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Program of PVSPACE-25
Tuesday, 23 September 2025
8:30 - 9:00
Reception
9:00 - 9:10
Dr. Narges Yaghoobi Nia
PEROSPACE
Organizer Welcome and Opening Talk
Panel 1: Space Environment: Challenges and Outlook (Moderator: TBD)
9:10 - 9:30
Prof. Heinrich Christoph Neitzert
University of Salerno
Synergy between Space related and High Energy Physics related research on radiation hardness of semiconductor materials demonstrated at the example of the AsBeST project
9:30 - 9:50
Prof. Alessandro Paccagnella
University of Padua
Geopolitics of semiconductors: the parallel lives of silicon in integrated circuits and in PV cells
9:50 - 10:10
Dr. Lyndsey McMillon-Brown
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
TBD
10:10 - 10:30
Prof. Ian Sellers
University at Buffalo
TBD
10:30 - 10:50
Break
10:50 - 11:10
Prof. Loredana Santo
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Advanced Materials for Space Sustainability
11:10 - 11:30
Dr. Ishita Jalan
Karlstad University
Wet film deposition and drying under microgravity conditions
11:30 - 11:50
Dr. Romain Cariou
CEA-LITEN - Solar Technology Department
TBD
11:50 - 12:20
Panel discussion
12:20 - 12:30
Group Photo
12:30 - 14:30
Lunch Break
Panel 2: Detectors and Advanced Space Systems (Moderator: Dr. Mahmoud Zendehdel)
14:30 - 14:50
Prof. Paul Sellin
University of Surrey
Performance and Challenges of Semiconductor and Scintillator Perovskite Radiation Detectors
14:50 - 15:10
Dr. Do Young Kim
Oklahoma State University
Vacuum Thermal Evaporation (VTE)-deposited lead-free copper halide-based solar-blind UV detector
15:10 - 15:30
Prof. Askhat Jumabekov
Nazarbayev University
Evaluating the Radiation Resistance of Bifacial Printed and Flexible Perovskite Photodetectors under High-Intensity Pulsed Proton Irradiation
15:30 - 15:50
Dr. Aurora Rizzo
University of Salento
Developing perovskite-polymer composites for printed solar cells and plastic scintillators via additive manufacturing
15:50 - 16:10
Break
16:10 - 16:30
Dr. Sergii Yakunin
ETH Zurich
Solution-grown single-crystalline perovskite nuclear batteries with 10% power conversion efficiency
16:30 - 16:50
Prof. Carlos Algora
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Photovoltaic Laser Power Converters for Power Beaming
16:50 - 17:10
Dr. Daniele M. Trucchi
CNR-ISM
Photon-enhanced thermionic energy converters for laser beaming in space
17:10 - 17:30
Dr. Nina Vaidya
University of Southampton
TBD
17:30 - 18:00
Panel discussion
18:00 - 19:00
Poster Session and Networking
Wednesday, 24 September 2025
8:30 - 9:00
Reception
9:00 - 9:10
TBD
Opening Remark
Panel 3: Space Photovoltaics: Industrial Challenges and Market (Moderator: TBD)
9:10 - 9:30
Dr. Mei Gao
CSIRO
High-throughput Manufacturing of Rollable Perovskite Solar Arrays for Space Applications
9:30 - 9:50
Prof. Peter Müller-Buschbaum
Technical University of Munich
Progress in Perovskite and Organic Solar Cells for Space Applications
9:50 - 10:10
Prof. Dr. Qun Luo
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Organic Solar Cells under Extreme Environment towards Space Application
10:10 - 10:30
Simon Alexander Wegener
Technical University of Munich
Strain-Induced Effects in Perovskite Thin Films due to Orbit-Like Thermal Cycling
10:30 - 10:50
Break
10:50 - 11:10
Dr. Narges Yaghoobi Nia
PEROSPACE
Empowering Space with New Generation PEROSPACE Photovoltaic
11:10 - 11:30
Dr. Vincenzo Iacovone
OHB Italia S.p.A
SAW rule in EPS
11:30 - 11:50
Dr. Massimiliano Dispenza
Leonardo SpA
TBD
11:50 - 12:10
Luis Figueroa
Entrepreneurial Navigation of Disruptive Technologies in the Commercial Space Economy: A Qualitative Framework
