July 7, 2010 :: The Light-Material Interactions in Energy Conversion EFRC at the California Institute of Technology will host a one day "Fundamental Challenges in Solar Energy Conversion" workshop for faculty, staff, postdoctoral, and graduate researchers from EFRCs focused on solar energy conversion. More information can be found here.
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