Neunerplatz 2, 97082 W\u00fcrzburg<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 102.175px;\">16:30-16:50<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 513.225px;\">Thomas Pomone. <em>Photocatalytic materials by magnetron co-sputtering for photoelectrochemical hydrogen production via solar activated water splitting.<\/em> <em>Institute of Condensed Matter Chemistry of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 102.175px;\">16:50 &#8211; 17:35<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 513.225px;\">V. Sittinger, Lisa Br\u00e4ndler, and B. P. Jelle. <em>Round Table discussion about smart windows <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 620.6px;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Closing the session of the Day 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, 19 June<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"629\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"629\"><strong>Day 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"629\"><strong>Session chair: S. Zh. Karazhanov<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\">08:30 &#8211; 09:30<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"525\">Hu Chih-Wei. <em>Gasochromic Materials for Hydrogen Sensing Applications. Senior researcher. Department of Materials and Chemistry. Innovative Functional Materials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Nagoya, <\/em><em>Japan<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\">09:30 &#8211; 09:50<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"525\"><em>(online) <\/em>V. Kumar. <em>Gas sensitivity of the photochromic YHO films<\/em><em>. Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), Kjeller, Norway<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\">09:50-10:50<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"525\">B. Polyakov. <em>Chromogenic nanomaterials by additive printing technologies. <\/em><em>Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\">10:50 &#8211; 11:00<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"402\">Coffee break<\/td>\n<td width=\"123\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\">11:00-11:30<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"525\">A. Kuzmin. <em>X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Chromogenic Materials. Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\">11:30-11:50<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"525\">(Online) S. Sreedevi. <em>Optical response of YHO thin films on natural sunlight illumination in climate conditions in Kerala, India. Department of Physics, MES Ponnani college, Malappuram, Kerala, India<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\">11:50-12:10<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"525\">(Online) A. Ragavan. <em>Photochromic yttrium oxyhydride: harnessing on-the-fly machine learning and ab-initio calculations <\/em><em>(online).<\/em> <em>Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"104\">12:10 &#8211; 13:00<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"525\">Lunch break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"629\"><strong>Session chair: B. Polyakov<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\">13:00-13:30<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"525\">E. Butanovs. <em>Introduction to Thin-Film Characterization Techniques<\/em>. <em>Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\">13:30 &#8211; 13:50<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"525\">Martins Zubkins. \u201c<em>Photochromism of YHO\/MoO<sub>3<\/sub><\/em>\u201d. <em>Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia. Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\">13:50-14:10<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"525\">Jelena Butikova. <em>Optical characterization methods: ellipsometry<\/em>. <em>Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"104\">14:10-17:00<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"525\">D. Lauritsen. <em>Demonstration of roll-to-roll sputter deposition<\/em>. <em>Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"525\">M. Zubkins. <em>Hands on training on magnetron sputtering. <\/em><em>Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"525\">J. Butikova. Optical ellipsometry. <em>Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"629\"><strong>Closing the session of the Day 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, 20 June<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"629\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"629\"><strong>Day 3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"629\"><strong>Session chair: S. Karazhanov<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\">08:30 &#8211; 09:30<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"525\">Reydar Akdemir. <em>Innovative Flexible Dual-Band Electrochromic Devices<\/em>. <em>LEITAT managing Technologies, Barcelona, Spain<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\">09:30-10:00<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"525\">Juris Purans. <em>Chromogenic Thin Films for Smart Windows<\/em>. <em>Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\">10:00-10:30<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"525\">S. Zh. Karazhanov<sup>1\u20192<\/sup>.<em>\u00a0 Smart functional coatings for solar energy applications. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><sup>1<\/sup><\/em><em>Institute for Energy Technology, Kjeller, Norway <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><sup>2<\/sup><\/em><em>Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\">10:30 &#8211; 10:45<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"525\">Coffee break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\">10:45 -11:05<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"525\">Presentation by an attendee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\">11:05 -11:25<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"525\">Presentation by an attendee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\">11:25 -11:45<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"525\">Presentation by an attendee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\">11:45 -12:05<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"525\">Presentation by an attendee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\">12:05 &#8211; 13:00<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"525\">Lunch break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"629\"><strong>Session chair: T. Tsebrienko<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\">13:00 &#8211; 13:30<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"525\">R. Ignat\u0101ns. <em>Spectroscopic Ellipsometry for Thin Film Applications<\/em>. <em>Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\">13:30 &#8211; 14:00<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"525\">E. Gabrusenoks. Raman spectroscopy. <em>Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"104\">14:00 -16:50<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"525\">E. Gabrusenoks. Hands on training on Raman spectroscopy. <em>Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"525\">R. Ignat\u0101ns. Hands on training on X-ray diffraction <em>Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"104\">16:50-17:00<\/td>\n<td width=\"402\"><strong>Final remarks and closing<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"123\"><strong>J.Pur\u0101ns<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAVE THE DATE and APPLY for the International Summer School: \u201cSolar Energy Materials and Smart Devices&#8221;! 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