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Collaborative Aspects

The SERIIUS management plan has been by MAGEEP at Washington University-St. Louis.
developed and designed to encourage and facilitate Students are engaged in SERIIUS research in PV,
partnering between Indian and U.S. institutions— CSP, and solar energy integration,with opportunities
from management and administration through the for Indian participants to visit the U.S. and vice-versa.
activities of the co-led research projects and cross- This provides SERIIUS with enhanced India-U.S.
cutting competencies. collaborations through exchanges and priority work
The SERIIUS web gateway provides information force development. 24 candidates have benefited
about the consortium to the public, establishing a from this fellowship in the last three years. An“All
special and secure “Consortium Collaboration Tool” Hands SERIIUS” internal review meeting was held
for sharing research information among SERIIUS at New Orleans, USA on June19-20,2015. Close to
partners, and social media links (facebook 100 Inter-SERIIUS partner organization exchanges
and twitter). Consortium communications have materialized during second and third years.
advanced with teleconference and video conference IP generation
schedules established for leadership, research ¾ One invention disclosure from Arizona State
thrusts, and research projects. SERIIUS has also University: “A novel method to prevent
implemented a new teleconference structure potential induced degradation of
where each thrust has either a teleconference or photovoltaic modules during manufacturing
video conference, twice a quarter. These events or after field installation”;
include both thrust leaders and all project leaders. ¾ One invention disclosure from Stanford University
Inter-SERIIUS-partner organization visits have “Solar Cells Having Selective Contacts and
also begun to blossom, and are key to ensuring Three or More Terminals”;
research interactions, sharing of results, and
fostering relationships. ¾ Two invention disclosures from HPCL, “A
Process for Preparation of Homogenous
To nurture the work force for the furure, SERIIUS Mixture for Thermal Storage and Heat
Fellowship Program has been initiated by Transfer Applications”, and, “A Method for
SERIIUS, McDonnell Academy Global Energy & Preparation of a Composition containing
Environmental Partnership (MAGEEP), with Sun Nanoparticle for Thermal Storage and Heat
Edison providing funding for eight student s or Transfer Applications”.
post-doctoral researchers per year for research ¾ An application from ARCI-Hyderabad on solar
visits through an exchange program coordinated selective absorptive coating is under preparation.

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