- Interview with Tyler Hamilton, Toronto Star Newspaper, Silicon Nanowire Arrays, January 2008.
- Brief Martin Carrera, BP, Solar Energy Conversion, January 10, 2008.
- Selection Committee Environment Now, Top Environmental Acheivement in California for 2007, January 11, 2008.
- Invited Presentation Helios/Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory US-Denmark Workshop Nanorod Based Solar Energy Conversion, January 14, 2008.
- Brief Cynthia Daniell, DARPA, Solar Fuels, January 15, 2008.
- Analyst National Academy of Sciences America's Energy Future Taskforce, January 16, 2008.
- Analyst Road to Renewables, Australia Week Symposium, January 18, 2008.
- Final Selection Panel Environment Now, Top Environmental Acheivement in California, with Congressman J. McNerney, January 22, 2008.
- Science Advisory Board Meeting, Protein Discovery, Chemical Capturing Movement to Proteins, January 23, 2008.
- Brief Pedro Pizzaro, VP Southern California Edison, Renewable Energy and Solar Fuels, January 24, 2008.
- Brief Janet Lamkin, California President Bank of America, Renewable Energy and Solar Fuels, January 25, 2008.
- Interview with Marissa Cevallos, The Tech Newspaper, Energy Policy Issues of Presidential Candidates, February 1, 2008.
- Plenary lecture, Global Energy Perspective, Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, February 3, 2008.
- Interview with Robyn Williams, Australian Broadcast Corporation National Radio Program, Global Energy Perspective, February 7, 2008.
- Northwestern University, Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center, Invited Lecture, Global Energy Perspective, February 12, 2008.
- Plenary lecture, Northwestern University, Argonne Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center Inauguration, Global Engery Perspective, Feb 12, 2008.
- Northwestern University, Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center, Invited Lecture, Membrane Based Fuel Formation Using Nanowire Arrays, February 13, 2008.
- Northwestern University, ANSER Inauguration, Membrane-based Sunlight Driven Systems for Water Splitting, Feb 13, 2008.
- Brief Max Biberger, SDCmaterials Inc., Global Energy Perspective, Feb 21, 2008.
- Brief Thomas Friedman, New York Times, Renewable Energy and Climate Change for his upcoming new book, Feb 21, 2008.
- Brief Lawrence Bender, Darryl Hannah, business executives, CEO's, film producers, Global Energy Perspective, Feb 21, 2008.
- Brief Moore Foundation, Caltech, Solar Fuels, Feb 26, 2008.
- VonKarmann Lecture, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, Global Energy Perspective, Feb 28, 2008.
- VonKarmann Lecture, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA, Public Lecture, Global Energy Perspective, Feb 29, 2008.
- Washington International Renewable Energy Conference, sponsored by the Secretary of State, attendees, President Bush, Condoleezza Rice, Paula Dobriansky, Minister of State, etc., Solar Fuels, March 5, 2008.
- Jones Seminar Series on Science Technology and Society, Dartmouth College, Hanover, VT, Global Energy Perspective, March 6, 2008.
- Invited colloquium NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, Global Energy Perspective, March 7, 2008.
- NEX Clean Energy Fund, Advisory Board, March 10, 2008.
- Panelist, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council Taskforce on America's Energy Future, March 11/12, 2008.
- Interviewed by Hanna Sistek, India business daily Dagens Industri, on Solar and Renewable Energy, March 21, 2008.
- Interview, March 21, 2008, Hanna Sistek, India Business Daily Dagens Industri, Solar Energy Conversion
- Brief Pedro Pizzaro, Southern California Edison, Global Energy Perspective, March 24, 2008
- Invited Presentation, Penn State Institute for Energy and the Environment, Global Energy Perspective, March 26, 2008
- Invited Lecture, Department of Chemistry, Penn State, March 27, 2008
- Reviewer, International Risk Governance Council, Regulation of Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage policy brief, March 28, 2008.
- Presentation, Santa Monica College, Where in the World Will Our Energy Come From, Distinguished Scientist Lecture Series, April 1, 2008.
- Invited Lecture, Santa Monica City College, Global Energy Perspective, April 1, 2008
- Interview, ABC affiliate in Philadelphia, PA, April 3, 2008.
- Invited Presentation, American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, April 7, 2008
- Invited Presentation, Senior Management, Southern California Edison, Global Energy Perspective, April 8, 2008
- Interview, Alan Ohnsman of Bloomberg, renewable energy and solar fuels, June 10, 2008.
- Briefed approx. 60 foreign ambassadors regarding solar fuels, Pasadena, CA, June 24, 2008.
- Interview, Carolyn Y. Johnson of the Boston Globe, "Innovation Fuels Solar Power Drive", July 11, 2008.
- Energy & Environmental Science Editorial Board Meeting, July 16, 2008.
- Interview, Jon Gertner of the New York Times, July 31, 2008.
- Briefing, John Hess from Hess Oil Corporation regarding renewable energy technology, August 1, 2008.
- Presentation to Portfolio 21 Investments, Powering the Planet, August 7, 2008.
- Keynote lecture Efficient Conversion of Solar Energy to Electricity and Fuels Workshop, August 14, 2008.
- Interview, Tom Beal of the Arizona Daily Star, August 28, 2008.
- Briefing, Tamarack Little from Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' office (Tucson, AZ) regarding renewable energy, August 29, 2008.
- Plenary lecture, Electrochem '08 conference at the University of Liverpoo, September 2008.