12:10 - 12:40
Panel discussion
12:40 - 14:30
Lunch Break
Panel 2: Space Tolerance of Photovoltaics (Moderator: Dr. Narges Yaghoobi Nia)
14:30 - 14:50
Prof. Sayantani Ghosh
University of California, Merced
Radiation and Environmental Stability of Metal Halide Perovskites for Space Photovoltaics
14:50 - 15:10
Prof. Randy J. Ellingson
University of Toledo
Radiation Resilience of Industry-Grade CdSeTe/CdTe PV Cells for Space Applications
15:10 - 15:30
Dr. Mykhailo Solovan
Adam Mickiewicz University
Radiation Resistance of Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells for Space Applications
15:30 - 15:50
Dr. Samuel Erickson
The University of Toledo
Effects of Space-Relevant Electron Radiation on Industry-Grade CdSeTe/CdTe Devices
15:50 - 16:10
Break
16:10 - 16:30
Prof. Bibhudutta Rout
University of North Texas
TBD
16:30 - 16:50
Prof. Pavel Troshin
Harbin Institute of technology & Russian Academy of Sciences
TBD
16:50 - 17:10
Dr. Lethy Krishnan Jagadamma
University of St Andrews
Thermal Stability Investigation of Triple-cation Perovskite Solar Cells for Low Earth Orbit
17:10 - 17:30
Dr. Jae Sung Yun
University of Surrey
Enhanced Proton Radiation Tolerance in Halide Perovskite Solar Cells via Cerium Incorporation for Space Applications
17:30 - 17:50
Christoph Gernot Lindenmeir
Technical University of Munich
Degradation of Printed Organic Solar Cells During Thermal Cycling
17:50 - 18:20
Panel discussion
20:00 - 23:30
Social Dinner
“Le Mille e Una Notte” Restaurant
Address: Via Toscana 41, Rome
Thursday, 25 September 2025
8:45 - 9:00
Reception
9:00 - 9:10
TBD
Opening Remark
Panel 5: Multijunction Photovoltaics for Space (Moderator: TBD)
9:10 - 9:30
Prof. Seth Hubbard
Rochester Institute of Technology
TBD
9:30 - 9:50
Dr. Zhaoning Song
The University of Toledo
Designing All-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells for Space Applications
9:50 - 10:10
Dr. Erkan Aydin
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
The role of interfaces in the mechanical resilience of perovskite-based solar cells: from Earth to space applications
10:10 - 10:30
Sercan Özen
Potsdam University
Understanding Performance and Stability of Perovskite-based Multi-Junction Solar Cells for Space Applications
10:30 - 10:50
Break
10:50 - 11:10
Prof. Caterina Ciminelli
Politecnico di Bari
Radiation Hard And Highly Efficient Homojunction Perovskite Solar Cell for Space Missions
11:10 - 11:30
Dr. Nikolai Oh
FLEXELL SPACE Co., Ltd.
Flexible and rollable tandem perovskite/CIGS solar cells for space
11:30 - 11:50
Pablo Fernández-Palacios
Instituto de Energía Solar
Impact of Luminescent Coupling on the Degradation by Radiation of GaInP/GaAs solar cells
11:50 - 12:20
Panel discussion
12:20 - 12:30
Sponsor Talks
12:30 - 14:30
Lunch Break
Panel 6: Measurements and Methods (Moderator: TBD)
14:30 - 14:50
Dr. Giulia Tregnago
Nature Energy
TBD
14:50 - 15:10
Prof. Ahmad R. Kirmani
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
TBD
15:10 - 15:30
Prof. Federica Cappelluti
Politecnico di Torino
TBD
15:30 - 15:50
Anton A. Samoylov
University of Arizona
Understanding Chemical Interactions in Perovskite Solar Cells Reinforced with Multifunctional Nanofibers for Resilience in Space
15:50 - 16:10
Break
16:10 - 16:30
Dr. Alper SEÇGİN
TUBITAK MAM
TBD
16:30 - 16:50
Laurent Calame
Lumartix SA
TBD
16:50 - 17:10
Dr. Lucio Cina
Cicci Research
TBD
17:10 - 17:30
Prof. Joseph M. Luther
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
TBD
17:30 - 18:00
Panel discussion
18:00 - 18:30
Awards and Closing
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