First Progress Meeting of the OPVStability Project Held in Trieste

In the last week of November, CERIC-ERIC hosted the First Progress Meeting of the OPVStability project at its Italian premises, Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste. The five-day event brought together 10 doctoral candidates, their supervisors, and the European Commission Project Officer for intensive training, discussions, and strategic planning for the project’s next phases.

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In the last week of November, CERIC-ERIC hosted the first Progress Meeting of the OPVStability project at Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, Italy. Over the course of the five-day event, 10 doctoral candidates, their supervisors, and the European Commission Project Officer convened for immersive trainings, in-depth discussions, and strategic planning to shape the project's next phases.

From November 25th to 29th, PhD students participating in OPVStability deepened their expertise in advanced synchrotron light techniques. They attended lectures and engaged with experienced scientists at Elettra’s beamlines, gaining valuable insights into tools and methodologies crucial for their research on organic photovoltaic (OPV) stability.
The program also included workshops focused on soft skills development, covering topics such as public speaking, resume writing, and social media communication. These sessions aimed to equip participants with essential competencies for their academic and professional growth.
“It was inspiring to exchange ideas within such a dynamic and goal-oriented consortium,” shared Manan, one of the students. “Working alongside so many talented individuals was incredibly motivating.”
The meeting highlighted the importance of face-to-face interactions in fostering collaboration. Participants valued the opportunity to learn from each other and align their efforts toward the project’s ambitious goal: addressing the limited durability of organic solar cells through innovative architectures and structures.
“It was a pleasure to finally meet all the doctoral candidates, supervisors, and the Project Officer,” added Devina. “The open discussions provided valuable insights into everyone’s diverse backgrounds and future plans.”
A special thanks goes to Project Officer Apostolos Paralikas for his thoughtful feedback and guidance, which will be instrumental in shaping the project’s progress.
“I happy that now all doctoral candidates are on board of OPVStability. It was a really good meeting, with fruitful discussion with the candidates, the project partners as well the project officer.” added Gregor,  “One strength of OPVStability is the excellent training opportunities in order to educate future scientist with all their professional and personal skills.”
Looking ahead, over the next three years, the project’s doctoral candidates will focus on collecting an extensive dataset on organic photovoltaic degradation mechanisms, making their findings openly accessible to the scientific community in line with Open Science principles.
The next project meeting is scheduled to take place next year in Linz, hosted by Johannes Kepler University Linz. We look forward to seeing you there!

Project Kick-off Meeting and 1st Training Event

Will take place in Nurnberg-Erlangen, Germany on April 8 – 11, 2024

Venue 1: Helmholtz-Institut Erlangen-Nürnberg für Erneuerbare Energien (HI ERN)
Immerwahrstr. 2, 91058 Erlangen, Germany

Venue 2: Energie Campus Nürnberg (ECN),  
Fürther Str. 250, „Auf AEG“ 90429 Nürnberg

The Workshop on Big Data, statistics, data mining, machine learning will take place on April 11, 2024