Panelists/Speakers:
- Art Nozik (NREL)
- Bruce Parkinson (University of Wyoming)
- Krishnan Rajeshwar (UT-Arlington)
- Mark Spitler (UNC Chapel Hill)
- Helmut Tributsch (Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, pre-recorded virtual talk)
- Wolfram Jaegermann (TU-Darmstadt)
- Stephen Maldonado (Michigan)
- Frances Houle (Lawrence Berkely National Lab)
- Sophia Haussener (EPFL)
- James Cahoon (UNC Chapel Hill)
- Shane Ardo (UC-Irvine)
- Erin Ratcliff (Arizona)
- Thomas Hannappel (TU-Ilmenau)
- Gerald Meyer (UNC-Chapel Hill)
- Shannon Boettcher (Oregon)
- Rob Coridan (Arkansas)
- Jim Mayer (Yale)
- Yogi Surendrenath (MIT)
- Francesca Toma (Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon)
- Tanja Cuk (CU-Boulder)
- Tim Lian (Emory)
- Scott Cushing (Caltech)
- Roel van de Krol (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin)
- Amber Krummel (Colorado State University)
- Andrés Montoya-Castillo (CU-Boulder)
- Jao van de Lagemaat (NREL)
- Prashant Kamat (Notre Dame)
- Dunwei Wang (Boston College)
- Kyoung-Shin Choi (UW-Madison)
- Dan Esposito (Columbia)
- Tom Hamann (Michigan State)
- Dan Frisbie (Minnesota)
Panel Discussion Topics
- Who were Heinz Gerischer and Joachim Lewerenz, and what is their legacy on semiconductor electrochemistry?
- PEC Principles in Action.
- A novel approach to separate and utilize charge carriers is…
Technical Sessions
- Semiconductor Photoelectrochemistry Bootcamp
- PECs in Action
- Charge separation strategies beyond built-in electric fields
- Catalysis, interfacial fields, surface states
- Electrode stability and passivation layers
- New Frontiers in Electrode/Electrolyte Interface Measurements.
- The impact of ultrathin 2D materials on semiconductor electrochemistry
- Hot off the press! Lightning talks from early career researchers.








| Monday |
| 6:00 pm | Optional Informal Reception at Steakout Saloon |
| Tuesday |
| 7:30 am – 8:30 am | Registration & Breakfast |
| 8:30 am – 9:00 am | Welcome Remarks from Justin Sambur |
| 9:00 am – 9:40 am | Panel Discussion 1 “Who were Heinz Gerischer and Achim Lewerenz, and what was their legacy on semiconductor electrochemistry?” |
| 9:00 am – 9:10 am | Krishnan Rajeshwar (The University of Texas at Arlington) |
| 9:10 am – 9:20 am | Art Nozik (NREL/CU Boulder) |
| 9:20 am – 9:30 am | Bruce Parkinson (University of Wyoming) |
| 9: 30 am – 9:40 am | Marc Spitler (UNC Chapel Hill) |
| 9:40 am – 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am – 10:15 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:15 am – 12:15 pm | Session 1: Semiconductor Photoelectrochemistry Bootcamp |
| 10:15 am – 10:35 am | Stephen Maldonado (University of Michigan) |
| 10:35 am – 10:45 am | Discussion |
| 10:45 am – 11:05 am | Wolfram Jaegermann (TU Darmstadt) |
| 11:05 am – 11:15 am | Discussion |
| 11:15 am – 11:35 am | Frances Houle (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) |
| 11:35 am – 11:45 am | Discussion |
| 11:45 am – 12:05 pm | Jerry Meyer (UNC Chapel Hill) |
| 12:05 pm – 12:15 pm | Discussion |
| 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Session 2: PECs in Action 1 |
| 1:30 pm – 1:50 pm | Jim Cahoon (UNC Chapel Hill) |
| 1:50 pm – 2:00 pm | Discussion |
| 2:00 pm – 2:20 pm | Sophia Haussener (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne) |
| 2:20 pm – 2:30 pm | Discussion |
| 2:30 pm – 2:50 pm | Thomas Hannappel (TU Ilmenau) |
| 2:50 pm – 3:00 pm | Discussion |
| 3:00 pm – 3:15 pm | Coffee Break |
| 3:15 pm – 4:45 pm | Session 2: PECs in Action 1 |
| 3:15 pm – 3:35 pm | Zetian Mi (University of Michigan) |
| 3:35 pm – 3:45 pm | Discussion |
| 3:45 pm – 4:05 pm | Contributed Talk |
| 4:05 pm – 4:15 pm | Discussion |
| 4:15 pm – 4:35 pm | Contributed Talk |
| 4:35 pm – 4:45 pm | Discussion |
| 4:45 pm – 5:00 pm | Coffee Break |
| 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Panel Discussion 2 “PEC-2035 Roadmap: What roads are less traveled, but worth exploring? What Roads are dead ends and why?” |
| 5:00 pm – 5:05 pm | Brian DeBruine (Colorado Hydrogen Network) |
