Ørsted lecture at DTU by Lecture by Professor Nathan S. Lewis

Ørsted Lecture at DTU

Artificial Photosynthesis: Fuel from Sunlight

More energy from the sun hits the earth in one hour than all the energy consumed by humans in an entire year. But we need to capture, convert and store sunlight to have a useful widespread energy source. Plants make fuel from the sun but ineffi ciently. Can we do better with manmade, artifi cial photosynthetic systems?

Professor Lewis received his PhD from MIT and is currently George L. Argyros Professor of Chemistry at California Institute of Technology. He has been awarded a number of honours; most recently the Michael Faraday Medal. His research interests include artifi cial photosynthesis and electronic noses.

Ørsted lecturers are invited by DTU in recognition of their outstanding work within the technical and natural sciences. The lecture is open to the public and everybody is welcome. However, space is limited so please sign up for the lecture via the activities calendar on DTU's homepage.

Speaker

Professor Nathan S. Lewis
California Institute of Technology, California, US