The CCI Solar outreach programs include Harry's Solar Army,  co-operative work with other institutions, providing research oppportunities for a wide variety of individuals, media appearances, and more.  Recent appearances can be found at the In the News link.

Universities and Colleges who would like to partner with the CCI Powering the Planet Project to expand opportunities for groups under-represented in the chemistry profession should contact Dr. Siddharth Dasgupta (sdg "at" Caltech.edu).

Two CCI member institutions, Cal-State LA (CSULA) and Southern University (SU), play a particularly important role in bringing CCI research opportunities to under-represented groups.  

The Solar Hydrogen Activity Research Kit (SHArK) Project initiated by Dr. Bruce Parkinson at the University of Wyoming was established in 2008. This project provides a unique approach to learning chemistry that engages young people by participating in actual research to help solve the global energy problem. The goal of this project is to find a metal oxide semiconductor material that can split water into hydrogen and oxygen using sunlight.  Visit the SHArK page on this website to see the project in action.

Dr. Matt Carlson's Science Theater is a program designed for high school students. CCI will be working with Dr. Carlson to develop iPod energy modules for wide distribution.

Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer:  This web site developed by Dr. Sharon Hammes-Schiffer's group provides basic information on proton-coupled electron-transfer (PCET) reactions as well as a  series of Java Servlets to enable calculations of PCET rates with harmonic, Morse, and general proton potentials using "exact," fixed proton donor-acceptor distance R, low-frequency R-mode, and high-frequency R-mode rate constant expressions.  The rates and KIEs can be plotted as a function of temperature and driving force, and an analysis of the contributions of all relevant pairs of reactant/product vibronic states is provided.