| 5:05 pm – 5:10 pm | Shannon Boettcher (UC Berkeley) |
| 5:10 pm – 5:15 pm | Jillian Dempsey (UNC Chapel Hill) |
| 5:15 pm – 5:20 pm | Todd Deutsch (NREL) |
| 5:20 pm – 6:00 pm | Discussion |
| 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm | Solarize Industry Event and Poster Session at CSU Canvas Stadium Club |
| Wednesday |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | Light Breakfast |
| 9:00 am – 10:30 am | Session 3: Charge Separation Strategies Beyond Built-in Space Charge Fields |
| 9:00 am – 9:20 am | Shane Ardo (UC Irvine) |
| 9:20 am – 9:30 am | Discussion |
| 9:30 am – 9:50 am | Prashant Kamat (University of Notre Dame) |
| 9:50 am – 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am – 10:20 am | Erin Ratcliff (Georgia Tech) |
| 10:20 am – 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am – 10:45 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 am – 11:25 am | Session 4: Latest and Greatest from Early Career Researchers |
| 11:30 am – 1:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Panel Discussion 3 with moderators, Rob Coridan (University of Arkansas) and Gary Moore (Arizona State University) “PEC “Classic Paper Madness” – $300 prize” |
| 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Session 5: Catalysis, Interfacial Fields, Surface States |
| 2:00 pm – 2:20 pm | Jim Mayer (Yale) |
| 2:20 pm – 2:30 pm | Discussion |
| 2:30 pm – 2:50 pm | Contributed Talk |
| 2:50 pm – 3:00 pm | Discussion |
| 3:00 pm – 3:20 pm | Yogi Surendrenath |
| 3:20 pm – 3:30 pm | Discussion |
| 3:30 pm – 3:45 pm | Coffee Break |
| 3:45 pm – 5:45 pm | Session 6: Electrode Stability and Passivation Layers |
| 3:45 pm – 4:05 pm | Francesca Maria Toma (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab) |
| 4:05 pm – 4:15 pm | Discussion |
| 4:15 pm – 4:35 pm | Dan Esposito (Columbia University) |
| 4:35 pm – 4:45 pm | Discussion |
| 4:45 pm – 5:05 pm | Contributed Talk |
| 5:05 pm – 5:15 pm | Discussion |
| 5:15 pm – 5:35 pm | Tom Hamann (Michigan State) |
| 5:35 pm – 5:45 pm | Discussion |
| 5:45 pm – 6:00 pm | Closing Remarks |
| 7:00 pm | Conference at the Rio Grande |
| Thursday |
| 7:30 am – 8:30 am | Light Breakfast |
| 8:30 am – 10:30 am | Session 7: New Frontiers in Electrode/Electrolyte Interface Measurements |
| 8:30 am – 8:50 am | David Fermin (University of Bristol) |
| 8:50 am – 9:00 am | Discussion |
| 9:00 am – 9:20 am | Tanja Cuk (CU Boulder) |
| 9:20 am – 9:30 am | Discussion |
| 9:30 am – 9:50 am | Tim Lian (Emory) |
| 9:50 am – 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am – 10:20 am | Scott Cushing (Caltech) |
| 10:20 am – 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am – 10:45 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 am – 11:45 am | Session 7: New Frontiers in Electrode/Electrolyte Interface Measurements |
| 10:45 am – 11:05 am | Roel van de Krol (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin) |
| 11:05 am – 11:15 am | Discussion |
| 11:15 am – 11:35 am | Contributed Talk |
| 11:35 am – 11:45 am | Discussion |
| 11:45 am – 1:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Business Meeting |
| 2:00 pm – 3:35 pm | Session 8: The Impact of Ultrathin 2D Materials on Semiconductor Electrochemistry |
| 2:00 pm – 2:05 pm | Justin Sambur (Colorado State University) |
| 2:05 pm – 2:25 pm | Amber Krummel (Colorado State University) & Andres Montoya-Castillo (CU Boulder) |
| 2:25 pm – 2:35 pm | Discussion |
| 2:35 pm – 2:55 pm | Dan Frisbie (University of Minnesota) |
| 2:55 pm – 3:05 pm | Discussion |
| 3:05 pm – 3:25 pm | Jao van de Lagemaat (NREL) |
| 3:25 pm – 3:35 pm | Discussion |
| 3:35 pm – 3:50 pm | Coffee Break |
| 3:50 pm – 5:20 pm | Session 9: PECs in Action 2 |
| 3:50 pm – 4:10 pm | Dunwei Wang (Boston College) |
| 4:10 pm – 4:20 pm | Discussion |
| 4:20 pm – 4:40 pm | Contributed Talk |
| 4:40 pm – 4:50 pm | Discussion |
| 4:50 pm – 5:10 pm | Kyoung-Shin Choi (UW Madison) |
| 5:10 pm – 5:20 pm | Discussion |
| 5:20 pm – 5:40 pm | Session 10: Outlook Session |
| 6:30 pm | Optional Informal Reception at Odell Brewery |