- Keynote lecture, Energy, Sustainability and the Environment Series at the University of Arizona, September 3, 2008.
- Interview and podcast, University of Arizona News, September 3, 2008.
- Briefed Jackie Gish of Northrup Grumman on renewable energy, September 11, 2008.
- Presentation on clean energy and climate change to the Crestenta-Canada Democratic Club, September 21, 2008.
- I-CARES Distinguished Lecture at Washington University in St. Louis, September 23, 2008.
- Briefed William Banholzer of Dow Chemical on renewable energy technology, September 29, 2008.
- Stanford GCEP presentation, Artificial Photosynthesis: Membrane Supported Assemblies That Use Sunlight to Split Water, October 2, 2008.
- Energy presentation to Fairchild Semiconductor, October 2, 2008.
- Interview, University of Arizona TV station and UA Campus Sustainability website, October 6, 2008.
- Discussed clean energy policy with Bob O'Rouke, Steve Onderdonk and Ken Karas, October 7, 2008.
- Lecture for Sustainable Sundays at Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, October 12, 2008.
- Briefed Steven Milunovich, Managing Director of Clean Technology, Global Research, Merill Lynch, October 14, 2008
- Stony Brook University's 20th Annual Bigeleisen Endowed Lecture, "Progress and Challenges in Solar Energy Conversion Using Semiconductor/Liquid Junctions" and Provost Lecture, "Scientific Challenges in Sustainable Energy Technology", October 23, 2008.
- Dreyfus Foundation Symposium on Environmental Chemistry Research: Climate, Energy, and the Changing Environment, October 24, 2008.
- Discussions with Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute on energy policy, October 26-27, 2008.
- Chen-Huang Sustainable Energy Seminar Series, Hosted Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, October 27, 2008.
- Chen-Huang Sustainable Energy Seminar Series, "In Conversation with Tom Friedman", October 28, 2008.
- Presentation on renewable energy and solar fuels to the Caltech Associates, October 30, 2008.
- UC Irvine, lecture "Sunlight-Driven Hydrogen Formation by Membrane-Supported Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting", October 31, 2008.
- "Scientific Challenges in Sustainable Energy Technology" Thomas Chemistry Scholar Lecture at University of Missouri at Columbia, November 6, 2008.
- "Progress and Challenges in Solar Energy Conversion Using Semiconductor/Liquid Junctions" Chemistry Department Colloquium at University of Missouri at Columbia, November 7, 2008.
- Discussion with Steve Doig and Sam Newman, Rocky Mountain Institute on rapid deployment of solar electricity, November 10, 2008.
- Briefed Ken Locklin, National Committee on Energy Policy, November 10, 2008.
- Briefed Tony Rubenstein and Biruté Galdikas on clean energy technology and rain forest preservation, November 11, 2008.
- Chem 10, Caltech Freshman on solar fuels research, November 13, 2008.
- Discussion with John Hess, CEO of Hess Oil regarding clean energy and solar fuels, November 17, 2008.
- Presentation to San Gabriel Valley 49ers, Caltech on chemical challenges and sustainable energy, November 18, 2008.
- Briefed Ken Locklin, National Committee Energy Policy on clean energy technology and solar fuels, November 20, 2008.
- Briefed David Keith, University of Calgary on low carbon energy and clean energy policy, November 20, 2008.
- Lecture to undergrads at energy event, Caltech Center for Sustainable Energy Research, November 22, 2008.
- Briefed Jane Long, Council on Competitiveness on climate change and renewable energy, November 24, 2008.
- Briefed Mike Davies of Green Econometrics on clean energy/solar fuels, November 25, 2008.
- Briefing of Nick Cohen, COO Future Fuels, Lou Evans, President Olympic Energy, and John Kotula, CEO Commonwealth Financial, on solar fuels and clean energy technology, November 25, 2008.
- Oersted Lecture at Technical University of Denmark, "Sunlight-Driven Hydrogen Formation by Membrane-Supported Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting", December 4, 2008.
- Environment Now's Top Acheivements Report Panel, December 10, 2008.
- Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Chemistry Division Colloquium Series Lecture, "Sunlight-Driven Hydrogen Formation by Membrane-Supported Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting", December 11, 2008.
- NEX Conference Call, December 14, 2008.
- National Science Foundation lecture, "Global Energy Perspective", December 15, 2008.
- Quoted in New York Times article, "Hard Task for New Team on Energy and Climate", December 15, 2008.
- Briefed staffers on House Special Committee on Global Warming, December 15, 2008.
- Briefed staffers of Democratic Caucus/Harry Reid, December 15, 2008.
- Briefed staffers of H. Waxman, House Committee on Energy, December 15, 2008.
- Briefed 150 staffers, Science and the Congress, Basic Research Needs for Solar Utilization, December 15, 2008.
- Briefing, ACS Science & The Congress Project, "Solar Power: Harnessing the Sun's Energy", Washington, DC, December 15, 2008.
- MPS Distinguished Speaker, National Science Foundation, December 15, 2008.
- A photo of photoelectrolysis of water in General Chemistry 9e by Whitten, Davis, Peck, and Stanley, published by Brooks/Cole.
- Quoted in Cleantech report by Merrill Lynch regarding clean energy and solar resources.
- Quoted extensively in Tom Friedman's book "Hot, Flat and Crowded" on clean energy technology, climate change, and renewable energy.
