09.30 | Lecture by Prof. Albert Polman - AMOLF, Amsterdam
Photonic solutions to fight climate change (read abstract here) Biography Albert Polman
Albert Polman heads the Light Management in new Photovoltaics (LMPV) program at NWO Institute AMOLF in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He is professor of Photonic Materials for Photovoltaics at the University of Amsterdam and chairs the board of the national research, innovation and industrial development program SolarNL. Polman’s research group focuses on nanophotovoltaics, the study of light management at the nanoscale to realize ultra-high efficiency solar cells, designs optical metasurfaces for analog optical processing, and develops cathodoluminescence spectroscopy as a super-resolution imaging technique for nanophotonics. Polman is co-founder of Delmic BV that brings an instrument for cathodoluminescence spectroscopy on the market that was developed in his group. | 
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10.15 | Lecture by Prof. Dr. Loes Segerink - BIOS Lab-on-a-chip group, UT
Technological challenges in organ-on-chips Abstract
Organ on chip systems have the promise to generate more fundamental insight in diseases and can also serve as a platform for drug testing. Instead of using cell lines, more and more focus is on the use of induced pluripotent stem cells to retrieve more realistic data. Besides that, also the focus is on technological advancements of the microfluidic chips, by integrating electrodes, sensors, valves and new membranes. In this talk, we will show some of our latest results in this field. Biography Loes Segerink
In October 2007, I joined the group of prof. dr. Albert van den Berg, not knowing at that time that choosing this PhD position would lead to the start of my own line of research. During my PhD project, I developed a point-of-care semen analyser system that measured the concentration and motility of spermatozoa in human semen. After 4 years, I successfully defended my work and its impact has been recognized by the Simon Stevin Leerling award (2011), Simon Stevin Gezel award (2012), and enormous media exposure. After obtaining my PhD, I started as a postdoc in the same group and co-founded the spinoff Cellanyzer B.V. for which I received the STW Valorisation grant phase 1 and 2 (2012) In 2013, I worked for several months in the group of prof. dr. Helene Andersson Svahn (KTH, Sweden) on the use of paper microarrays for rapid biomarker detection in serum. In that same year, I received my Veni grant to develop new techniques to assess and select spermatozoa for assisted reproductive technologies. In October 2014 I became an assistant professor (tenure track) at the University of Twente, followed by associate professor in October 2017, adjunct professor in May 2019 and full professor in July 2021. Since 2022 I am the chair of the BIOS lab on a chip group. Thirteen PhD students have successfully defended their theses under my supervision. My research focuses on biomedical microdevices. I can divide my current research into four themes (1) spermatozoa on chip; (2) organs on chip (3) biomarker detection on chip and (4) protoplast on chip. In these areas I am currently supervising a total of ten PhD students and four postdocs. Characteristic of my research are the translational component, multidisciplinary approach, and outreach activities, which I fulfil with great enthusiasm and pleasure. | 
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16.45 | Lecture by Prof. dr. Martin Winter – Universität Münster, Münster, Germany Solid Polymer Electrolyte Batteries:
History, Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies Towards Better Performance Abstract
The demands for larger energy densities favour the exploitation of Lithium metal batteries, where polymer electrolytes are considered as viable opportunity,[1] despite remaining challenges in view of fast charge capability and operational temperatures beyond room temperature. While commercially available batteries form Bolloré with PEO can be used at temperatures >60°C, other polymer electrolytes,[2-5] including tailor-made polycaprolactones[6] and polymers made from grafted macrocycles[7] provide reasonable electrochemical performance already at 40°C. Better discharge capacities and cells with higher energy density were realized based on a hybrid cell concept employing composite cathodes and scaffold-supported thin film polymer electrolytes.[8]. Further adjustments of the hybrid cell concept include consideration of operational conditions such as cell stack pressure and insights into interfacial processes,[9-12] in this way constituting key strategies to afford polymer-based batteries that accommodate lead KPIs of relevant application scenarios. Short Bio
Martin Winter has been researching in the field of electrochemical energy storage and conversion for more than 30 years. His focus is on the development of new materials, components and cell designs for advanced energy storage systems. Martin currently holds a professorship for “Materials Science, Energy and Electrochemistry” at Institute of Physical Chemistry at University of Münster, Germany. He is founder and scientific director of MEET Battery Research Center at Münster University and of Helmholtz-Institute Münster (HI MS) “Ionics in Energy Storage”, a division of Forschungszentrum Jülich (National Lab in Germany). Among more than 60 awards and recognitions, he is an elected member of National Academy of Science and Engineering, the State Academy of Sciences and Arts, is an officer of the Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class of Germany and spokesperson of German Battery Research. | 
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