ISSP UL's scientific workshops held from november 3 to december 8 aims to mark and discuss vision studies and projects in the strategic directions of the ISSP UL. The current situation, planned activites, necessary resources, as well as new ideas for initiatives for interlaboratory, inter-institutuional and international cooperation will be discussed.

 

Topics covered in the seminar on 1 December (Energy):

  • Aims and setting of the seminar. Dr.phys. Anatolijs Šarakovskis, Leading Researcher and Head of the ISSP, UL Laboratory of Spectroscopy; Dr.habil.phys. Andris Šternbergs, ISSP, UL Deputy Director for Research; Edīte Kalniņa, ISSP, UL Personnel Development Specialist.

  • Alternative energy sources (solar cells, hydrogen energy, CO2 processing into synthetic hydrocarbons (COEXIDE), thermoelectricity, piezoelectrics). Dr.phys. Aivars Vembris, Leading Researcher and Head of ISSP, UL Organic Materials Laboratory; Pēteris Lesničenoks ISSP, UL Researcher of Energy Acquisition and Storage Materials Laboratory; Dr.phys. Mārtiņš Rutkis and Dr.phys.Kaspars Pudžs, leading researchers of ISSP, UL Organic Materials Laboratory; Dr.phys.Eriks Birks, Leading Researcher and Head of ISSP, UL Segmentoelectric Materials Laboratory

  • Energy storage. Materials for lithium and sodium ion batteries. Dr.phys. Gints Kučinskis, Leading Researcher and Head of the Laboratory of Energy Acquisition and Storage Materials at ISSP, UL; Dr.chem. Gunārs Bajārs, Leading Researcher of ISSP, UL Energy Acquisition and Storage Materials Laboratory, Assoc.prof.Dr.chem. Guntars Vaivars, Leading Researcher and Head ISSP, UL Chemical Technology Laboratory

  • Economical and efficient use of energy - OLED, functional coatings for "smart windows" - (Twinning project). Dr.phys. Aivars Vembris, Leading Researcher and Head of ISSP, UL Organic Materials Laboratory; Dr.habil.phys. Juris Purāns, Leading Researcher and Head of ISSP, UL Thin Film Laboratory.

  • Joint discussion