ICMR International Research Fellowship :

1. International Center for Materials ResearchTresa M. Pollock, University of California-Santa Barbara, DMR 0843934 ICMR International Research Fellowship: Through the International Research fellowship, students, postdocs and junior faculty visit laboratories overseas to conduct collaborative research projects. Not only do they acquire valuable data and exchange knowledge but they also form long-lasting professional relationships. In addition to the significant educational advantages, the fellows also acquire cultural benefits via working with diverse groups. Over the past year 4 years, International Research Fellowships have been awarded for research in Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greece, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. Elizabeth (Betsy) Clark (front center) who is a PhD Student in the Materials Department at UCSB visited the University of Tokyo, Japan for 12 weeks to work with Professor Yutaka Kagawa’s group on the topic of high temperature coatings.

2. Workshop on Emerging Film Solar CellsTresa M. Pollock, University of California-Santa Barbara, DMR 0843934 P3HT (polymer) Organic Photovoltaics e- h+ thin film silicon PCBM Dye Sensitized Titania A variety of materials systems, ranging from inorganic to organic and their hybrids, may enable low cost, efficient solar cells Poster Session: Changhe Guo (USC) explaining her research to another participant, August 2011 • Background. This workshop was co-organized by Prof. Michael Chabinyc (UCSB), Prof. Yeuh-Lin (Lynn) Loo (Princeton University) and Prof. Liwei Chen (Shuzhou Institute, Chinese Academy of Science) Attendees included scientists and engineers working on advanced materials for thin film solar cells, which are promising alternatives to single crystalline silicon solar cells. Major goals of this workshop were to develop a better understanding of materials challenges, to develop new international research collaborations and to convey to graduate students and post-docs how lab scale research leads to commercially useful solar cells. • Impacts & Benefits. Speakers from academe, industry and national laboratories gave talks and were available to provide insights into future career paths for student attendees. Both established and early career faculty members participated as speakers and session chairs. Significant time was allocated for peer-to-peer interactions between attendees as well as time for formation of connections with senior attendees. • Workshop Outcome. The workshop was global in scope with attendees from ten countries and 15 states (as well as Puerto Rico). There was significant participation by 8 URM students and 26 female scientists.