BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250731T220952Z UID:BF667F30-CA8E-48A4-AE16-2928C0F64598 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250729T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250729T190000 DESCRIPTION:The Remarkable Evolution of Solar Technology\n\nTuesday\, July 29\, 6-7 pm Pacific Time\n\nwith Daniel N. Donahoe\, MBA\, PhD\, PE\n\nSol ar cells were introduced in space applications beginning in 1958\, but tha t cell technology cells were meager power produces. Today solar cell techn ology (photovoltaics) is in the process of remarkably rapid evolution prom ising low cost\, high efficiency\, and low environmental impact. In this t alk\, I’ll review that technology evolution and the remarkable history o f science behind these changes. This fantastic international effort begins in geology (advances employ the most common crystal structure occurring i n earth)\, earliest electromagnetics\, and miraculously clear thinking bas ed on simple geometry. Past Nobel Prizes provide breadcrumbs of how mankin d has reached this point. Although\, our sustainable technology story is n ot yet finished. When naysayers rebuke technology as an answer to man’s challenges\, we should remember the final Jacob Bronowski in his 1973 book titled The Ascent of Man: We are all afraid – for our confidence for th e future\, for the world. Yet every man\, every civilization\, has gone fo rward because of its engagement with what it has set itself to do.\n\nSpea ker(s): Dan Donahoe\, \n\nAgenda: \n6:00 pm Welcome & Introduction of spea ker\n\n7:00pm Adjourn\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/491510 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/491510 ORGANIZER:e.perkins@ieee.org SEQUENCE:38 SUMMARY:SusTech Talk July 2025 – Remarkable Evolution of Solar Technology URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/491510 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><h2 style="text-align: center\;">The Remarkab le Evolution of Solar Technology</h2>\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><sp an style="font-size: 14pt\;">Tuesday\, July 29\, 6-7 pm Pacific Time</span ></p>\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size: 14pt\;">wit h <strong><span lang="ES">Daniel N. Donahoe\, MBA\, PhD\, PE</span></stron g></span></p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;"><span lang="ES">Solar cell s were introduced in space applications beginning in 1958\, but that cell technology cells were meager power produces. Today solar cell technology ( photovoltaics) is in the process of remarkably rapid evolution promising l ow cost\, high efficiency\, and low environmental impact. In this talk\, I &rsquo\;ll review that technology evolution and the remarkable history of science behind these changes. This fantastic international effort begins i n geology (advances employ the most common crystal structure occurring in earth)\, earliest electromagnetics\, and miraculously clear thinking based on simple geometry. Past Nobel Prizes provide breadcrumbs of how mankind has reached this point. Although\, our sustainable technology story is not yet finished. When naysayers rebuke technology as an answer to man&rsquo\ ;s challenges\, we should remember the final Jacob Bronowski in his 1973 b ook titled The Ascent of Man: We are all afraid &ndash\; for our confidenc e for the future\, for the world. Yet every man\, every civilization\, has gone forward because of its engagement with what it has set itself to do. </span></p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">&nbsp\;</p><br /><br />Agend a: <br /><p>6:00 pm Welcome &amp\; Introduction of speaker</p>\n<p>7:00pm Adjourn</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR