Dmitri Kilin, assistant professor of chemistry at the University of South Dakota, is scheduled to present “Green Fuel from Water and Sunlight,” for the next Science Café on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. in Stoker’s Basement of the Hotel Donaldson.
According to Kilin’s abstract, producing environmentally friendly and renewable fuel such as hydrogen gas by using water and the sun's energy is an efficient solution to meet energy needs. However, many challenges in photo-driven hydrogen production are not resolved, including high cost, quality materials and energy conversion efficiency.
During the talk, participants will be introduced to hydrogen generation and the water splitting reaction. The role of theory and computations in providing guidelines for promoting systematic improvements in photo-catalyst activity also will be discussed.
The Science Café is free and open to the public. Attendees must be 21 or older, or accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Science Café presentations are sponsored by the North Dakota State University College of Science and Mathematics.
For more information, contact Diane Goede at diane.goede@ndsu.edu or 701- 231-7412.
NDSU is recognized as one of the nation’s top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.